Lorain County Community College: "Overburdened by data!? Using technology to track student success and demonstrate the impact of service learning."

Lorain County Community College Service Learning Program Began 2006 23 SL Faculty Members 2,000 SL Students 30,000 Hours of Service $570,000 Community Value 2006-2012 Marcia Jones - Manager of Career Services Service Learning Project Director Marcia Jones - Manager of Career Services Service Learning Project Director Marcia Jones - Manager of Career Services Service Learning Project Director Ruby Beil - Assistant Professor, Division of Science and Mathematics Sustainable Agriculture Program Coordinator Service Learning Faculty Liaison Julia Provoznik - Ohio Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA Community Engagement Coordinator Erin Corwin - Career Development Specialist - Experiential & Work-Based Learning Service Learning Project Team Member Maxine Kantor - Career Services Staff Assistant Service Learning Staff Support - Data & Reporting Mari Welch - Career Services Administrative Associate Support - Event, Grants & Budget (No current budget) Sustainable? Staffing Support Why Collect Information? National Initiatives The Democracy Commitment/ American Democracy Project State Civic Engagement Tracking Shift in CC Funding - Performance Based (Completion) Completion By Design Achieving the Dream Connect2Complete Awards & Recognition Presidents Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll Carnegie Community Engagement Classification Grants College Purposes Marketing & Promotional (Internal) Impact & success gathering College President resource Build stronger partnerships Proving the College’s impact upon the COMMUNITY (External) Grants What do we collect? Completion, Retention, & Persistence Student Learning Outcomes Student Project Information How does LCCC Collect Student Project Information? The Need Scattered Info & Data Minimal Info Collected Burdensome Process The Solution Online Student Self-Reporting Same process from semester to semester Targeted "Fields" Improved website visibility One Database Easily compiled Searchable & Filtered FREE! www.lorainccc.edu/servicelearning The Result Improvement Our own free tracking system Check on quality Greater direct access to students Easier reporting for faculty – If used correctly Easier to pull data (for grants, presentations, President, awards) Detailed Community Partner & Project info An ABUNDANCE of quotes More sustainable & consistent from semester to semester Challenges Marketing Faculty Understanding of Importance Continued Sustainability - Staffing Other Examples Let's Discuss! Is your institution currently collecting information on student projects? If so, how & what do you collect? If not, why not? What challenges do you have? What successes have you had? Select a speaker for your group to report out the general findings (8 Minutes) Other Uses of Technology to Support Connections Community Partner Directory Faculty Profiles Faculty Roadmap List of Other Resources Service Learning Thank You! Every student participating in SL is flagged Allows for broad views across disciplines and focus on target populations (Eg. Developmental Education Students) Opportunity to quantify student learning in specific courses SL projects can be used to assess Infused Outcomes (eg. Critical Thinking, Diversity, and Ethics) Demonstrates community impact and tells the story Shift from Faculty reporting to student-driven reporting – students take ownership!