Student Learning Outcomes Chart (.pdf)
Student Learning Outcomes Power Point (.ppt)
To develop and strengthen our career centers, it is important to clearly define what we do and the value we add to student learning. To help us clarify and articulate our contributions, we need to identify and state our student learning outcomes. In other words, we need to be able to say what a student knows and can do after using our services. Accreditation compliance now requires California Community Colleges to include Student Learning Outcomes in their learning plans. Consequently, most colleges are drafting the student learning outcomes for their respective institutions, programs, and courses. While your college will undoubtedly have their own templates and guides for producing SLO's, our information will give you some background and a starting point to get you going. Writing your SLO's may be challenging. But rest assured, this process will energize your staff, increase your center's credibility, and help focus your efforts on improving what really matters.
- Review the attached PowerPoint on Student Learning Outcomes for a general definition and outline of the SLO process.
- Use the attached worksheet to identify several of your SLO's, as well as the learning experiences, and assessment strategies for each one.
- For additional ideas check out these resources:
For more specific information on Career Center SLO's, read Discovering Student Learning Outcomes and Program Strategies from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.
For instructions and forms for SLO's go to Irvine Valley College.
For information about SLO from the League of Innovation's Vanguard Learning Colleges, see Milestone #5, Defining and Assessment Student Learning Outcomes.
Review the "How to" Identify and Document Student Learning Outcomes for additional resources and ideas.
How do we reconstruct courses and programs around outcomes that are relevant to the needs of learners in the 21st century? Ruth Stiehls, Outcomes Primer