Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Past Workshops and Materials

Faculty SLO Workshops

Lunch & Learn Workshops presented by PCC faculty
Sponsored by the Academic Senate Board organized by the Senate Faculty Development Committee

Video and DVD recordings of SLO workshops are available from the New Media Center  for faculty use.

Spring 2007 Workshops

Closing the Loop: Evaluation of SLO Assessment
Salomón Dávila (Engineering and Technology Division)
Link to presentation

Fall 2006 Workshops

The Next Step: Assessing Course SLOs Oct. 26, 2006 C217
Crystal Kollross (Institutional Research & Planning Office) presented techniques for assessing SLOs using what you already have.
Link to presentation.

Active Learning Workshop- Designing Learner-Centered Education (C217 1:00 -3:00 p.m. )
Chuck Ward (Counseling) discusses learning styles and how to design teaching experiences for all learning styles.
Link to presentation

Not Reinventing the Wheel: Using Rubrics with your Current Evaluation Methods" November 30, 12noon-1pm in C217.
Karen Carlisi and Crystal Kolross will discuss the role of rubrics in the evaluation stage of the SLO cycle. Emphasis will be placed on
creating rubrics to assess SLOs without necessarily changing current evaluation methods. Link to presentation

Spring 2006 Workshops

The Link Between SLOs, Assessment & Critical Thinking May 9, 2006 
Robert Eaton, Music Faculty (Performing & Communication Arts Division) presented a model for incorporating writing and critical thinking in the SLO assessment cycle across the disciplines. New Media Center: DVD D 0218      Closed captioned.

Fall 2005 Workshops

"SLO Development: A Case Study" November 10, 2005
Ann Davis and Jay Cho (Math Division) discussed the process of development of SLOs and the use of rubrics to assess them for Math 402 (Pre Algebra).  Link to presentation.
New Media Center   DVD: D 0211       

"Rubrics in the SLO Cycle" November 22, 2005
Karen Carlisi discussed the role of rubrics in the SLO assessment cycle, with a step-by-step process for creating rubrics and tips for implementation of rubrics for learning and assessment. Link to presentation (adapted from work by Wei-I Wang (PCC-IPRO).
New Media Center     DVD:  D 0213

"Enhancing Your Couses with SLOs & Assessment" November 17, 2005
Salomon Davila (Engineering & Technology Division – Drafting and Computer-Aided Design) updated his previous presentation with a focus on incorporating program SLOs into courses and developing a final project to assess student learning.  Link to presentation New Media Center DVD D 0212 (11/17/05)

"Using SLOs & Assessment for More Effective Assignments" November 29, 2005
Priya Venkatesan (Natural Sciences - Nutrition Instructor) updated her previous presentation on examples of adapting and enhancing existing assignments with SLOs and learning assessment techniques. Link to presentation
New Media Center   DVD:D 0160 or D 0214 or VHS: V2416

Spring 2005 Workshops

"What's the Big Deal About SLOs?" April 5, 2005
Karen Carlisi (Writing Across the Curriculum Project Coordinator and ESL instructor) discussed concerns, controversies, and conundrums expressed in the PCC SLO survey.  Parallels and distinctions between TMOs and SLOs were addressed.
Link to presentation 
New Media Center   VHS: V 2614    DVD: D 0158

"SLOs and Accreditation: An Insider's Unofficial View" April 28, 2005
Judith Branzburg (English Division) discussed the new accreditation standards' emphasis on SLOs
and how accreditation visiting teams are assessing a school's use of SLOs.  Link to related material
New Media Center    VHS: V 2615 or DVD: D 0159

"Using SLOs for More Effective Assignments" May 5, 2005
Priya Venkatesan (Natural Sciences - Nutrition Instructor) discussed and presented examples of adapting and enhancing existing assignments with SLOs and learning assessment techniques. Link to presentation.
New Media Center   DVD:D 0160 or D 0214 or VHS: V2416

"Strengthening Programs with SLOs" May 10, 2005
Shelley Gaskin (Business & Computer Technology Division - Business Information Technology Program) discussed the successful use of SLOs and assessment techniques in the BIT program.  Link to related material: "The Case for Authentic Assessment" by Grant Wiggins   New Media Center   DVD: D 0161 or  VHS: V 2622

"Enhancing Your Courses with SLOs" May 19, 2005
Salomon Davila (Engineering & Technology Division – Drafting and Computer-Aided Design) discussed and presented examples of incorporating student  learning outcomes (SLOs) into course syllabus, relating program goals to course SLOs and an assignment.  Link to presentation.   New Media Center  VHS:V 2626 or DVD:D 0162 (5/19/05)