Learning Toolkits (LT) are meant to increase student success by offering just in time support outside of the classroom. The first courses selected to receive Learning Toolkits are: MAT 0018, 0028, 1033, ENC 0025, and REA 0017. Those courses were selected because they had the highest enrollment and lowest student success and therefore could greatly benefit from additional student resources.
In order to create the Learning Toolkits we had to identify the competencies that students have the most difficulty with in each course. The development teams consisting of a Faculty Developer, Learning Support Developer and a Faculty Reviewer were responsible for narrowing a list of competencies to 15 for their peers to rank. In May of 2014 a link to a “Competency Survey” for Math, Reading and Writing was sent to faculty and learning support staff in the respective disciplines. The results from those surveys can be viewed in the images below. The numbers to the right of the competency represent the average of all of the votes received for that particular competency.
Based on the surveys there were at least two or three high priority competencies identified for each course. Therefore, the development teams will be developing comprehensive modules for at least the top five competencies identified in each course for inclusion in the Learning Toolkits. Additional modules may be developed at a later date based on these rankings to help add depth to the Toolkits and further increase student success.
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