Consultation session questions
Your perspective is valuable to us in the development of the Education Plan. Please send us your thoughts to the questions below to educationplan@camosun.bc.ca by Wednesday, October 14, 2009.
Educational Plan 2009
1. Educational Vision
Our educational vision provides the framework for, and describes the future of, education at Camosun College. While it references our government mandate and institutional mission, the educational vision focuses on such elements as our educational philosophy and principles; institutional identity - or how we differentiate ourselves educationally from other institutions; and our long term vision or educational direction.
In this context, what statements are important to make in articulating an educational vision for Camosun?
2. Programming
Our Strategic Plan identifies several ‘targeted’ or important populations for us to serve in the coming years – aboriginal, international, workforce, and distance students among them. Our current programs meet a broad spectrum of industry and learner needs and articulate to additional opportunities across the system. We pride ourselves in our dedication to serving the needs of our community in diverse ways.
What new programming thrusts and priority areas should we establish in order to best serve the populations within our mandate?
3. Teaching and Learning
Student learning is the primary purpose of Camosun College. It invites us to continually focus on the goals, decisions and processes that support learning-centered practice. It also motivates us to ensure that organizational structures and resources are in place to support learning and learning centered teaching practice, including faculty development, library and other learning resources, distributed education, and educational leadership development.
What aspects of these and other supports must we ensure are present and optimized in order to foster quality teaching and enhance student learning and success?
4. Educational Processes
Our “educational processes” encompass a fairly diverse set of activities, mainly in support of curriculum and teaching and learning. These might include educational standards and outcomes, educational or applied research, curriculum development, approvals processes, and assessment, review and renewal among others.
What strategies should we have in place in these and other areas to ensure our educational processes are effective and efficient?
5. Enrolment Management
“Enrolment Management” is a term that refers to institutional practices pertaining to and supporting student recruitment, retention and success. As such these practices focus on the student and their experience in entering, participating and succeeding in their educational path. We seek to enhance the student experience because it in turn is key to successful educational outcomes for Camosun’s learners.
What strategies should we have in place in these areas to optimize enrolment, the student experience and successful educational outcomes at Camosun?
