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Thursday, March 30th, 2017

Members of the Human Cultures faculty team Laura Vidler and Melissa McAllister will share information about the process for developing the Passport Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and their accompanying Proficiency Criteria (PC). You will learn how they were able to find alignment across their institutions – where there was easy consensus and where they had to work through the differences. This information should provide a good background for understanding the role of the PC and leading discussions on your campus about determining the congruence of your institution’s/state’s learning outcomes with the PLOs.

Speakers

Laura Vidler, Chair, Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics, Professor of Spanish, University of South Dakota

Laura Vidler is Professor of Spanish and Chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics at the University of South Dakota. She holds a PhD from the University of California, Irvine and has published numerous studies on performance theory and drama of the Spanish Golden Age. Vidler is a member of the Board of Directors of the Association for Hispanic Classical Theater. She is also founder and director of The Comedia Theory Institute, Inc., a non-profit organization that promotes performance and performance studies. She was previously Professor and Program Director of Spanish at the United States Military Academy, West Point.

Melissa McAllister, Instructor, English as Second Language, St. Petersburg College, FL

Melissa McAllister served as Wyoming’s faculty liaison for the Human Cultures interstate faculty team. She has taught English as a Second Language (ESL) for more than fifteen years, and is currently a faculty member at St. Petersburg College in Clearwater, FL. Throughout her career in higher education, she has taken on roles that support student success through a variety of roles. McAllister has a B.A. in international studies from Emory University and an M.S. in teaching ESL & applied linguistics from Georgia State University, and she is a doctoral candidate in curriculum & instruction at the University of Wyoming.

Wednesday, March 29th, 2017

Members of the Written Communication faculty team James Goodman and Teresa Tande will share information about the process for developing the Passport Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and their accompanying Proficiency Criteria (PC). You will learn how they were able to find alignment across their institutions – where there was easy consensus and where they had to work through the differences. This information should provide a good background for understanding the role of the PC and leading discussions on your campus about determining the congruence of your institution’s/state’s learning outcomes with the PLOs.

Speakers

James Goodman, Dean of Arts & Sciences, Leeward Community College

James Goodman has served at Leeward Community College in Pearl City, Hawaiʻi as Dean of Arts & Sciences since 1995. He has chaired his campus’ Developmental Education Committee and has worked with his faculty to develop a number of programs including the AS in Natural Sciences. He chaired the Passport Learning Outcomes Team for Written Communication in 2012 and later recruiting faculty for Round II. Prior, he was an Associate Professor in Art and served as Faculty Senate Chair. Goodman earned his BFA and MFA at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

Teresa Tande, Associate Professor English/Humanities, Lake Region State College

Teresa Tande, associate professor of English/Humanities/Communication at Lake Region State College, has held her full-time position the past eight years, following 20 years as a part-time instructor. During that time she also taught high school and then middle school English. She is involved with the state General Education Council, having just served as its president. In addition to several language arts related state initiatives, Tande is also involved with the college’s retention, diversity, and accreditation committees. Tande received her B.S. in music and English and her Master’s in Education and her National Board Certification in Language Arts.

Thursday, March 2nd, 2017

Members of the Critical Thinking faculty team Paul Disney and James West will share information about the process for developing the Passport Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and their accompanying Proficiency Criteria (PC). You will learn how they were able to find alignment across their institutions – where there was easy consensus and where they had to work through the differences. This information should provide a good background for understanding the role of the PC and leading discussions on your campus about determining the congruence of your institution’s/state’s learning outcomes with the PLOs.

Speakers

Paul Disney, Adjunct Instructor of Business/Economics, Western Oregon University

Paul Disney is currently teaching business management as an adjunct instructor at Western Oregon University. Previous to this position he served as a U.S. Army Aviator and retired after 30 years of active service with the rank of Colonel in 2010. He is a 1980 graduate of Elizabethtown College, Pennsylvania, and holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Boston University. Paul attended the Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, and graduated with a Masters of Strategic Studies in June 2002.

James A. West, Arts & Humanities D, Leeward Community College

James West has served as chair of the Arts & Humanities Division at Leeward Community College since 2001. He is also chair of Leeward’s General Education Committee. Previously, he has served as faculty senate chair. West received his BA and MA in philosophy from the University of Hawai’i.

Thursday, January 26th, 2017

Chair of the Oral Communication faculty team, Sharon Cox, will share information about the process for developing the Passport Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and their accompanying Proficiency Criteria (PC). You will learn how the team was able to find alignment across their institutions – where there was easy consensus and where they had to work through the differences. This information should provide a good background for understanding the role of the PC and leading discussions on your campus about determining the congruence of your institution’s/state’s learning outcomes with the PLOs.

Speaker

Sharon Cox, Lecturer of Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sharon Cox is currently a lecturer of accountancy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to this, she was an assistant professor at University of Hawai‘i – West Oahu from 2008-2014, at University of New Mexico from 2007-2008, and at University of Hawai‘i – Manoa from 2001-2007. Cox holds a B.B.A., Summa Cum Laude, in accounting from Pace University, an M.B.A. in accounting from Pace University, and a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Kentucky.

Wednesday, December 7th, 2016

This webinar focuses on using the rubrics to score student artifacts for the Interstate Passport mapping project. You will learn how to effectively and efficiently use these rubrics. Prior to watching the recording, faculty members should review the student artifacts listed below.

Presentation Handouts

Artifact #1: Critical Thinking
Artifact #2: Natural Sciences
Artifact #3: Quantitative Literacy
Artifact #4: Writing

Wednesday, November 16th, 2016

Members of the Creative Expression faculty team Michael Phillips and Paul Wickline will share information about the process for developing the Passport Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and their accompanying Proficiency Criteria (PC). You will learn how they were able to find alignment across their institutions – where there was easy consensus and where they had to work through the differences. This information should provide a good background for understanding the role of the PC and leading discussions on your campus about determining the congruence of your institution’s/state’s learning outcomes with the PLOs.

Speakers

Michael Phillips, Associate Professor of Theatre, Western Oregon University

Michael Phillips has been a professor of theatre at Western Oregon University since 2003, where he teaches theatre history, directing and musical theatre. He is also the artistic director of Portal Theatre, which specializes in devised, original work. Phillips is deeply engaged in public science, exploring ways to communicate science through theatre. Previously, he was on the faculty of Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Phillips received his B.S.E. from Arkansas State University in Speech Communication and Dramatic Art, his MA in Theatre from Western Washington University, and his PhD in Theatre from the University of Oregon.

Paul Wickline, Theatre Department Chair/Academic Senate President, College of the Canyons

Paul Wickline has served as the department chair of the theatre program at College of the Canyons since 2008 and the outcomes assessment coordinator since 2010. Wickline currently serves as the president of the Academic Senate. Previously he served as the Artistic Director of the Walla Walla Community College theatre program (2003-2007). Recently, he was selected to participate in the AAC&U Faculty Collaboratives project. Wickline received his BA in Education with endorsements in Theatre and English from Western Washington University and an ME (Master Teacher in Theatre) from Central Washington University. In 2013 he completed the Certificate in Community College Professional Leadership at Claremont Graduate University.

Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 at 12:00pm MT

Members of the Natural Sciences faculty team Thomas Krabacher and Patricia Flatt will share information about the process for developing the Passport Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and their accompanying Proficiency Criteria (PC). You will learn how they were able to find alignment across their institutions – where there was easy consensus and where they had to work through the differences. This information should provide a good background for understanding the role of the PC and leading discussions on your campus about determining the congruence of your institution’s/state’s learning outcomes with the PLOs.

Speakers

Patricia Flatt, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Western Oregon University

Patricia Flatt’s educational background includes a M.S. in plant ecology from the University of Denver and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Vanderbilt University, where she conducted research on the molecular mechanisms of cancer biology. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship in marine natural products chemistry in the college of pharmacy at Oregon State University. Flatt currently holds the rank of associate professor of chemistry at Western Oregon University where she has developed a new chemistry emphasis degree option in medicinal chemistry and pharmacology.

Thomas Krabacher, Professor of Geography, California State University, Sacramento

Thomas Krabacher has been a faculty member in the Department of Geography at the California State University, Sacramento for over 25 years. His academic interests are in the areas of population/demographics and climate change, particularly as they apply to Sub-Saharan Africa, where he has conducted fieldwork in Sierra Leone, Mali, and South Africa. For the past decade Krabacher has also served on the statewide Academic Senate of the CSU, with responsibility for monitoring higher education legislation at the state level. He received his BS and MA from Michigan State University and Ph.D. in Geography from the University of California, Davis.