Internal Factors Influencing College Program Priorities

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• Internal Factors Influencing College Program
  Priorities

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• Our Mission
•  We provide excellent, accessible,
  learner-centred education connecting learners,
  the communities of Northwestern Ontario, and the
• global workplace.

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Internal Structures Needed to Identify and
Support Program Priorities

• Strategic Initiatives
• - Identified, Published and Communicated
• Strategic Directions
• - Implementation and timelines

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Using Faculty as Change Agents

• Creation of Curriculum and Technology Planning
  Team
• College-wide representation
• Curriculum models, processes

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Academic Plan

• Created by Academic Council
• Blueprint for academic planning and decision
  making
• Describes the vision of focusing on learning, the
  learner, success and excellence
• Outlines the principles and priorities to guide
  work of the college

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Priorities of the Academic Plan 2003-2006
The vision of the Great Learning College will
inspire action. Our journey to becoming a Great
Learning College will begin in six key areas
Access and Success Initiatives New Programs
Program Assessment and Renewal Expanding
Methods of Program Delivery Faculty and Staff
Renewal Building External Relationships
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How does this influence individual programs?

• Program Renewal Process
• New Program Development Process

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Environmental Scanning

• Internal and external research
• Workplace
• Northwestern Ontario
• Changing demographics
• Students
• Education
• Engaging local communities of interest
• Supporting curriculum planning

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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN ?

• All truths are easy to understand once they are
  discovered the point is to discover them.
  Galileo

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What had to happen?

• Coaching of faculty
• Training research methods
• - curriculum planning

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Is it working?

• Win-Win for college programs and their
  stakeholders
• Enhanced planning leading to improved programs
• Communities feel that they are being given a
  voice
• New Opportunities
• Quality Assurance

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Vision without action is merely a dream. Action
without vision just passes the time. Vision with
action can change the world.

• Joel A. Barker, Paradigms The Business of
  Discovering the Future