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SMSU LAC Transformation Timeline |
Members Taskforce members and their e-mail addresses |
Meeting Schedule Regularly scheduled and special meetings with notes of previous meetings |
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Outcomes The student learning outcomes of the transformed LAC |
Timeline |
Online Discussion A link to the SMSU discussion forum for the LAC transformation and directions for its use |
Curriculum |
Documents A variety of related documents such as the HLC report and SMSU Mission Statement |
Links Links to external websites such as the CILA |
Proposed Process and Timeline
Phase I: |
Design — Deciding what to build (years 1 - 4) |
1 |
Draft Goals/Outcomes of the New Curriculum |
2 |
Seek input from university community on goals |
3 |
Refine Goals/Outcomes based on input from University community |
4 |
Ratification of Goals/Outcomes statements by Academic Affairs Committee |
5 |
Ratification of Goals/Outcomes statements by Faculty Assembly |
6 |
Administrative Approval (Completed April 2005) |
7 |
Input from university community regarding student learning experiences necessary for outcome achievement. (Fall 2005) |
8 |
Investigation of Possible Structure for LAC (Spring 2006) |
9 |
Investigation of Assessement Methods for LAC components (Spring 2006) |
10 |
Articulation of LAC Outcomes to Student Learning Outcomes (Fall 2006 - Spring 2007) |
11 |
Association of LAC Outcomes with MTC Goals (Spring 2007) |
13 |
Specification of the LAC components for achieving the stated outcomes |
14 |
Seek input from university community on components |
15 |
Redefine component specifications based on input |
16 |
Ratification of components by Academic Affairs Committee |
17 |
Ratification of components by Faculty Assembly |
18 |
Administrative Approval (Completed by May 2008) |
Phase II: |
Development — Creating the pieces (year 5) |
1 |
Construction of the components based on the specifications |
2 |
Creation of assessment plan |
3 |
Input from university community |
4 |
Refinement |
5 |
Ratification of Curriculum Committee |
6 |
Ratification of Faculty Assembly |
7 |
Meet and Confer (Completed by May 2009) |
Phase III: |
Implementation — Putting the pieces together at SMSU (year 6 and beyond) |
1 |
Staffing |
2 |
Put structure in place |
3 |
Initial course offerings |
4 |
Initial assessment |
Download the previous timeline as a PDF file.
Updated 9/18/2007