JUST THE FACTS: CareerTechnical Credit Transfer CT

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JUST THE FACTSCareer-Technical Credit Transfer
(CT²)

• A partnership of the Ohio Board of Regents and
  the Ohio Department of Education

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H.B. 66 Consultants Ohio Board of
Regents Robert Casto Vicki Melvin Gayle
Ashbridge Ryan Cupp Co-Chairs CT2 Advisory
Committee Charlotte Hatfield President -
Washington State Community College Marsha
Leonard Superintendent - Green County Career
Center Director, Articulation and Transfer Paula
Compton
CT² Website http//regents.ohio.gov/careertecht
ransfer
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Ohios Commitment to Articulation and Transfer

• 1990 Ohio Articulation and Transfer Policy
  Ohio Transfer Module
• 2003 H.B. 95 (ORC 3333.16) Transfer Assurance
  Guides
• 2005 H.B. 66 (ORC 3333.162) - Career-Technical
  Credit Transfer (CT2)
• 2007 University System of Ohio

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CT2 Rationale and Benefits

• Collaborative effort among
• Ohio Board of Regents
• Office of Career-Technical and Adult Education of
  the Ohio Department of Education
• Public Secondary/Adult Career-Technical Education
  Institutions
• Public Higher Education

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CT2 Rationale and Benefits Continued

• Under guidance of the CT2 Advisory Committee
• CT2 established
• Criteria
• Policies
• Procedures
• Whereby students can college credit for technical
  knowledge and skills thereby decreasing time to
  degree completion
• Knowledge and skills are based on recognized
  industry standards such as credentialing or
  licensing examinations

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CT2 Rationale and Benefits Continued

• Major Benefits
• More secondary and adult career-technical
  students will go to college
• More will enter with college credit
• Time to degree completion will be decreased, thus
  saving money and time
• Business and industry will benefit from a
  workforce with advanced skills

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2006-2008 Technical Areas

• Practical Nursing to Pre-licensure Associate
  Degree Nursing
• Electrical Engineering Technology
• Mechanical Engineering Technology
• Medical Assisting
• Information Technology-Networking
• Automotive Technology

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CT² Five-Step Process

• Define learning outcomes based on recognized
  industry standards
• Agree on learning outcomes
• Match course/program to learning outcomes
• Submit course/program materials based on learning
  outcomes
• Review course/program materials for equivalency

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Concepts

• Learning Outcome (LOs) established by faculty
  panels that were based on recognized industry
  standards such as credentialing and licensing
  examinations
• Career-Technical Assurance Guide (CTAG), which
  provides
• An overview of equivalent content learning
  outcomes
• Guidance to students and institutions
• Career-Technical Articulation Number (CTAN),
  which consists of
• Outcomes representing the knowledge and skills
  needed in technical areas to transition from CTAE
  to public higher education

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Another Five Step Process

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• Inventory Creation Performed by content experts
  at the Institution
• Match Creation Performed by content experts at
  the Institution
• Submission Executed by CTAG contacts at the
  Schools
• Review Performed by the Validation Center
  Coordinator and/or Faculty Review Panels
• Posting Performed by Software Under Control of
  Validation Center Coordinators

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Validation Centers and Review Panels Established

• Five Validation Centers Established
• Sinclair Community College Practical to
  Pre-licensure associate degree registered
  nursing.
• Marion Technical College Information Technology
  Networking
• The University of Akron Medical Assisting
• Miami University, Hamilton Engineering
  Technology (Mechanical and Electrical)
• Owens Community College - Automotive

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People

• Validation Center Coordinators
• Faculty members from the five Validation Centers
  manage and coordinate activities
• Review Panel Members
• Faculty and teachers from public institutions of
  higher education and CTAE institutions review
  technical courses and submitted programs
• CT2 Contacts and Coordinators
• Representatives from public higher education and
  CTAE institutions serve as primary liaisons
  between institutions and the Regents

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Tools

• CEMS is a web-based tool that supports
  course/program submission, review and posting of
  equivalent courses/programs.
• Reporting System is a searchable web-based
  resource that shows students, faculty,
  registrars, counselors, and others the state-wide
  equivalent courses/programs for CT2.

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Electronic Integration Backbone
Target Institution
Transcript and Supplement
Transcript Belongs to the sending institution
and cannot be altered
Source Institution

• Articulation and Transfer Clearinghouse
• Supplements incoming information and forwards it

• Database
• Populated with approved, equivalent courses or
  content data
• When course content matches learning outcomes,
  course is deemed equivalent

• TAG Electronic Bulletin Board
• User resource
• Posts equivalent, TAG-approved content

Course Management and Tracking System
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Areas Currently in Development and Soon to be
Available

• First Responder
• Emergency Medical Technician Basic
• Emergency Medical Technical Intermediate
• Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic
• Volunteer Firefighter
• Firefighter I
• Firefighter II

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Areas for Future Development (in process)

• Construction
• Information Support
• Culinary Arts
• Law Enforcement
• Interactive Media

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Help!Note The remaining slides were developed
by Robert Speckert, the Validation Center
Coordinator for Engineering Technology at
Miami-Hamilton

• Technical Tool Support
• Regional Validation Center Coordinators
• Help Desk. Ryan Cupp 614-752-9474 or
  rcupp_at_regents.state.oh.us
• Direct Access to the Help System
• http//ct2.securespsite.com/
• Click on CEMS Help on left side of screen
• Access to Help System from Within CEMS
• Online tutorial for each page

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Entering Courses Into the CEMSOhio Database

• Begin by logging in to CEMS
• https//atc.regents.ohio.gov/CEMS
• Enter your user name
• Enter you password
• Note that there is also a practice site
• https//uat.regents.state.oh.us/CEMS
• User Name
• Password

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Entering Courses Into the CEMSOhio Database
(continued)

• This is a two step process
• Create an inventory of your courses
• Match the inventory you create to the appropriate
  CTANs
• As your schools CTAG coordinator, you will wear
  two hats
• Faculty
• Coordinator

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Entering Courses Into the CEMSOhio Database
(continued)

• Start the Process as a Faculty
• The two steps listed above are done as a
  Faculty
• Once you submit your courses as a Faculty the
  submission comes right back to YOU as
  Coordinator.
• As Coordinator, you can review the submission
  then approve it and submit it to the OBR.

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Lets Begin the Course Creation ProcessSelect
Faculty
Start as a Faculty
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Start with Course/Program Inventory
Click on Create a new Course or Program
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Enter School and Course Information
Enter your school information
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Here is an Example Using Miami Numbers
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Now Enter Course Details
Cut and paste from syllabus.
Prerequisite info. goes here
Course description goes here
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More on Course Details
Best if you have ISBN
Textbook info and additional reading
Goals and Objectives
Assessment of students
Additional info also attached syllabus
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Review before you Submit
Once again, prepare a syllabus prior to
initiating this process. On this page you can
review your work prior to submitting.
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First Few Screens are Straight Forward
Use Fall 2008 as initial term
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Select CTAG/CTAN
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Select CTAN to Match your Course
Select the Curriculum Field on the Left to Narrow
the List on the Right
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Lets Match to CTAN CTMET005
CT-Mechanical Eng Tech selected
Only two CTANs under Mechanical
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Match the CTAN to Your Course
Select your Course To Match then click the arrow
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Miami Course ENT 135 Selected
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Now the Work Begins!
Describe how your course meets the learning
outcomes. This is the tough part. See handouts
for examples.
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Entering Courses Into the CEMSOhio Database
(continued)

• The steps described above are performed as a
  Faculty.
• After entering Learning Outcomes, press Submit.
• The course comes to YOU as Coordinator.
• As Coordinator, review the course.
• If all is OK, submit to OBR or return to Faculty
  for further details.

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Course Creation Process Complete!

• If you follow these steps, you will have entered
  your courses into the CEMS database.
• Once the courses are submitted to OBR, a CTAG
  staff member reviews the material. If complete,
  it is forwarded to Validation Center
  Coordinator-VCC (Rob Speckert is VCC for
  Engineering Technology)

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Course Approval Process

• Validation Center Coordinator reviews course to
  make sure all sections are complete.
• Special attention is paid to the learning
  outcomes. (Please describe how the course
  addresses each learning outcome.)
• If all looks good, the course is forwarded to
  review panel. This is a panel of faculty.
• If approved by panel, VCC sends to OBR for
  publication.
• If not approved, it is returned to campus
  coordinator with explanation of what is needed.