1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. High-impact practice taxonomy
Heather
High-impact practice taxonomy

6. 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

7. Programs at IUPUI
Heather

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

9. Heather

10. Lisa
Theory to action

11. 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

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

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

14. For example…
Amy

15. 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

16. Examples
Amy

17. 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 -

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

19. Amy
Your turn to try it

20. 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

21. 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 

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