Investigate the use of portfolios for General Education, Humanities and Information Literacy assessments :: PIP System (SUNY Orange)

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Initiative Title	Investigate the use of portfolios for General Education, Humanities and Information Literacy assessments
Submitted in Previous Year(s)	No
Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale	If a user-friendly, cost-effective portfolio system is implemented, all relevant student assignments would be readily available for assessment reporting in these three areas and would eliminate some of the duplicated effort that exists in our current method and evaluation of assessments
Consequences of this initiative not being funded
Department Goals	Improve means and methods of assessment in the department
Programs	AA Liberal Arts & Sciences/Humanities & SS, General Education
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Estimated Completion Date
Will this initiative span multiple budget years?	Yes
Importance	Medium
Funding Source	Request for Prioritization
Created	11/06/2016 4:47 pm
Updated	11/22/2016 1:07 pm

Institutional Goals

Goal	How will the initiative support this institutional goal?
COLLEGE GOALS as of 2011 2. To engage learners in an environment that develops their knowledge and skills in critical thinking, information and technology literacy, effective communication and enhances their awareness of civic responsibility and cultural diversity.
MIDDLESTATES STANDARDS 7 Institutional Assessment
STRATEGIC PLAN 2015-2020 PRIORITY II: Student Support and Success: We will support our students in achieving their educational and career goals. c: Increase student retention, completion, transfer, and employment readiness.
ACADEMIC MASTER PLAN 2016-2020 Preparation and Success Objective #4: Develop appropriate assessment of college preparedness and success initiatives for their impact on retention and prediction for completion.

Action Steps

Action Step	Responsible Party	Order
Research and evaluate currently available tools for creation and maintenance of student portfolios	Department chair, Ass't chair, CTL, and department committee	1

Expected Outcomes

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Student assessment materials will be centrally located, more easily accessible, and maintained to provide a record of individual student progress through the Gen Ed requirements, the English sequence, and the English registered track	1

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Prioritization

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