Welcome to the Foundations of Excellence

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Welcome to the Foundations of Excellence
Web-Enhanced Conference Call
Dial In Number Passcode -
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Agenda

• Welcome
• Survey Results in WESS
• Discussion Topics
• General Questions
• Announcements

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FoEtec to WESS(Web-Enabled Survey Software)
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WESS Interactive Tools
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Interactive Reports (both surveys)
WESS Administrator needs to turn on 1) Survey
Snapshot 2) Institution Specific Questions
(optional) 3) Open-Ended Questions 4) All Unit
Levels (optional)
Institution Specific Questions Open-Ended
Questions
For instructions to turn on reports
see http//www.fyfoundations.org/doc.aspx?id326
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Dimensions
Important Report for Committees
Recommended 1st Step
Step Two
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Dimensions
Sample Institution
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Dimensions Filtering
2-Year Sample College
2-Year Sample College
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Dimensions Filtering (Faculty)
2-Year Sample College
2-Year Sample College
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Dimensions Filtering (Prof. Staff)
2-Year Sample College
2-Year Sample College
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Cross-Tabs Example
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Suggested Committee Approach
Examine frequencies for and filter (both
surveys) 1) the assigned Dimension (Dimensions
report) 2) Scaled Questions (for context) 3)
Overall questions 4) Open-Ended Questions
(seek patterns) 5) Compare faculty/staff and
student results 6) Run Cross-Tabs for deeper
analysis
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Rich Discussion
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Discussing the Survey Results
What do results reveal about The Dimension?
Campus subgroups? The first year? Other
Considerations Do the results confirm known
areas of strength? Are there results that should
be celebrated? Do the results reveal areas
needing improvement? Which results should be
used in the Dimension Report? Which results
support recommended action items?
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Value of Survey Results

• Committee discussion about interpreting data can
  be very revealing go beyond face value of the
  results
• Raises new questions that can later be explored
  through focus group or questions on another
  survey
• Continue to use the data beyond this project
  repeat the surveys in another year to examine
  changes
• WESS Administrators can download data (without
  identifying information) from their WESS link

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Questions?
(link for this PowerPoint is on the last slide)
For assistance after call, contact Kathleen
Morley morley_at_fyfoundations.org 828-966-5313
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Discussion Topics

• 1) Approach to Committee Work
• 2) What to include in
• CPI Policies Sections
• Evidence Library

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Evidence Library Courtesy of U. South Dakota
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General Questions

• What questions do you have?
• Do you have what you need?
• How can we help?

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Announcements

• Mid-Winter Meeting requested proposal (optional)
  date is November 30 (tell John)
• Liaisons load information for Learning
  Improvement under Administration / FoEtec Setup
• Student Surveys time to launch
• Dimension Committee select Request Feedback
  button when report is done
• Mid-Winter Meeting scheduled for February 16

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Conference Call Follow-Up

• This November 2006 Conference Call PowerPoint
  Presentation can be found at
• http//www.fyfoundations.org/content/nov064yrconfc
  allsurveys.zip
• Also, expect shortly a very brief email survey
  asking for your feedback on this call.
• THANK YOU!