1I4 Academic Program Quality Improvements

The following program quality improvements have been implemented:

• Developed and implemented a voluntary online orientation class to better prepare students for online programs and courses (2011-2012);
• Developed and implemented best practices for online learning, as well as similar best practices for traditional learning (2012-2013);
• Developed and implemented an Instructor Workday Online form to be used to streamline the faculty process for reporting the use of non-student contact days, including using the days for assessment purposes (2013-2014);
• Developed and implemented a standardized Lesson Plan Template for all faculty to use (2013-2014);
• Researched Universal Design for Learning Elements and incorporated some elements into current practices (2014-2015);
• Reviewed entrance requirement on nine programs (2014-2016) with three more to take place Summer 2017.  The completed reviews have resulted in entrance requirement adjustments and the development of a pre-Early Childhood program;
• Held industry sector breakfasts for Health, Transportation, Construction, and IT career fields in Spring 2017, providing the Institute with direct industry input on workforce needs and how the Institute can better meet those needs;
• Received national reaccreditation for various programs, as indicated in Table 1R4.1.

Over the next three years, Southeast Tech’s priorities for improving Academic Program Quality results include:

• Re-establishing the Diesel national NATEF accreditation;
• Conducting student assessments for Oral Communication and Problem-Solving skills and using results to improve graduate quality; 
• Strengthening the program improvement process by reviewing, developing, and implementing improvement strategies and updating to a new assessment and planning software package;
• Using the Education Design and Delivery Team to determine workforce needs and positioning the Institute to meet those needs through the development of appropriate programming.