The SUSTAINABILITY Primer: Sustaining Learning Outcomes and Assessment

By Kathy Telban and Ruth E. Stiehl

NOTE: This is one of six books in The Outcome Primers Series 2.0 that forms the only complete professional guide to establishing and sustaining a learning outcomes and assessment system in colleges, agencies, and industry. Other books in the series include The OUTCOME Primer, The CONTENT Primer, The MAPPING Primer, The ASSESSMENT Primer, and The GUIDING Primer, and may be purchased as a complete set at www.outcomeprimers.com.(WHO)The Sustainability Primer is a practical guide for college assessment coordinators, academic leaders, and instructors on how to (OUTCOME) create and sustain a learning outcomes and assessment system through effective leadership, instructor involvement, professional development, and system integration. (QUESTION) The one driving question answered is: How do we integrate learning outcomes and assessment into the fabric of the organization so they are sustainable? (HOW TO USE) Used alone (as a module), it is a comprehensive guide that will help you examine four critical factors in sustainability of an outcomes and assessment system. Used in conjunction with its five companion Primers, it forms a complete systems approach to professional development for learning outcomes and assessment in an institution of higher education. FEATURED HIGHLIGHTS: The following features distinguish this Primer:* The use of patterns found in all living things to understand how systems are sustained. * A systems perspective and use of a river metaphor to illustrate the learner's journey and learner-centered instruction.* Sustainability tools to use at the organization, program, course, and instructor levels and suggestions for using these tools to both examine and improve an existing system or create one.* Reflections and leadership lessons from the trenches (educational colleagues) to help you learn from the journey of others.* Graphic images that clearly illustrate the flow of learning evidence across time at the organization, program, and course levels. * Illustrations that simplify complex and abstract concepts.* Modular flexibility -functions as an independent module for in-service training as well as a systems approach to professional development for outcomes and assessment planning.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1534887911
• ISBN13: 9781534887916
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 8.5"