2009 CCCSE Workshop Making the Most of Online Resources: CCSSE Web Site Tour May 26, 2009 Austin, Texas

Community College Survey of Student Engagement Part I: CCSSE Web Site Tour Part II: Using the CCSSE Web Site to look at your data Chris Cosart, Web and Database Administrator Shanna Howard, Webmaster Carlos Hernandez, Programmer Presenters

Community College Survey of Student Engagement CCSSE Web Site Tour CCSSE Web site Tour Brief tour of the CCSSE Web site and the various resources available

Community College Survey of Student Engagement CCSSE Web Site Tour CCSSE Web site Tour Top Navigation Home CCSSE News Announcements and Events Calendar Press Clips - Media releases and articles

Community College Survey of Student Engagement CCSSE Web Site Tour CCSSE Web site Tour Top Navigation continued Join CCSSE Contact CCSSE Go to SENSE enteringstudent.org Logout

Community College Survey of Student Engagement CCSSE Web Site Tour CCSSE Web site Tour Middle Navigation About CCSSE Overview Member Colleges CCSSE Consortia National Advisory Board Sponsors FAQs

Community College Survey of Student Engagement CCSSE Web Site Tour CCSSE Web site Tour Middle Navigation continued Survey Results Survey Results – Public survey results Key Findings –Information about the five benchmarks National Picture – Information on national characteristics of colleges and students and the public National Benchmark Survey Results College Profiles – Public profile pages including benchmark data for each college Search the Data – Publicly searchable means and frequencies for CCSSE data

Community College Survey of Student Engagement CCSSE Web Site Tour CCSSE Web site Tour Middle Navigation continued About the Survey Overview – Validation Research, which tracks student outcomes longitudinally, and the Psychometrics Paper Survey/Research Links – Annotated Bibliography Sampling and Administration – Sampling and role information, General Orientation Conference Call PowerPoint Presentations

Community College Survey of Student Engagement CCSSE Web Site Tour CCSSE Web site Tour Middle Navigation continued Retention Addresses the MetLife Foundation Initiative on Student Success; under revision as the focus shifts to SENSE and focus group work

Community College Survey of Student Engagement CCSSE Web Site Tour CCSSE Web site Tour Middle Navigation continued Resources Publications – Recently revised: National Reports, share vignettes, CCSSE Highlights, CCSSE Bulletins Presentations – New tab with PowerPoint files for workshop presentations, conference presentations, and webinars Quick Facts Understanding Community Colleges Toolkit – Strengthening Student Engagement & Student Focus Groups Links Other Resources – A helpful bibliography of community college research in different areas

Community College Survey of Student Engagement CCSSE Web Site Tour CCSSE Web site Tour Middle Navigation continued Faculty Survey Faculty Survey Overview - Example Reports, tips, samples, and the annotated bibliography Faculty Survey Colleges – Whos participating Join the Faculty Survey – How to join Faculty Survey FAQ - FAQs There is also very helpful CCFSSE information on the Members Only Procedure Guide, which I will discuss next.

Community College Survey of Student Engagement CCSSE Web Site Tour CCSSE Web site Tour Middle Navigation continued Members Only CCSSE Toolkit: Communications – Templates, tools, and news releases for sharing your CCSSE results Using CCSSE – Working with your results Workshops -Workshop presentations for individual colleges and state systems

Community College Survey of Student Engagement CCSSE Web Site Tour CCSSE Web site Tour Members Only Continued Procedure Guides The Procedure Guide Tips Supporting Material – Timelines, memo templates, survey administration script and instructions, FAQs, UPS transit times, etc. CCFSSE Materials – procedures, timeline, templates for reminders and a how-to for a mail-merge, a sample, and FAQs Special-Focus Items Membership and Agreement Forms

Community College Survey of Student Engagement CCSSE Web Site Tour CCSSE Web site Tour Members Only Continued Member Services – Workshop info and fees (also under Join) College Profiles – Institutional Characteristics and benchmark means and frequencies for each college in the three-year cohort Search the Data – Continued in the next section of this PowerPoint.

Community College Survey of Student Engagement Using the CCSSE Web Site to look at your data The public section includes Benchmarks, Means, and Frequencies for colleges in the current CCSSE cohort. The Members Only section (limited to CCSSE participants) includes Benchmarks, Means, and Frequencies for all colleges in the current CCSSE cohort. In addition, you can perform comparisons between your college and other groups of colleges. The 2009 CCSSE Cohort will include 663 from 48 states, three Canadian provinces and the Marshall Islands. Using the CCSSE Web site

Community College Survey of Student Engagement Using the CCSSE Web site College Profiles These sections display Benchmarks, Means, and Frequencies for individual colleges in the current cohort. The Members Only section additionally provides a comparison between the college and the rest of the cohort. Benchmarks can be broken down into component items.

Community College Survey of Student Engagement Using the CCSSE Web site Search the Data sections These sections will display Benchmarks, Means, and Frequencies for all colleges in the current cohort. You can examine Benchmarks, individual survey items, or items by topic area. Additionally, the Members Only section performs comparisons between your college and other groups of colleges.

Community College Survey of Student Engagement Using the CCSSE Web site Breakout Variables « There are multiple ways to breakout the data « Institution level variables – size, accreditation region, location « Student level variables – part-time/full-time, gender, race/ethnicity, first-generation, etc. « Select your own comparison group

SENSE Web Reporting « SENSE reporting is entirely Web-based « Will be the basis for revised CCSSE reporting Community College Survey of Student Engagement

Using the CCSSE Web site CCSSE Web Site Questions and Suggestions Please refer any questions regarding the CCSSE Web site to: or to: Shanna Howard at Chris Cosart at