mcca summer conference traverse city, michigan 2014
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MCCA Summer Conference Traverse City, Michigan 2014. A. A-. A+. A, B, C, D, & F Carnegie Unit 62 Credit Hours Associates Degree. Issues of Validity and Reliability. Issues of Validity and Reliability. Important to engage with employers & transfer institutions; - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
MCCA Summer ConferenceTraverse City, Michigan2014
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A, B, C, D, & FCarnegie Unit 62 Credit HoursAssociates Degree
Issues of Validity and Reliability
Issues of Validity and Reliability Important to engage with employers & transfer institutions; Clarity to employers regarding what they are getting; Clarity to students about attainment of specific skill sets; and Develop a crosswalk document and clearly define credentials
received on transcripts.
Measurable, observable behavior. “The student can…”analyze sources of financing for business;identify and define the main forms of business organizations;define and use marketing terminology and concepts;use Total Quality Management practices to address a
problem;convey information by creating charts and graphs...
What Competencies ?
Competency Based “Report”
http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/files/Competency%20Transcript%20Draft%20v12.pdf
College for America’s efforts…
Role of Faculty in CBE
“Faculty typically have a different role in competency-based programs than in a more traditional classroom setting…They don’t lead courses, but rather serve as mentors or points of contact when students have content-related questions.”
- Dorothy Wax, Associate VP for Operations at the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning.
Jackson College’s Direction…
Time as a proxy for learning Competencies define learning
Faculty centered Student centered
Expert teaching model Expert coaching model
15 week semesters OE/OE
Transcript Credential of learning
ADOs Granular competenciesBroad assessment of
knowledge Captures prior knowledge
CBE at Jackson College
Establish required competencies; Repackaging; Incoming credentials assessment;
Direct Assessment Model; Competency transcript; Independent study; Project-based work;
CBE at Jackson College
All courses with documented competencies and assessments in fall 2016 and full course-level implementation in fall 2017.
Developing a methodology to monetize this undertaking…creating a new, sustainable business model.
CBE at Jackson College
CBE at Jackson College
Jackson Preparatory and Early College, a competency-based public charter school located on JC’s campus is opening fall 2014;
http://www.jacksonpec.org/index.html
Community Colleges as Providers of Learning & Credentials