Rubrics

Outcomes

Outcomes/Approaches– “TOP TEN”
1. Created chart – conceptual framework for plan – leading to rubrics and 2nd chart (Laura Caldwell)
2. Identified some courses to pilot:
o Materials – CS
o Principle of Machining – MET
o Intro to IT – IT
o Applied Design – ECET
o Chem Tech – ?
o Business and Commerce – ?
3. ePortfolio – to make/show connections – use in pilots
4. Blackboard site (college wide – FT and PT) – archive examples and workshops; assignment modules with common language and definitions; modules on writing at every level; modules to insert into assignments
5. Writing center
6. Writing fellows/Scholarships (Industry to back support; solicit co-op funding/scholarship)
7. Handbook – customized
8. Workshops (for faculty AND students)
9. Committee continues to meet
10. Expand to oral and visual communication (CAC initiative) using the same model

· Long-term goals – Apply for interdisciplinary grants/national grants (NSF, FIPSE, other)
· This is beyond individuals now – we’re trying to set up a sustainable program/system
· Add FAQ to Bb site
· Must include part-time faculty

Criteria and Standards

Criteria in Writing
Requirements of Individual Faculty Members:
·Provide assignment sheets with clear expectations that address the following year-appropriate criteria
·Archive completed assignments
·Provide models/examples
·Ensure students take responsibility to follow instructions

Vision and Future

Three things have to happen to make this program effective:
1. Help faculty express to the student what they want
2. Help the students to follow the assignments and do the work
3. Help to evaluate the students

· If it is clear to the faculty how to do these three things, then sustainability might not be a problem.
· Publishing and clearly documenting expectations is CRITICAL (in written and oral communications).
· CAC = Communication Across the Curriculum