Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) A PPLIED L EARNING AND C IVIC L EARNING DQPP W EBINAR S ERIES : A LIGNING D EGREE O UTCOMES TO THE DQP A PPLIED L EARNING AND C IVIC L EARNING Wednesday, November 20, :30 a.m. Hawai’i 12:30 p.m. California Thursday, November 21, :30 a.m. Marshall Islands

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) P RESENTERS Kelly A. Dagan, Ph.D., Director, Service-Learning and Professor of Sociology, Illinois College Krista Johns, J.D., Vice President for Policy and Research at ACCJC and Director of the DQPP project.

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) P URPOSE OF THIS W EBINAR Provide discussion points for understanding the DQP applied learning and civic learning outcomes. Describe the way colleges are deepening practice through alignment of student learning outcomes in these areas of learning. Spark conversations at colleges who are working on projects involving the DQP areas of learning.

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) Broad, integrative knowledge Specialized knowledge (mastery) Applied learning Civic learning Intellectual skills College-specific area of learning, as appropriate DQP D EGREE - LEVEL O UTCOMES T HE F IVE C ATEGORIES OF L EARNING “T HE 5 PLUS 1”

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) DQP P ROJECT A project of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges supported by a grant from Lumina Foundation. 16 participating colleges (California, Hawai’i, and Marshall Islands) working on one-year projects involving the DQP. College projects are separated into two cohorts: one cohort with individual college projects; one cohort with cross-institution collaborations on identified transfer degrees.

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) C ONTACT U S : Laurel Hunter, Grant Project Manager, Krista Johns, Project Director, Website:

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) H ELLO FROM K RISTA J OHNS Glad to be with you all today.

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) Applied learning, what graduates can do with what they know:  knowledge and skills from coursework applied in non-academic settings  application of learning from external experiences to work within the academic setting A PPLIED L EARNING

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) Describes degree-level competencies all students should have upon earning a degree The competencies/outcomes are milestones for students, employers, and transfer institutions The outcomes are applicable across the curriculum D EGREE Q UALIFICATIONS P ROFILE

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) Depth Intentionality Closing the loop W HY IS ALIGNMENT BENEFICIAL ?

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) W E EXPECT OUR GRADUATES TO GO OUT AND USE THEIR LEARNING --- JUST AS WE DID ! But our students are expecting….

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) Discussion exercise: Consider what is, or, if not yet fully in place, what could be done within the discipline degree program. As a department review and consider these questions: Identify ways in which instruction within your discipline or disciplines of your group uses applied learning as a part of the curriculum. How is this practice reflected in SLOs for the discipline program/degree? H OW DO WE BEGIN ?

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) What efforts are made to ensure students understand they are gaining competency in application (in applied learning)? How is increased competency in the application of outside experience to classroom material, and classroom material to outside experience, measured? D ISCUSSION E XERCISE, C ONTINUED

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) How is the introduction of this competency, reinforcement/development of the competency, and achievement of this competency planned for across courses in the discipline degree program? For students who may take degree courses in different sequences, how is applied learning activity scaffolded within a course to let students gain or increase competency at individual levels. D ISCUSSION E XERCISE, C ONTINUED

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) Is there an agreed discipline emphasis relative to applied learning competency? How is this communicated and discussed across the departmental faculty? What other considerations might the discipline consider in the area of applied learning? D ISCUSSION E XERCISE, C ONTINUED

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) “What graduates can do with what they know is the most critical outcome of higher education.” DQP Authors W OULDN ’ T IT BE IMPOSSIBLE ….?

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) The curriculum is too full as it is. We are not prepared for the changes this would demand of our courses. Are we now going to have to do field trips and other activities? Suggestion: start where you are W ORRIES

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) Social Science Research Methodologies Economics English Really, the best examples are those which make the applications closest to real life for the students. For a department, the essential question is: which application is it most important for our graduates to master? I NTERESTING E XAMPLES

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) How do we know students have gained any competency? Equally to the point: how do they know? H OW WILL WE KNOW ?

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) Experience observation/analysis Generalization, principles Application, assessment B RINGING LIFE INTO THE CLASSROOM

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) It is: the lifelong learning competency. the test (and proof) of relevance. how students begin to see themselves as managers of their own learning. W HY IS A PPLIED L EARNING ESSENTIAL ?

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) L OOK FOR THE NATURAL FIT – A PPLIED LEARNING SHOULD NOT FEEL FORCED IN ANY COURSE OR DISCIPLINE

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) Illinois College Jacksonville, Illinois

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) I L -LUMINA- TING THE C URRICULUM : T URNING THE S POTLIGHT ON C IVIC L EARNING Karen E. Dean, Director, Illinois College Leadership Program Kelly A. Dagan, Director, Service- Learning and Professor of Sociology Originally Developed For the Annual Meeting of the Higher Learning Commission Chicago: April 2013 An Overview of Work Engaged in and Presented by:

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) T HE I LLINOIS C OLLEGE M ISSION S TATEMENT True to its founding vision in 1829, Illinois College is a community committed to the highest standards of scholarship and integrity in the liberal arts. The College develops in its students qualities of mind and character needed for fulfilling lives of leadership and service.

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) P ERFECT T IMING The BLUEprint A revision of IC’s general education program to be mission driven Realizing the Vision A Board of Trustees mandate to identify the most important aspects of IC’s strategic plan The Leadership Program and Service-Learning A commitment of both human and financial resources to live the mission of IC

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) C IVIC L EARNING A CROSS THE C URRICULUM IC Connections Program All first year students engage in a common service event that is then linked to a common reading in their first year seminar courses, transforming a stand-alone service blitz to service-learning.

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) C IVIC L EARNING A CROSS THE C URRICULUM

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) C IVIC L EARNING A CROSS THE C URRICULUM Meaningful Leadership in a Democracy This is an interdisciplinary course that requires students to participate in a reading program, linking the college students to at-risk elementary students in the school with the highest level of poverty in the community.

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) IS 205 S TUDENTS S ERVING THROUGH THE S ONYA P ROJECT

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) C IVIC L EARNING A CROSS THE C URRICULUM Social Stratification This is a sociology course that is wholly designed as a service-learning course, where students serve at a non-profit agency for a minimum of forty hours over the course of the semester while continually reflecting on those experiences.

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) SO 206 S TUDENTS S ERVING AT H ABITAT FOR H UMANITY AND T HE P RAIRIE C OUNCIL ON A GING

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) C IVIC L EARNING A CROSS THE C URRICULUM The Art of Service Art students created a logo for the Sonya Project (a reading/mentorship program through our local school district). Art students also created the logo and pieces of art for a local homeless shelter.

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) A RT S TUDENTS S ERVE BY C REATING L OGOS FOR L OCAL P ROJECTS AND P ROGRAMS

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) A RT S TUDENTS S ERVE BY P ROVIDING A RT TO AND R AISING A WARENESS OF N EW D IRECTIONS H OMELESS S HELTER

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) C IVIC L EARNING A CROSS THE C URRICULUM Service as Science Biology students baked and decorated cookies to look like the HIV/AIDS virus and other cells. The students attached information about HIV/AIDS. They then sold the cookies and donated the money to HIV/AIDS research.

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) B IOLOGY S TUDENTS AND T RI B ETA S ERVING T HROUGH A WARENESS AND R AISING M ONEY

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) CONTINUED INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT Summer Workshops Curriculum Committee has signed on Increased accountability expectations

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) M ORE Q UESTIONS ? C AN I B E OF H ELP ? Don’t hesitate to contact me: Kelly Dagan,

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) C IVIC L EARNING : Understanding oneself in relation to others in a civil society; developing readiness for and acceptance of each person’s obligation to contribute to their community. C IVIC L EARNING

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) Is not, at the core, about elections, how government works, or key political milestones for our nation Key human development stage for college students Imbues each learner’s preparation with significance Is the responsibility of every discipline R ESPONSE TO : “W E ’ RE ALREADY THERE.”

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) The student is able to: Describe his or her own civic and cultural background, including origins, development, assumptions and predispositions. Describe historical and contemporary positions on democratic values and practices, and presents his or her position on a related problem. Take an active role in the community (work, service, co-curricular activities) and examine civic issues encountered and insights gained. C IVIC L EARNING - O UTCOMES

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) The framework can move conversation beyond process and format to content more quickly. It provides a means for identifying possible gaps in existing degree level outcomes. The categories of learning and levels of outcomes offer examination and comparison outside the department and college. W HY THE DQP? 43

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) Aligning Associate Degree-level Outcomes to the Degree Qualifications Profile Outcomes from DQPOutcomes for degree which address the DQP outcomes Actions needed to ensure the degree addresses the applied learning competencies Civic Learning: Understanding oneself in relation to others in a civil society; developing readiness for and acceptance of each person’s obligation to contribute to their community. The student is able to: Describe his or her own civic and cultural background, including origins, development, assumptions and predispositions. Describe historical and contemporary positions on democratic values and practices, and presents his or her position on a related problem. Take an active role in the community (work, service, co- curricular activities) and examine civic issues encountered and insights gained. Comprehend and apply the rights, responsibilities, and privileges required of an informed citizen in a democratic society. –Demonstrate an understanding of civic, social, and environmental issues. –Analyze, apply, and practice healthy lifestyle choices. To-dos: -Add to outcomes -Identify core aspects of civic learning related to our degree -Talk with GE faculty to ensure their vision for civic learning is compatible with ours

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) A N A LIGNMENT P RODUCT : T HE D EGREE S PECIFICATION

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) E LEMENTS OF THE D EGREE S PECIFICATION Degree Name: Purpose Statement: Provide a succinct statement of the program philosophy as it relates to the specific degree. Characteristics: Highlight the distinctive elements of this degree track, including disciplines and featured subject areas. Career Pathways: Describe the possible careers for the degree. Education Style: Identify learning and teaching approaches (like lecture, seminar, or labs) and describe possible assessment methods. Core Learning and Competencies: Insert the DQP-aligned SLOs for this degree [separate grid for this work attached].

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE PROJECT (DQPP) C ONTACT U S : Laurel Hunter, Grant Project Manager, Krista Johns, Project Director, Website: