Template for April 15, 2009 Meeting
for Online, Gateway and Advisement
Teams.
Four Parts of Report
1.
Findings – summary statements that define key issues. 5-10 findings would be
ideal – no more than 20.
2.
Sources of data – sources of data that led you to your findings. Arrange with each
finding.
3.
Recommendations – what you intend to do about the findings/problems. Some
recommendations may cover more than one finding. Please indicate which findings
are addressed by a finding in a parentheses after the recommendation. No finding
should be unaddressed.
4.
Measurements – what measures should the college use to monitor progress? At
least one outcome measure should be included (i.e. gateway course success), but
activity or process measures can also be included ( i.e. number of students who
receive online orientation)
5.
To make the report flow more smoothly, I recommend you have a Findings Section,
followed by a Recommendation Section followed by a Measurement Section.
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Example - Findings
Finding #3: 42% of students surveyed said that they were
unprepared to take online courses. In follow-up interviews and
focus groups, many indicated that they believed online courses
would be “easier” than traditional courses.
Data Sources: Survey with 230 responses and focus groups.
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Example Cont’d - Recommendations
Recommendation #2: Implement an online orientation course
including Angel training and computer literacy fundamentals for all
students who are taking an online course at OCCC for the first
time. (Findings 3 and 4).
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Example Cont’d. - Measurements
1. Successful online course completion.
2. Number of students who take online orientation.
3. Number of faculty who take Angel training
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Template for Developmental Math and
Financial Aid
Two Parts
1.
What you have accomplished this year (use numbers if you have
them).
2.
What initiatives you plan to do next year.
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