Using a High-Impact Practice Taxonomy to Scale-Up with Quality All introduce selves Amy Powell, Director of Learning Communities Lisa Angermeier, Clinical Associate Professor Heather Bowman, Director of First-Year Programs INDIANA UNIVERSITY–PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS

High-Impact Practice Taxonomy Theory to action Your turn to try it Today’s session IUPUI campus context High-Impact Practice Taxonomy Theory to action Your turn to try it Next steps Heather

Institutional Context Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Recognized for Learning Communities & the First Year Experience (U.S. News) For 15 consecutive years, U.S. News has highlighted IUPUI for offering programs that help ensure a positive collegiate experience for new freshman and undergraduates Large Urban Public Research University Student population of about 30,000 students First-Time cohort just over 3,800 About 50% of First-Year students commute to campus and about 40% are Federal Pell Recipients Heather

Learning Communities at IUPUI First-Year Seminar + 1 or more disciplinary courses Cohort of 25 freshmen Linked by theme/big idea Out-of-class experiences Integrative connections Sense of belonging Heather

High-impact practice taxonomy Heather High-impact practice taxonomy

Taxonomies Background Cal State AAC&U IUPUI rise.iupui.edu/taxonomies Heather – context for taxonomies California State University Taxonomies to categorize and describe the educational experiences that seem most effective for early alert, FYE, intrusive advising, learning communities, peer mentoring, supplemental instruction, summer bridge, orientation, and undergraduate research AAC&U Value Rubrics IUPUI Guide for HIPs Course Design and Tracking Course Revision/Enhancement Relying solely on Course Designations Is Problematic When Conducting Assessment

Programs at IUPUI https://rise.iupui.edu/taxonomies Heather

Development Process Collaborative process with campus-wide stakeholders Iterative – ongoing revision and improvement Aspirational – high, higher, highest Heather

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Lisa Theory to action

Moving towards alignment Year One: Taxonomy rollout Need for alignment becomes evident Year Two: Planning document redesigned to more closely reflect taxonomy Exploring the redesigned Planning Document Lisa

School/College Level Experience Context TLC Retreat Working with our TLC teams Lisa

Three aligned tools Planning document End of semester instructor survey End of semester student survey Amy

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What do we do with this data? Analysis of instructor survey Strengths/gaps in implementation Professional development decisions Analysis of student survey Understanding student experience Strengths/gaps to direct professional development decisions Amy

Examples Amy

THEMED LEARNING COMMUNITIES Changes Increase in quality of team plans Increase in service Increase in out-of-class activities 2015 39 TLCs 34 activities 2016 36 TLCs 62 activities 2017 43 TLCs 81 activities 2018 61 LCs (32 TLC/29 GLC) 107 (estimate) activities Amy -

What do we dream of doing with this data? Link taxonomy levels with student outcomes Team plan Instructor survey Student survey Student ePortfolios Amy

Amy Your turn to try it

Construct a single line taxonomy and aligned tools Taxonomy – high, higher, and highest levels for “out-of-class activities” Generate 1-2 questions for a planning document for instructors to demonstrate how they will meet that attribute Generate 1-2 questions for an instructor survey to indicate their level of success at meeting that attribute Generate 1-2 questions for a student survey regarding their experience with the implementation of the attribute Amy – start with your goal(s) – ours was to build fidelity and quality in our LCs

How can you use this data? What other types of data will you need to meet your goals? Thoughts/Feedback/Q&A All – additional questions: ah ha moment, what was a challenge you faced, what will you do when you return to your campus 

Amy Powell, Director of Learning Communities, powellaa@iupui.edu All Amy Powell, Director of Learning Communities, powellaa@iupui.edu Lisa Angermeier, Clinical Associate Professor, Coordinator for First-Year Experience, langerme@iupui.edu Heather Bowman, Director of First-Year Programs, hebowman@iupui.edu