CIC Consortium for

Instructional

Excellence and

Career Guidance

Informational Webinars

F e b r u a r y 6 - 8 , 2 0 1 8

Welcome

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David BrailowVice President for DevelopmentCouncil of Independent Colleges (CIC)

Lorenzo EstersVice President, PhilanthropyStrada Education Network

Jonathan GyurkoFounder and Chief Executive OfficerAssociation of College and University Educators (ACUE)

Penny MacCormackChief Academic OfficerAssociation of College and University Educators (ACUE)

Completion With a Purpose

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Strengthening the education to employment pathway

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Agenda

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• Consortium overview: Goals and approach

• Programmatic partner: ACUE

• Application requirements

• Q & A

o Throughout the webinar, you can post questions via the ‘chat’ or ‘Q & A’ function

o During the Q & A portion of the webinar, please use the ‘raise your hand’ function and you will be able to unmute your microphone and ask a question verbally

Goals and approach

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Goals:

To improve student learning, degree completion, and career placement through a renewed focus on instructional excellence and career guidance.

Approach:

• 500 faculty members across 20 to 25 institutions• Credentialed by ACUE in evidence-based teaching

approaches that prepare students with 21st-century skills and provide course-embedded career guidance

Goals and approach (cont’d.)

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Evaluation Metrics:

• Faculty engagement• Faculty implementation of effective teaching practices• Faculty implementation of career guidance practices• Student engagement• Student academic outcomes, course and degree completion,

placement in internships, jobs, or graduate school

Programmatic Partner: ACUE

• High quality programs• Independently validated• Strong record of building on existing campus initiatives

Programmatic partner: ACUE

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Jonathan GyurkoFounder and Chief Executive OfficerAssociation of College and University Educators (ACUE)

Penny MacCormackChief Academic OfficerAssociation of College and University Educators (ACUE)

Advising and Career Guidance

The core of “student success”

Instruction

Guided Pathways

Predictive Analytics

Supplemental Instruction/Tutoring

Course and Program Redesign

Financial Supports

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Authentic Assessment

High-impact Practices

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An instructor’s sizeable impact

200:1

Sources: Assumes a course load of 4 to 6 courses per year with an average of 30 students per course; ”The Evolving Role of Faculty in Student Success,” EAB, 2016

About

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ACUE believes that all college students deserve an extraordinary education and that faculty members play a critical role in their success. ACUE supports and

credentials faculty members in the use of evidence-based teaching practices that drive student engagement, retention, and learning.

• Courses in effective teaching practices

• Certificates in effective teaching practices

• Community of professional practice

ACUE’s Effective Practice Framework

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Designing an Effective Course

and Class

• Establishing Powerful Learning Outcomes

• Aligning Assessments With Course Outcomes

• Aligning Activities and Assignments With Course Outcomes

• Preparing an Effective Syllabus

• Planning an Effective Class Session

Establishing a Productive Learning

Environment

• Leading the First Day of Class

• Promoting a Civil Learning Environment

• Connecting With Your Students

• Motivating Your Students

• Engaging Underprepared Students

• Helping Students Persist in Their Studies

• Embracing Diversity in Your Classroom

Using Active Learning Techniques

• Using Active Learning Techniques in Small Groups

• Using Active Learning Techniques in Large Classes

• Delivering an Effective Lecture

• Planning Effective Class Discussions

• Facilitating Engaging Class Discussions

• Integrating Civic Learning Into Your Course

Promoting Higher Order Thinking

• Providing Clear Directions and Explanations

• Using Concept Maps and Other Visualization Tools

• Teaching Powerful Note-Taking Skills

• Using Advanced Questioning Techniques

• Developing Self-Directed Learners

Assessing to Inform Instruction and

Promote Learning

• Developing Fair, Consistent, and Transparent Grading Practices

• Developing and Using Rubrics and Checklists

• Providing Useful Feedback

• Checking for Student Understanding

• Using Student Achievement and Feedback to Improve Your Teaching

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CIC coalition course

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Foundations in Effective Teaching (23 modules)

• Designing an Effective Course and Class• Establishing a Productive Learning Environment• Using Active Learning Techniques• Promoting Higher Order Thinking• Assessing to Inform Instruction and Promote Learning

Career Readiness and Guidance (2 modules)

• Preparing students with 21st-century career-ready skills• Embedding career guidance into course materials

Course-long facilitation: Emphasizing career guidance

Partnership services

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Course Facilitator Preparation

ACUE Academic Lead

Course-taker Recruitment and

Course Launch

Collaborative Program Design

Ongoing Course

Support

ACUE Community of Professional Practice

Issue Badges, Credentials,

and Pins

Score Required Assignments

Enroll and Prepare Faculty Course-takers

Measure Educational Impact and Financial

Return

“Course Experience” and application assistance

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After this webinar, you will receive

another invitation to register for an

ACUE “Course Experience.”

For questions about the Course

Experience or for application

assistance, contact:

grantapps@acue.org

Application requirements

A letter from the institution’s president that commits to:

• Participation by at least 20 faculty members

• Completion of the measurement and evaluation requirements

• Commitment to cover costs not provided by CIC grant

o Costs that are covered by grant:

➢ Tuition to enroll and credential 500 faculty (min. 20 per institution)

➢ $500 stipend per faculty member credentialed

➢ $3,000 stipend for course facilitators (total of 25)

➢ ACUE-provided technical support for all three phases

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Application questions 1 and 2

1. What is the institution’s rationale for joining the Consortium, including the expected outcomes?

(maximum 500 words)

2. Which faculty members and how many does the institution intend to credential in effective teaching and career guidance practices through the ACUE course?

(maximum 250 words)

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Application question 3

3. What outcomes do you expect from this program; how will you measure them and when?

(maximum 500 words)

• Changes in faculty attitudes about teaching and career guidance and their knowledge and use of evidence-based practices

• Student attitudes about teaching and learning

• Improved student learning

• Improved student persistence

• Increased student placement in internships

• Student degree completion and job or graduate school placement (as available)

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Application question 4

4. How will you ensure the faculty complete the Course?

(maximum 250 words)

e.g.

• Condition of employment (new/renewed faculty contracts)

• Preferential hiring/rehiring (for contingent instructors)

• Release time

• Recognition (for example: teaching excellence awards)

• Considerations for promotion

• Additional stipends and salary increases

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Application questions 5 and 6

5. What plans does the institution have beyond the grant period (that is, after the 2018–2019 academic year) to expand the program and/or build upon positive outcomes?

(maximum 350 words)

6. What additional costs of implementation, not provided by CIC, do you anticipate and have sufficient funds to cover?

(maximum 250 words)

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Timeline

Phase 1: Selection

• February 6 to 8, 2018: Informational webinars

• February and March: Course Experiences and application assistance (contact grantapps@acue.org)

• April 6, 2018: Applications due by 5:00 pm EST.

https://www.cic.edu/programs/instructional-excellence/application

• April 27, 2018: Notifications

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Timeline

Phase 2 (2018-2019 Academic Year): Implementation

• Spring and summer 2018: Pre-launch planning

• Fall 2018: Faculty complete semester A

• Spring 2019: Faculty complete semester B

• January 2019: Baseline A outcomes collected

• June 2019: Baseline B outcomes collected

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Timeline

Phase 3 (2019-2020): Evaluation

• Fall 2019: Impact data collected

• Spring 2020: Impact data collected

• January to October 2020: Interim reports by evaluator

• December 2020: Final report disseminated

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Q & A

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For application and information:

https://www.cic.edu/programs/instructional-

excellence/application

Send questions to:

David Brailow at dbrailow@cic.nche.edu

Or call (202) 466-7230

For questions about the upcoming ACUE “Course

Experiences” or for application assistance, email:

grantapps@acue.org

Contact information

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