Template for April 15, 2009 Meeting for Online, Gateway and Advisement Teams.

1. Template for April 15, 2009 Meeting for Online, Gateway and Advisement Teams.

2. Four Parts of Report • Findings – summary statements that define key issues. 5-10 findings would be ideal – no more than 20. • Sources of data – sources of data that led you to your findings. Arrange with each finding. • 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. • 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) • To make the report flow more smoothly, I recommend you have a Findings Section, followed by a Recommendation Section followed by a Measurement Section.

3. 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.

4. 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).

5. 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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7. Two Parts • What you have accomplished this year (use numbers if you have them). • What initiatives you plan to do next year.