WIDS OVERVIEW Terri Johnson WIDS Consultant
Online—Access Anytime/Anywhere Custom URL and banner for your college Can be connected to active directory
OrganizationProgramCourse Three Design Modules
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Find Any Program or Course in Your College
Program Module Set up the program (program and related outcomes) Assign outcomes to courses Build course configurations Design program PATs (TSA) Create program improvement plans
Role-Based Editing Decide who can VIEW and who can VIEW AND EDIT
Assign Roles by Project View and Edit Managed Through Roles
Develop/Associate Outcomes Define criteria too Managed by the college. One change at the college –edits appear everywhere.
Build a Course List Associated Courses Child Courses Courses the program owns. Course information can be edited here. Child Courses Courses the program owns. Course information can be edited here.
Assign Outcomes Assign outcomes to courses using a matrix Use levels you can customize
Configurations Layout multiple configurations: Full time Part time Certificates Layout multiple configurations: Full time Part time Certificates
Design Scoring Guides and...
Multi-Columned Rubrics
Assign the Rubric to a Course where it will be used! The rubric will appear in the course where assigned!
Create Program Assessment Plans If desired base it on a rubric in WIDS Link in documents or assign to someone in the organization
Analyze Results Plan for Improvement
Request Approval
Review Write review Item under review User Date
Approve Pending Approve or decline Item under review Future date User Date Reviews
Revision and Approval History
Course Module Design a course Layout a syllabus Create learning plans Create performance assessment tasks (rubrics/checklists/scoring guides)
Courses Course Outcome Summary: Course information that belongs to the college (i.e. course description, number, credits, outcomes) Common for all sections of a course Subject to approval Requires an editing role to make changes
Course Outcome Summary DEVELOPERS CAN CREATE AND EDIT ALL USERS CAN VIEW AND USE DATA TO CREATE A SYLLABUS They cannot edit approved data
COS: College Owned Data Populate data common to all sections Associate learning plans and PATs with the course so they are accessible to all faculty
Learning Plans and PATs
Share Learning Materials Upload and link related learning materials for sharing and storage
Courses My Syllabi: Belongs to the individual instructor Uses course information (read only) to build a syllabus
Syllabus Create a master syllabus as a starting point for other faculty Start with a copy of your previous syllabus
Syllabus
Read Only Course Information NO EDIT VIEW ONLY NO EDIT VIEW ONLY
Syllabus Schedule Add up to four customized columns
Submit Syllabus for Approval
Approve Syllabi and Archive Hotlink to Syllabus Reports Once approved cannot be deleted