So the Ohlone Philosophy department, along with all other departments at Ohlone College needs to begin assessing course SLOs (Student Learning Outcomes) as part of the larger accreditation process of the college. This is also an opportunity to reflect upon our teaching techniques and styles, and determine if our students are actually learning the things that we set out for them to learn.
What makes Philosophy Course SLO assessment particularly difficult is that there are many courses that are taught only by adjuncts, specifically:
104 Logic
109A Understanding the Old Testament
109B Understanding the New Testament
110 Introduction to Asian Religions
112 Introduction to Western religions
114 Introduction to Islam
But I am confident in my adjunct professors, and believe that they will help me assist in assessing Course SLOs when it comes time to evaluate their specific Course SLOs.
Complicating matters further is that the philosophy department must under go course review this semester. All course outlines must be reviewed, evaluated, and updated, which includes course SLOs. This will require input from adjuncts who teach these particular courses. I also want to ensure that course SLOs in some way line up with Program SLOs and courses that fall under GE areas should have at least one SLO that matches GE SLOs.
