1. Quality Enhancement Plan: An Update November 16, 2006

2. Quality Enhancement Plan Context -Gina Significance - Gina, Andrea, Dwight Update-Andrea –Seven oversight Committees curriculum, instruction, support, advisement, assessment, research, steering –Status of Best Practices (See Handout) –Pending Items Recommendations -Andrea

3. Significance of the QEP Commitment We are under the gun with SACS. QEPs is an accreditation issue—Not a choice, but a mandate… With the support of the presidents, we committed to implement QEP. That has not happened Original budget endorsed but never came to fruition

4. Status of Best Practices Best Practices –Frequent Assessment Survey data and syllabi being collected to identify faculty using assessment in its true form (test, provide feedback, re-test) Success rate data will be collected from faculty using frequent testing as prescribed –Learning Communities List of current users being compiled We have approximately 12 to 20 Learning Communities at work –Training the Trainer We are trained to train open lab tutors by CRLA (College Reading and Learning Association) We have trained approximately 80 tutors and supervisors collegewide

5. Best Practices (con’t) Learning Style and Supplemental Instruction Training –Workshops will be presented to CT&D and Deans for approval- (February 2007) –Paul Nolte, Consultant Lab Upgrades— Kendall (from VW to Bentley) Data Collection and Analyses –Baseline data on what works and what does not Arrive at a common definition Identify faculty who is implementing the practice Measure success Disseminate Ongoing Piloting of new software and data collection

6. Pending Common definition of the various practices Data collection and analysis Training Implementation –Funding Evaluation

7. Recommendations Discuss with Presidents the need to commit funds to support QEP college-wide –Fund a part-time faculty coordinator responsible for monitoring the implementation of QEP College-wide (Kendall) –Identify testing space –Hire part-time proctors