Course Curriculum

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    CHAPTER 1: WELCOME! THE CHARACTER COLLABORATIVE & NACAC PARTNERSHIP

    • WATCH: DAVID HOLMES AND ANGEL PEREZ (4min)

    • READ: MEET YOUR CHARACTER COLLABORATIVE COURSE FACILITATORS (2min)

    • READ: GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THIS COURSE (1min)

    • WATCH: HOW TO NAVIGATE THIS COURSE (3min)

    • READ: BOOKMARKING THIS SITE (2min)
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    CHAPTER 2: ASSESSING CHARACTER IN ADMISSION: AN INTRODUCTION

    • WATCH: CONCEPTUALIZING CHARACTER (3min)

    • READ: COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (1min)
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    CHAPTER 3: CORE PRINCIPLES OF CHARACTER ASSESSMENT

    • READ: INTRODUCTION -- PRINCIPLES OF CHARACTER ASSESSMENT (1min)

    • READ: "OVERDUE REVOLUTION: CHARACTER STRENGTHS IN ADMISSIONS EQUATION," SPRING 2015 (7min)

    • WATCH PART 1: TURNING THE TIDE -- A FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING CHARACTER IN COLLEGE ADMISSION (3min)

    • WATCH PART 2: TURNING THE TIDE -- AN ALTERNATIVE FRAMEWORK: CHARACTER IN ADMISSION (10min)

    • WATCH: CORE PRINCIPLES OF CHARACTER ASSESSMENT (7min)

    • CHAPTER 3 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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    CHAPTER 4: SELECTING TOOLS FOR EVIDENCE OF CHARACTER

    • READ: INTRODUCTION -- SELECTING TOOLS FOR EVIDENCE OF CHARACTER (1min)

    • WATCH: ADMISSION ARTIFACTS (5min)

    • WATCH PART 1: TOOLS TO ASSESS CHARACTER -- THRIVER STUDY (6min)

    • WATCH PART 2: TOOLS TO ASSESS CHARACTER -- UNDERSTANDING INSTITUTIONAL VALUES (3min)

    • WATCH: MIT - ASSESSING CHARACTER IN ADMISSION (2min)

    • CHAPTER 4 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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    CHAPTER 5: DETERMINING EFFECTIVE WAYS TO RATE CHARACTER

    • READ: INTRODUCTION -- DETERMINING EFFECTIVE WAYS TO RATE CHARACTER (1min)

    • WATCH: CHARACTER AND THE ADMISSIONS RUBRIC (8min)

    • CHAPTER 5 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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    CHAPTER 6: DEVELOPING SOUND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES

    • READ: INTRO TO CHAPTER 6 -- DEVELOP SOUND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES

    • WATCH: DEVELOPING SOUND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES (6min)

    • WATCH: SUPPORTING PARTNERSHIPS WITH COLLEGE COUNSELORS (7min)

    • CHAPTER 6 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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    CHAPTER 7: CALL TO ACTION & FEEDBACK

    • WATCH: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER (6min)

    • EXIT SURVEY - HOW DID WE DO?