Irma Van Scoy, Executive DirectoAmber Fallucca, Associate DirectoUSC Connect, Office of the Provos
Engaging Faculty and Staff in Supporting
Student Engagement and Reflection
SACSCOC Annual Meeting, DallaDecember 2017
Columbia Campus: ~ 34,000 students ~ 26,000 undergrad
University of South Carolina
Carnegie Classification: • RU/VH • Community Engagement
Course Work
Beyoond thhe
Classsroom Experiiences
Integrative Learning
Graduation with
Leadership Distinction
Integrative Learning
• Students – Engagement in purposeful beyond the classro
experiences – Integrative learning
• Faculty and staff professional developmen• Technology • Assessment
USC Connect Components
Early Communications Campaign
Great Visibility! High Expectations! Much misinterpretation?!
Faculty – Staff Feedback • An office? A program? • Great idea – needs more concrete
plan • Benefit for students • Faculty expectation unclear • We already do it
Early Years (1 & 2)
Faculty e-mail Series: Gives us 30 seconds a w
Faculty Grants
• $3,000-3,300 per faculty member • 10 per year • Included faculty co-hort meetings • Requirement to share assessment results and present
Searchable Databas
Recommendations
B.S. Environmental Science To learn more contact: Shelley Schlenk, [email protected] Gwen Geidel, Faculty Program Coordinator, [email protected]
Item Faculty 2012 N=184
Faculty 2013 N=246
Staff 201N=189
Aware USC-C 63 74* 50
Very Aware 16 14 30** Confident in describing integrative learning
38 38 53**
*Significant increase in faculty awareness 2012-2013**Staff more aware and confident in integrative learn
Survey Results 2012-2013
GGraduation with Leadership Distinction in . . .
• Community Servic• Diversity and Soci
Advocacy • Global Learning • Research • Professional and C
Engagement (Intern& Peer Leadership)
Recognition on transcript
and diploma
• Significant BTC experience • Enhancement Activities • 6 credits Related Course Work • Public presentation/publication • E-portfolio emphasizing key insights,
analysis, application to leadership (completed through course or independently)
• GPA 3.0 or higher
GGraduation with Leadership Distinction Requirementts
GGraduation with Leadership Distinctioon
180
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1,020
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400
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1200
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2014 (May) 2017 (August)
Growth in GLD
TotalRegistrantssince Fall2013
TotalGraduatessince May2014
Gains “after” GLD
• Quality and quantity of recommendations by major
• Invitations to present at faculty meetingand to their classes
• Alignment of programs with GLD (including student and academic affairs)
USC CONNECT FACULTY
CONFERENCE
Integrative Learning
• Integrative learning explained through concrete requirements – Clarity – Specific goal to work toward
• Student enthusiasm for earning distinction• Administrative support (presidents, deans)
Why GLD helped
Faculty and staff engagement
• GLD E-portfolio Evaluators: Lessons learned through GLrubric application and trainings
• Teaching UNIV401: Methods of supporting instructors through training and assessment
• Mentoring GLD Students: Small group advisors and FacuFellows program
• Measuring Broader Impact: Academic program/course integration, scholarship, overall messaging of integrativelearning
GLD E-portfolio Evaluators • Recruitment of faculty and staff to serve in role • Assigned 3-4 E-portfolios to evaluate across a two week perhttp://sc.edu/about/initiatives/usc_connect/documents/gld_dots/e-portfolio_rubric_17-18.pdf • Training components: Review and understanding of rubric
elements, technology and scoring requirements, and calibratstudent work
*Formative feedback on e-portfolios critical to ensuring student’s contparticipation, identification of areas to improve, and efficiencies of pro
GLD E-portfolio Evaluators
• Fall and spring trainings focused on formalized process – Scoring and feedback with goal of GLD E-portfolio recogni
• Summer sessions focused on “Assessment of the Assessment
– “Positive restlessness” with assessment process – Interrater reliability and evaluator feedback on trainings a
rubric
• Examples of changes made: – Rubric wording – Increased focus on delivering feedback
Teaching UNIV401: Graduation withLeadership Distinction
• Recruitment of instructors – Previous experience/roles with USC Connect
• Training prior to, and during semester of teaching cours– Providing information when instructors need/want it
*Timing of sharing of information is key – Changes to training made based upon instructor feed
Mentoring GLD Students • E-portfolio Advisement: Faculty Fellows and additional selected
and staff – Application process and/or previous relationship with USC C– Assigned to work with 3-4 GLD students – Timing over academic discipline when assigning students – Training requirements:
• Introductory meeting with USC Connect • Introductory and Key Insights meeting with assigned stud• Leadership meeting with assigned students • GLD E-portfolio Evaluation
*Flexibility in working with faculty schedules is key to ensure contininterest and engagement
Measuring Broader Impact
• Six colleges have introduced or adapted E-portfolios as pcurriculum
• Scholarship contributions (Faculty Fellows and integrativlearning grants) – Multiple conference presentations and publications
• Faculty confidence in describing integrative learning increased 33% over last three years (survey)
• Identified faculty supporters or “champions” from each college and school
Measuring Broader Impact • GLD support roles (Faculty Fellow, UNIV401 Instructor, Sm
Group Advisor, GLD E-portfolio Evaluator) produced addiresults
– Recognizing how to infuse integrative learning principinto related academic discipline/course/program
– Evaluation of student work as means to understand hstudents synthesize college learning experiences
– Recruiting students to pursue GLD – Recruiting colleagues/peers to engage in process – Advocacy for integrative learning
Questions? Comments?
Irma Van Scoy: [email protected] Fallucca: [email protected]
www.sc.edu/uscconnect
Irma Van Scoy, Executive DirectoAmber Fallucca, Associate DirectoUSC Connect, Office of the Provos
Engaging Faculty and Staff in Supporting
Student Engagement and Reflection
SACSCOC Annual Meeting, DallaDecember 2017