SLO Identification Rubric: BROADENING YOUR HORIZONS
Learning: a comprehensive, holistic, transformative activity that integrates academic learning and student development, processes that have often been considered separate, even independent of each other*

BROADENING YOUR HORIZONS:Developingskills and characteristics necessary for effective and appropriate interactions in a variety of cultural, social and political settings. Students will experience learning in the following areas: (1) knowledge and beliefs about their own personal cultural, social and political views; (2) knowledge and beliefs about the cultural, social and political views that others hold; and, (3) how to actively engage in an appropriate manner with those that are different from themselves.
Student
Outcomes* / Outcome
Dimensions* / Definition / Action Words** / Student Developmental Experiences for Learning / Sample Student Learning Outcomes
/ Self-awareness / The knowledge and understanding of one’s own cultural, social and political views. The understanding of how different factors can influence them. /
  • Identify
  • Describe
  • Articulate
  • Recognize
  • Observe
  • Discover
  • Differentiate
  • Compare
  • Associate
  • Express
  • Interpret
  • Combine
  • Evaluate
  • Integrate
  • Collaborate
  • Support
  • Advocate
  • Hypothesize
  • Demonstrate
/
  • International Student Organization Cultural Night
  • Share the WEALTH program with University Health Services
  • Native American Awareness Week Events
  • Take Back the Night
  • Pride Week
  • Black History Month Events
  • Tunnel of Oppression
  • Chinese New Year Celebration
  • Voter registration
  • Orientation
/ Students who participate in a guest speaker event hosted by Oklahoma State Queers and Allies will be able to describe their own views on sexual orientation.
Beliefs about self / The importance and/or value placed on one’s own views independently and in comparison to others’ views. / Students who participate in the Chinese New Year Celebration will be able to compare the value they place on new year traditions compared to the value placed on the traditions by others from China.
Knowledge of others / Knowledge about the variable cultural, social and political views held by others; as well ashow the views and experiences of others are affected by different factors (e.g.social, structural, economic, etc.). / Students who participate in in the Black History Month speaker discussion will be able to evaluate the impact race may have on experiences and views of African Americans.
Beliefs about others / The importance and/or value placed on another person’s views and experiences. This includes beliefs regarding the extent to which others should be able to express their views and advocate for equality. / Students who participate in Take Back the Night will be able to identify at least one way to support someone experiencing dating violence.
Communication / The ability to communicate verbally and nonverbally with different people. This includes understanding how situations and contexts can influence the type of communication that is appropriate and effective. / Students who participate in the cross-cultural communication trainingsession will be able to demonstrate at least two different ways to effectively communicate with someone who speaks a limited amount of English.
Engagement / The extent to which one seeks out opportunities to interact with others. The ability to effectively integrate knowledge about other people and their communication styles into positive interactions. / Students who attend an International Student Organization meeting will be able to identify an area club and attend a culture specific celebration hosted by the club.

*Learning Reconsidered**Bloom’s Taxonomy SOURCES - AACU Intercultural Knowledge and Competence VALUE Rubric; AACU Global Learning VALUE Rubric; Lynch, E.W. 2004. Developing Cross-cultural Competence. In Developing Cross-cultural Competence A guide for Working with Children and Their Families, ed. E. W. Lynch & M. J. Hanson, 41-75. Baltimore, MD; Brookes.