Cañada Improve (formerly TracDat)
Skyline Improve (formerly TracDat)
Improve (formerly TracDat) is a web-based software that automates the assessment process by providing a structured
framework for continuous quality improvement for both our instructional and non-instructional
programs. The software uses multi-layered structure to handle various hierarchical
levels of an organization.
For the purpose of adequately meeting SLO proficiency by 2012, the San Mateo County
Community College District (SMCCCD) in 2009 purchased the software as a hosted solution.
The Office of Vice Chancellor, Educational Services and Planning centrally coordinated
the implementation of the tool through the TracDAT Steering Committee. The Committee
was chaired by the Vice Chancellor of Educational Services and Planning, which is
charged with the responsibilities of providing the overall guidance for the deployment
of TracDAT, which includes:
- Identifying institutional needs and priorities associated with the use of the tool
- Developing system level goals
- Establishing timelines and milestones
- Monitoring the progress of deployment and usage
- Planning for training using external and internal resources
- Communicating with various instructional and non-instructional units of the distinct
colleges regarding all matters of TracDAT implementation
Highlights
- The Objectives at all levels of the institution from courses to institutional mission
can be systematically related to each other with minimal effort.
- Department or program objectives can be related to institutional goals, school/division
goals, department goals, course level outcomes and external goals.
- A wide variety of assessment data from all institutional levels from classroom to
institutional mission can be stored, related, and accessed.
- The software facilitates completion of the feedback loop through assessing data for
program improvement.
- It provides efficient documentation of the impacts that assessment activities have
on educational programs and administrative responsibilities.
- Dynamically generated reports enables users to track and review problems and their
respective solutions, relate goals and objectives to the institutional mission, and
review courses by objectives and assorted data summaries.
- Assessment data can be entered and accessed through the Internet making it available
both on and off campus in electronic format.
- Provides well laid out reports with consistent look and feel.
*Source: TracDAT and Wharton County Junior College
2012 Committee Members
Personnel |
Cañada |
CSM |
Skyline |
District |
SLO |
Carol Rhodes |
Chandra Vanajakshi |
Karen Wong |
|
Curriculum Rep |
Alicia Aguirre |
Laura Demsetz |
Christine Roumbanis |
|
Institutional Effectiveness |
Greg Stoup |
John Sewart |
Rob Johnstone |
|
Admin |
|
Sandra Comerford |
Connie Beringer |
Eric Raznick Jing Luan Sue Harrison
|
Ray Hernandez
Professor, Respiratory Therapy,
Skyline College
President, District Academic Senate
Ex-officio