2013 Common Block Development Evaluation and Feedback February 26, 2014

Evaluation Components 1. CBD activities – hours and completion rate 2. Stakeholder feedback  Faculty (focus groups, FDR survey)  Academic Leadership  Service Leaders’ Team 3. Student feedback

CBD Activities – How Much Time?  Approximately 42,000 hours of faculty time were spent on CBD activities  Greatest usage of time allocated to:  Curriculum renewal and/or development  E-learning  Applied learning  Professional development  Program review  Estimated completion rate of planned activities:  Fully complete – 68 %  Partially complete – 20 %

Stakeholder Feedback: Areas of Inquiry  Collaboration  Strategic priorities  Accountability  Activity template  Professional development opportunities  Impact on service areas  Recommendations for improvement  Additional general feedback

Stakeholder Feedback: Collaboration  83 % of faculty rated collaboration with colleagues in their school as good or excellent  Collaboration with colleagues in other schools, contract faculty and support staff - not as strong  Good opportunity to collaborate with GAS faculty to make important curriculum changes  Support groups called upon most often to help:  Learning Technologists  eLearning Coaches  CLT Curriculum Consultants  Program Technicians/Technologists

Stakeholder Feedback: Strategic Priorities  89% of faculty agree progress was escalated against strategic priorities  Most significant progress made with: curriculum renewal/ development, program review, applied learning and e-learning  81 % of faculty experienced barriers which included:  IT unable to support some ideas/software  Faculty overestimated the amount that could be accomplished  Too many meetings and committees  Learning curve associated with D2L  Cross-school integration not well planned  Availability of other faculty  Other duties (e.g. coordinator, semester start up, teaching)

Stakeholder Feedback: Accountability  89% of faculty agreed the accountability framework was fair  83 % of faculty believed requirement to be on-site Tuesday – Thursday was fair  87 % of faculty provided a mid-term progress update to their Dean/Chair; 82 % provided a final progress update  Mid-term check in with the Dean was very helpful  Team members held each other accountable; faculty held themselves accountable

Stakeholder Feedback: Activity Template  Only 52 % of faculty rated the Activity Template as easy to use  Comments ranged from "very easy to use and clear” to "fairly useless“ and “cumbersome”  Structure gave the Deans ability to track activity progress  Suggestions for improvement included:  Allow for more rows to be added and more space to type  Focus on outcomes rather than time (i.e. getting close to 44 hours per week)  Ensure faculty consider time required for activities such as travel, booking meetings, setting agendas  Simplify the reporting

Stakeholder Feedback: Professional Development  94 % of faculty believed PD activities were relevant and would enhance the student learning experience  68 % of faculty agreed CBD provided opportunities for PD related to their professional field  Overall, PD was well received; topics were relevant and interesting  Suggestions for improvement:  Schedule PD week prior to CBD to allow full 7-weeks of CBD  Send PD schedule further in advance  More detailed description of topics

Stakeholder Feedback: Other Improvement Suggestions  Early planning, better preparation  Involve faculty in the identification of priorities  Notify Facilities of CBD room/space needs in advance  Better cross-school coordination and planning  Account for preparation time for the Fall semester  Ensure a manageable and realistic number of projects

Stakeholder Feedback: Other Improvement Suggestions (cont’d)  More involvement of contract faculty and technologists  Reinforce faculty accountability  Focus on improvements to rooms (classrooms, labs), tools  Required completion of course outlines during CBD period  Complete textbook/course material/supply orders prior to leaving for vacation

Student Feedback  Faculty/course evaluations completed by students in the 2013 Spring/Summer semester  Overall evaluation score  College = 92 %  Schools’ scores range from 91 % - 96 %  Faculty Evaluation  Schools’ scores range from 93 % - 97 %  A very big thank you to our contract faculty !

Stakeholder Feedback: Other General Comments  Overall CBD was a great opportunity for faculty to have dedicated time to focus on projects and work with colleagues  Excellent opportunity to connect with other faculty to exchange best practices and plan improvements  CBD should be continued  Productive and rewarding initiative that was greatly appreciated by the vast majority of faculty

More Information 2013 CBD Evaluation Summary available on the Academic section of the HR Website: groups/academic/

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