City College of San Francisco - California Competes

MAJOR FINDINGS
Teaching & Learning
1. Develop an institutional plan through Shared Governance processes to further address the
discussion, development, implementation, and assessment of student learning outcomes.
(T.2, S.II.A)
a. Support and train instructional and student development faculty and staff on development and
assessment of learning outcomes at the course and program levels, including training of some
faculty to act as resources to others, expanding participation and promoting time for dialog.
(S.II.A, T.2, T.3, T.5)
b. Develop human and financial resources to provide programs and services, expertise, and
technology support necessary to implement student learning outcomes. (T.2)
c. Bring students into the student learning outcomes discussions. (S.II.A)
d. Explore the possible implications such an institutional plan could have for changes in institutional
processes such as curriculum development and review, faculty and administrative evaluations, and
institutional planning. (T.2, S.II.A)
2. Increase efforts to develop an integrated College curriculum:
a. Support the integration of multicultural perspectives into College courses. (S.II.B)
b. Promote cross-disciplinary and integrative learning communities. (T.3)
3. Expand the College’s professional development program by establishing a teaching and
learning center in support of faculty and staff to help meet the goals and objectives in the
College’s Strategic Plan, especially Priority #1 (Basic Skills); Priority #2 (Academic Programs);
Priority #3 (Workforce Development); and Priority #5 (Student Development). (S.III.A, T.1, T.3)
4. Expand innovative methods of delivery of instruction and student services to meet the
multiple needs of students. (S.II.B)
a. Improve the dissemination of information on instructional pedagogies and evaluation techniques
related to students’ diverse learning styles. (S.II.A)
b. Expand the use of technologies for the delivery of student services. (S.II.B)
5. Use appropriate data to establish a level of funding for instructional materials that anticipates
the need to acquire core collections and instructional equipment for existing and new campus
libraries and learning resources. (S.II.C)
6. Develop a coordinated library/learning resources system to provide, maintain, and track the
use of broadcast/audio/visual services so that a seamless and user-friendly system serves the
instructional needs of faculty, staff, and students. (S.II.C)
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