Student Success: Core Learing Outcomes

Resources

Reading list, links, and resources:

• Lane's Core Abilities
• "The Degree Qualifications Profile", Lumina Foundation (January 2011)
• "Which Core Matters More?", Chronicle of Higher Education, (September 25, 2011)
• Association of American Colleges and Universities
  • --What is Liberal Education? http://www.aacu.org/leap/What_is_liberal_education.cfm
  • --LEAP*Liberal Education and America's Promise: Essential learning outcomes. http://www.aacu.org/leap/vision.cfm
  • --LEAP Design Principles. http://www.aacu.org/compass/LEAPDesignPrinciples.cfm
  • --Developing a Community College Student Roadmap. http://www.aacu.org/roadmap/index.cfm
    
• Valencia Community College Core Competencies. http://valenciacollege.edu/competencies/
• Alverno College 8 Core Abilities. http://www.alverno.edu/academics/ouruniquecurriculum/the8coreabilities/
• Peggy Maki. Assessing for Learning: Building a Sustainable Commitment Across the Institution. Stylus Publishing. http://www.styluspub.com/Books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=85566
  

Conference Materials:

• Revisioning Learning, A Liberal Education Approach (*pdf)
• Activity 1 - Reflecting on Values (*pdf)
• Activity 2 - Using Core Outcomes (*pdf)
• Handout 1 - Lane Community College Core Abilities (*pdf)
• Handout 2 - Core Outcomes Visions (*pdf)

* require: Adobe Acrobat Reader.