Marilee J. Bresciani, Ph.D.Professor, Postsecondary Education and

Co-Director of the Center for Educational Leadership, Innovation, and PolicySan Diego State University3590 Camino Del Rio North

San Diego, California, U.S.A.619-594-8318

Marilee.Bresciani@mail.sdsu.edu

Learning Outcomes for SessionIdentify at least one constituent group for the expected learning in your program

Identify at least one way in which to partner/collaborate with that constituent group with regard to assessment

Constituents1 : one who authorizes another to act as agent : principal

2 : a member of a constituency3 : an essential part : component, element

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constituents

Questions to Consider (Bresciani, Moore Gardner, & Hickmott, 2009)

How do I influence student learning?Is it through the education of my colleagues?

Of faculty?Of parents?Of community participants?

Bresciani, M.J.

How about collaboration with those who assist you in designing and

delivering the learning opportunity?

Mission/Purposes

Goals

Outcomes

Implement Methods to Deliver

Outcomes and Methods to Gather

Data

Gather Data

Interpret Evidence

Make decisions to improve programs; enhance student learning and development;

inform institutional decision-making, planning,

budgeting, policy, public accountability

Should your constituents be…(Bresciani, Moore Gardner, & Hickmott, 2009)Articulating the learning outcomes?

Assisting you in the design of learning opportunities?

Facilitating the student learning?Identifying the methods/tools to evaluate the learning?

Should your constituents be…(Bresciani, Moore Gardner, & Hickmott, 2009)Identifying the criteria that accompanies the methods/tools?

Gathering evidence? Interpreting results?Writing the report?

Should your constituents be…(Bresciani, Moore Gardner, & Hickmott, 2009)

Disseminating the results?Assisting with writing the action plan to improve the learning?

Providing resources for improving the learning?

Should your constituents be…(Bresciani, Moore Gardner, & Hickmott, 2009)

Intervening on policy discussions?

Assisting with the external review?

Comparison of results?What else?

Strategies for Collaboration(Bresciani, Moore Gardner, & Hickmott, 2009)

Check your ego at the door

Strategies, Cont.(Bresciani, Moore Gardner, & Hickmott, 2009)

Provide professional development for student affairs professionals to learn: cooperation and collaboration skillshow to apply the learning and development

theories that undergird their workhow to assess the intended learning and

development outcomeshow to interpret data and use of it to inform

decisions, recommendations, and resource re-allocations

Strategies for Collaboration, Cont.(Bresciani, Moore Gardner, & Hickmott, 2009)Review hiring practices and performance evaluations to determine whether collaboration is indeed a part of the hiring criteria and used as a component in performance reviews, promotions, and rewards

Seek first to understand, than to be understood (Covey, 1979)

Strategies for Collaboration, Cont.(Bresciani, Moore Gardner, & Hickmott, 2009)Be mindful of how your thoughts translate into your words and actions

Provide the motivation for faculty to engage in collaborative projects

Develop collective goals, rather than presenting your goals to faculty

Commit the time to do the work successfully (e.g., collaboration)

Strategies for Collaboration, Cont.(Bresciani, Moore Gardner, & Hickmott, 2009)

De-personalize feedback through inquiry

Build formal structures that reward and support collaboration that will sustain beyond personalities and informal relationships

Involve students

Which ones do you want to plan to work on?

-3 months from now-6 months from now-- a year from now

Marilee.Bresciani@mail.sdsu.edu

Bresciani, M.J.

One Minute EvaluationWhat is the most valuable lesson that you learned from this session?

What is one question that you still have?

ReferencesBresciani, M. J., Gardner, M. M., & Hickmott, J. (2009). Demonstrating student success in student affairs. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.