3. Do you plan to continue the QC work? If so, what aspects seem most promising and why?

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1 SHEET 1 Next Steps Warm Up Exercise The purpse f this exercise is t begin thinking abut the stry yur team will tell when yu return hme and what apprach wuld encurage yur audience t care abut the stry and supprt the next stage f the wrk that yu prpse. The utcme f this brief exercise is t start by defining the mst imprtant message yu want t cnvey. Cntinue thinking abut these five questins as hmewrk t prepare yu fr the Next Steps exercises n Tuesday. 1. Hw des yur experience and what yu learned frm this prject address ne r mre strategic educatinal gals at yur institutin r within yur state? 2. Des yur QC experience cntribute t ther effrts being undertaken t address the strategic gal(s) yu mentined in answer t Questin #1? If s, in what ways? 3. D yu plan t cntinue the QC wrk? If s, what aspects seem mst prmising and why? 4. What lessns have yu learned thrugh the QC prject bth frm yur wn effrts and frm ther states that yu can build upn and share as yu seek t cntinue yur effrts t create high quality educatinal experiences and a meaningful educatin fr all students? 5. What additinal resurces will yu need (e.g. additinal peple, time, funds, cllabratins internal and external) and wh else wuld yu like t engage as participants, advcates r spnsrs f the wrk yu hpe t d? Hw wuld yu g abut recruiting these additinal peple?

2 SHEET 2 Explring the Campus and State Cntext: D yu enjy a supprtive envirnment fr innvatin and change? Read thrugh the fllwing questins and select the nes that are mst relevant t yur institutins. Explain why yu chse thse questins and begin t develp answers t them in yur wn setting. Are there cmpeting visins r gals fr yur institutin r educatin in yur state r d yu have reasnably shared gals and a cmmn visin? In either case hw can yu intrduce yur ideas as ways t advance yur institutinal missin? Has yur institutin undertaken any ther significant change prjects recently? Are there sme lessns frm thse experiences that yu can bring t this new change effrt? What wrked well and what did nt and hw did peple respnd t the earlier change effrts? Hw many peple have been invlved in the QC prject and hw have they respnded t this prject? Is yur institutinal r inter-institutinal culture cnducive t expanding the QC effrt? (NOTE: This is a list f things t cnsider. Sme f these items may nt be especially imprtant in yur envirnment. Yu may identify ther issues f greater imprtance than the nes suggested here.) D prmtin and tenure guidelines and appraches t preparing dcumentatin f faculty wrk recgnize, dcument and encurage faculty behavir that supprts the gals f the changes planned? Is there an infrastructure in place t supprt the kinds f interactins r activities that are required t supprt the changes planned? Des yur campus have a culture f inquiry r a culture f evidence that supprts intentinal and evidence-based change? D yu have a way t learn frm yur experiences and t apply what yu learn in prductive ways? What kinds f infrmatin and resurces are available t yu t guide yur wrk? Is budgeting linked in a meaningful way t planning and are institutinal gals clear and kept in mind when decisins are being made abut hw t allcate resurces? Has yur senir administratin been in place fr a while r have yu had a number f recent transitins and turnvers? Are further turnvers expected? If yur President/Chancellr, Prvst r Dean has recently jined the institutin r recently assumed ffice, can yu discern what he/she wishes t accmplish?

3 SHEET 3 Creating Yur Plan Step 1: Building Yur Case: Hw can yu make yur ideas cmpelling? Put tgether the basic utline f the stry yu plan t tell and hw yu hpe t hk yur audience and build supprt fr what yu hpe t accmplish. Cre Questin: Hw des yur wrk cntribute t students educatinal needs and the educatinal envirnment at yur institutin? The answer des nt have t be identical t the QC gal yu set ut t achieve. What QC activities need t cntinue? What wrk shuld yu sunset? What needs t cntinue and expand? What resurces d yu need in rder t cntinue the necessary wrk? What capacity d yu already have? If yu d nt plan t cntinue the wrk that yu began during the QC prject, what lessns have yu learned that might help yu undertake ther effrts that address the curriculum and student success? Step 2: Aligning with yur lcal cntext: Identifying Allies and Resurces Cnsider the fllwing questins. Is there an institutinal strategic gal that matches up with the changes yu wuld like t intrduce? Hw might yu psitin yur agenda as a respnse t r slutin t that gal? Can yu see a way t make yur gals a respnse t the interests and gals f the peple wh exercise the mst pwer? Hw des the missin/value yu have identified verlap with the values r needs f the gatekeepers t necessary resurces? Hw can yu take advantage f these alignment pints?

4 Creating Yur Plan Step 1: Building Yur Case: A Nte Abut Resurces Resurces include, but are nt limited t funding. Other resurces t cnsider: A clear missin and identity that thers can buy int (but what des that lk like, what d stakehlders need t d if they buy in ) Awareness, particularly f the alignment between yur wrk and the larger institutinal needs Technical capacity and creativity t accmplish the wrk A prtfli f prjects awaiting pprtunities The capacity amng team members t plan fr renewal and change, rather than merely cnservatin Data r narratives that illustrate the value f yur wrk relevant t strategically planning r institutinal missin Access t venues fr cnversatin and cmmunicatin with stakehlders Access t venues fr budget r plicy discussins in the institutin Frm and infrmal relatinships acrss institutins based n face-t-face, grupt-grup, and sectr-t-sectr cmmunicatin. Scial capital and gdwill amng a brad netwrk f individuals and grups (wh will listen t yu? Wh will act fr yu?) The human resurces in terms f cmpetencies and skills including leadership, relatinships, and expertise necessary t the wrk (technical/pedaggical r administrative expertise, innvative capacity t envisin, plan, and carry ut actins r rganizatinal changes) Persistent, embedded leadership acrss scales; multiple peple willing t lead in different venues

5 SHEET 4 Putting it All Tgether Based n yur analysis tday, create a plan t share with yur clleagues. Use these questins as a guide. If yur fcus is systemic and statewide, yu may cnsider these questins if yu wish but yu may als want t explre ways that yu can help create a supprtive envirnment fr effrts t address quality f educatin and meaningful participatin in pstsecndary educatin in yur state. Hw des this effrt supprt institutinal pririties? Clearly state the cre value/missin that yu want t sustain and the cnnectin t the larger missin at yur institutins and t students educatinal success. What assets already exist that can supprt this wrk? Acknwledge the assets that yu have identified. Wh needs t knw abut yur wrk? Priritize the necessary resurces (identified previusly) and the gatekeepers r stakehlders. Hw will yu get their attentin? What are the venues fr raising awareness? Priritize these venues and cnversatins. What is yur message t these stakehlders? In ther wrds, hw will yu talk abut the QC wrk and the value f this wrk when yu g back t yur campus? Outline this message starting with the pint that is mst likely t gain tractin in yur envirnment.

6 SHEET 5 Next Steps Presentatin: Each team will present their stry r narrative describing the next steps they plan t prpse when they return hme. The presenters may ask fr specific feedback r may simply leave it pen fr any cmments. (5 minutes) Respnse frm the grup: The grup may ask clarifying questins and then will ffer feedback addressing psitive pints in the narrative, questins that arise r pssible gaps in the presentatin and challenges that shuld be cnsidered as the team plans its next steps (8 minutes). Reflectin: The presenter(s) respnd t the feedback and ffer cmments n changes that might be made in their pitch r new insights r helpful clarificatins. (2-3 minutes)

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