Advanced

Education

Professional

Goals

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Core

Professional

Skills

The

seven

clusters

below

represent

the

working

skill

base

advanced

education

professional

draws

daily

Each

goal

Section

mapped

back

one

these

clusters

that

skill

growth

and

goal

progress

stay

linked

0 1

Teaching

Curriculum

Development

0 2

Learning

Design

Educational

Technology

0 3

Assessment

Program

Evaluation

0 4

Research

Scholarly

Practice

Program

level

curriculum

mapping

and

learning

outcome

alignment

Backward

design

and

constructive

alignment

across

course

sequences

Course

design

for

hybrid

HyFlex

and

fully

online

graduate

cohorts

Competency

based

education

(

CBE

)

and

prior

learning

assessment

Syllabus

design

catalog

governance

and

accreditation

crosswalks

Adult

learning

theory

andragogy

self

directed

learning

transformative

learning

LMS

administration

and

course

architecture

(

Canvas

Brightspace

Moodle

)

Universal

Design

for

Learning

(

UDL

)

implementation

course

and

program

level

learning

authoring

Articulate

Storyline

360,

Rise

Adobe

Captivate

Accessibility

compliance

WCAG

2.2

Section

508,

ADA

Title

Asynchronous

video

production

captioning

workflows

and

media

quality

control

assisted

learning

tools

prompt

design

and

academic

integrity

policy

Rubric

design

and

inter

rater

reliability

calibration

Direct

and

indirect

assessment

methods

;

closing

the

loop

reporting

Applied

psychometrics

item

analysis

validity

and

reliability

evidence

Survey

design

and

quantitative

analysis

(

Qualtrics

SPSS

)

Accreditation

self

study

writing

(

HLC

SACSCOC

MSCHE

NECHE

)

Retention

persistence

and

time

degree

analytics

Qualitative

methods

case

study

phenomenography

thematic

analysis

Quantitative

methods

regression

ANOVA

quasi

experimental

design

IRB

protocol

development

and

human

subjects

compliance

Grant

writing

and

sponsored

program

management

(

Title

III

NSF

IUSE

Lumina

)

Peer

reviewed

publication

and

conference

presentation

Literature

synthesis

and

systematic

review

methodology

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0 5

Leadership

Administration

Operations

0 6

Communication

Advising

Partnership

0 7

Data

Digital

Fluency

0 8

Student

Success

Support

Systems

How

use

this

list

Treat

the

eight

clusters

live

inventory

not

résumé

Each

review

cycle

mark

which

skills

were

actively

practiced

which

were

newly

acquired

and

which

have

gone

stale

Goals

the

section

are

written

that

each

one

exercises

least

two

clusters

Academic

program

budgeting

forecasting

and

resource

allocation

Faculty

recruitment

mentoring

and

workload

modeling

Shared

governance

committee

leadership

and

policy

authorship

Change

management

and

strategic

planning

within

academic

units

Enrollment

management

articulation

agreements

and

transfer

pathways

Team

supervision

performance

feedback

and

development

coaching

Graduate

academic

advising

and

degree

audit

interpretation

Cross

departmental

collaboration

and

stakeholder

facilitation

Industry

advisory

board

development

and

employer

partnership

cultivation

Workshop

facilitation

and

faculty

development

delivery

Technical

writing

reports

proposals

and

accreditation

narratives

Intercultural

competence

and

inclusive

classroom

practice

Project

management

frameworks

(

Agile

Kanban

;

Asana

Monday

Jira

)

Data

visualization

and

dashboard

building

(

Tableau

Power

Looker

Studio

)

Advanced

spreadsheet

modeling

and

SQL

fundamentals

Technical

documentation

and

knowledge

base

authoring

productivity

workflows

for

drafting

analysis

and

reporting

Digital

accessibility

auditing

and

remediation

tracking

Early

alert

systems

and

proactive

intervention

design

Graduate

writing

support

and

thesis

dissertation

coaching

Career

pathway

advising

and

capstone

placement

strategy

Equity

gap

analysis

across

demographic

cohorts

Crisis

referral

policy

navigation

and

student

conduct

basics

Orientation

and

onboarding

design

for

adult

and

returning

learners

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Advanced

Education

Professional

Goals

Fifteen

goals

organized

across

three

horizons

Each

goal

written

observable

measurable

and

reviewable

quarterly

check

Horizon

labels

describe

elapsed

time

from

the

current

review

date

not

calendar

years

2.1

IM M EDIAT E

HO RIZ O N

— 0

T O

1 2

M O N T HS

Redesign

the

two

highest

enrollment

graduate

courses

using

Universal

Design

for

Learning

and

backward

design

These

two

courses

carry

38%

program

enrollment

and

account

for

the

majority

accommodation

requests

and

incomplete

grades

Success

measure

100%

accessibility

compliance

; 8-

point

lift

course

completion

Horizon

0–12

months

Skills

01, 02, 03

Launch

faculty

development

series

graduate

instruction

Faculty

report

inconsistent

confidence

setting

expectations

redesigning

assessments

and

detecting

misuse

structured

series

converts

scattered

practice

into

shared

standard

Success

measure

workshops

delivered

; 60

participants

; 25-

point

gain

confidence

score

Horizon

0–12

months

Skills

02, 04, 06

Complete

full

outcome

mapping

crosswalk

for

the

Applied

Analytics

The

program

enters

its

accreditation

cycle

with

incomplete

curriculum

map

which

the

single

largest

self

study

risk

item

the

current

gap

report

Success

measure

100%

outcome

coverage

documented

;

committee

vote

recorded

Horizon

0–12

months

Skills

01, 03, 05

Audit

both

courses

against

WCAG

2.2

and

remediate

all

flagged

media

documents

and

interactive

elements

Rewrite

module

objectives

map

directly

program

learning

outcomes

Introduce

two

alternative

assessment

pathways

per

course

reduce

single

format

dependency

Run

mid

term

student

feedback

pulse

and

adjust

before

the

following

term

Design

eight

90-

minute

workshops

covering

assessment

redesign

disclosure

norms

and

tool

evaluation

Publish

one

page

syllabus

statement

template

approved

the

academic

council

Recruit

faculty

participants

across

four

departments

Collect

pre

post

confidence

surveys

and

publish

the

results

internally

Map

every

course

program

outcomes

and

the

relevant

external

competency

framework

Identify

and

document

outcomes

with

insufficient

coverage

Propose

two

targeted

curriculum

adjustments

the

curriculum

committee

sponsored

program

support

and

formal

IRB

record

Success

measure

One

award

secured

;

IRB

approved

;

year

one

report

accepted

Horizon

1–3

years

Skills

04, 05, 07

Publish

two

peer

reviewed

articles

adult

learner

persistence

online

graduate

programs

The

dashboard

data

from

Goal

provides

defensible

empirical

base

that

few

practitioner

authored

articles

have

access

Success

measure

Two

manuscripts

accepted

;

one

conference

presentation

delivered

Horizon

1–3

years

Skills

03, 04, 06

Build

industry

advisory

board

and

convert

into

funded

capstone

partnerships

Capstone

placements

currently

depend

individual

faculty

networks

which

creates

uneven

quality

and

unpredictable

capacity

each

term

Success

measure

board

members

seated

; 3

funded

partnerships

signed

Horizon

1–3

years

Skills

06, 08, 05

Prepare

submission

250,000–

500,000

relevant

federal

foundation

program

Assemble

investigator

team

across

two

institutions

File

the

IRB

protocol

and

data

sharing

agreement

before

the

award

period

begins

Deliver

first

year

progress

report

the

sponsor

schedule

Target

one

practitioner

journal

and

one

research

journal

reach

both

audiences

Submit

the

first

manuscript

the

end

year

two

and

the

second

six

months

later

Present

early

findings

regional

higher

education

conference

Deposit

accepted

manuscripts

the

institutional

repository

Recruit

employer

representatives

with

documented

two

year

commitment

Establish

twice

yearly

meeting

cadence

with

published

agendas

and

minutes

Convert

least

three

relationships

into

paid

capstone

applied

research

projects

Create

partner

facing

outcomes

brief

updated

each

term

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Advanced Education Professional Goals — page 7

Move

into

formal

academic

leadership

role

with

completed

leadership

training

Program

level

authority

required

implement

curriculum

budget

and

staffing

changes

that

currently

depend

director

approval

cycles

Success

measure

Leadership

institute

completed

;

formal

appointment

secured

Horizon

1–3

years

Skills

05, 06

2.3

LO N G

T ERM

HO RIZ O N

— 3

T O

YEARS

Serve

principal

investigator

multi

institution

research

grant

Single

site

studies

limit

generalizability

multi

institution

design

positions

the

work

for

policy

influence

and

larger

subsequent

awards

Success

measure

Award

received

;

two

cross

site

publications

Horizon

3–5

years

Skills

04, 05

Design

and

launch

fully

online

doctoral

executive

doctorate

pathway

Working

professionals

with

years

experience

are

consistently

turned

away

because

part

time

doctoral

format

exists

the

portfolio

Success

measure

Program

approved

and

launched

; 18

learners

cohort

one

Horizon

3–5

years

Skills

01, 03, 05

Complete

national

leadership

institute

for

higher

education

administrators

Take

interim

program

director

responsibilities

for

one

academic

year

Document

90-

day

entry

plan

for

the

target

role

Secure

two

mentor

commitments

from

sitting

deans

provosts

Develop

three

institution

consortium

with

shared

data

governance

agreement

Submit

proposal

750,000

principal

investigator

Publish

cross

site

findings

with

least

four

authors

Present

results

national

policy

audience

Complete

feasibility

and

financial

sustainability

study

Design

the

residency

mentorship

and

dissertation

practice

structure

Navigate

regional

accreditation

requirements

for

the

new

degree

level

Enroll

first

cohort

practitioners

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Advanced Education Professional Goals — page 8

Achieve

national

recognition

through

accreditation

review

editorial

service

External

service

builds

credibility

that

strengthens

every

internal

proposal

and

creates

peer

network

for

benchmarking

practice

Success

measure

Two

site

visits

completed

;

editorial

appointment

confirmed

Horizon

3–5

years

Skills

03, 04, 06

Author

book

major

handbook

chapter

advanced

education

practice

Practitioner

knowledge

adult

and

graduate

education

fragmented

across

single

site

reports

synthesis

volume

would

consolidate

and

extend

the

field

working

reference

Success

measure

Contract

signed

with

university

academic

press

Horizon

3–5

years

Skills

04, 06

Shape

institutional

policy

use

prior

learning

credit

and

micro

credentials

Three

overlapping

policy

gaps

currently

create

inconsistent

practice

across

departments

and

expose

the

institution

credit

award

and

integrity

risk

Success

measure

Policy

adopted

;

pilot

completed

two

departments

Horizon

3–5

years

Skills

01, 02, 05, 06

Complete

accreditation

site

reviewer

training

and

serve

two

visiting

teams

Join

the

editorial

board

reviewer

panel

one

peer

reviewed

journal

Serve

conference

program

chair

track

chair

for

national

association

Deliver

keynote

invited

address

regional

national

event

Prepare

proposal

with

annotated

table

contents

and

sample

chapter

Secure

least

four

contributing

authors

from

partner

institutions

Deliver

the

full

manuscript

within

months

contract

signing

Support

adoption

least

two

graduate

preparation

programs

Draft

integrated

policy

framework

covering

disclosure

PLA

limits

and

credential

stacking

Chair

the

faculty

senate

subcommittee

review

and

revision

process

Pilot

the

framework

across

two

departments

for

one

academic

year

Publish

the

final

policy

with

documented

review

cycle

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Goal

Summary

Timeline

Consolidated

view

all

fifteen

goals

with

their

primary

success

metric

and

target

completion

point

GOAL

HORIZON

PRIMARY

SUCCESS

METRIC

TARGET

Redesign

two

high

enrollment

graduate

courses

with

UDL

and

backward

design

IMMEDIATE

100%

WCAG

2.2

compliance

; +8

pts

completion

Nov

2026

Launch

faculty

development

series

graduate

instruction

IMMEDIATE

workshops

; 60

participants

; +25

pts

confidence

Oct

2026

Complete

outcome

mapping

crosswalk

for

Applied

Analytics

IMMEDIATE

100%

outcome

coverage

;

committee

approval

recorded

Aug

2026

Earn

online

course

quality

peer

reviewer

credential

IMMEDIATE

Credential

awarded

; 2

peer

reviews

completed

Sep

2026

Build

program

level

retention

and

time

degree

dashboard

IMMEDIATE

Dashboard

live

; 6

advisers

trained

;

interventions

logged

Jan

2027

Launch

competency

based

graduate

certificate

MID

TERM

Approved

; 25

enrolled

; 80%

completion

Mar

2028

Secure

external

grant

for

graduate

persistence

research

MID

TERM

250

–

500

award

;

IRB

approved

Jun

2028

Publish

two

peer

reviewed

articles

online

graduate

persistence

MID

TERM

manuscripts

accepted

; 1

conference

presentation

Dec

2028

Establish

industry

advisory

board

and

funded

capstone

partnerships

MID

TERM

members

seated

; 3

funded

partnerships

May

2028

Move

into

formal

academic

leadership

role

with

completed

training

MID

TERM

Leadership

institute

completed

;

appointment

secured

Aug

2028

Serve

principal

investigator

multi

institution

research

grant

LONG

TERM

750

award

; 2

cross

site

publications

Jun

2030

Design

and

launch

online

doctoral

executive

doctorate

pathway

LONG

TERM

Program

approved

and

launched

;

cohort

one

Sep

2031

Achieve

national

recognition

through

accreditation

editorial

service

LONG

TERM

site

visits

completed

;

editorial

appointment

confirmed

Dec

2030

Author

book

major

handbook

chapter

advanced

education

practice

LONG

TERM

Contract

signed

with

academic

press

Feb

2031

Shape

institutional

policy

prior

learning

credit

and

micro

credentials

LONG

TERM

Policy

adopted

;

pilot

completed

departments

Nov

2030

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Skills

Goal

Alignment

Each

skill

cluster

maps

the

goals

that

will

actively

develop

Any

cluster

left

unmapped

review

indicates

skill

that

will

decay

without

deliberate

use

SKILL

CLUSTER

GOALS

THAT

DEVELOP

RELATIVE

PRIORITY

01 ·

Teaching

Curriculum

Development

01, 03, 06, 12, 15

High

—

foundational

program

quality

02 ·

Learning

Design

Educational

Technology

01, 02, 04, 15

High

—

drives

accessibility

and

modality

strategy

03 ·

Assessment

Program

Evaluation

01, 03, 05, 08, 12, 13

High

—

required

for

accreditation

and

evidence

04 ·

Research

Scholarly

Practice

02, 07, 08, 11, 13, 14

Medium

–

High

—

underpins

external

credibility

05 ·

Leadership

Administration

Operations

03, 05, 06, 07, 10, 11, 12, 15

High

—

gates

most

long

term

goals

06 ·

Communication

Advising

Partnership

02, 06, 08, 09, 10, 13, 14,

High

—

required

for

board

and

policy

work

07 ·

Data

Digital

Fluency

05, 07

Medium

—

enabling

rather

than

defining

08 ·

Student

Success

Support

Systems

05, 09

Medium

—

connects

practice

outcomes

Professional

Development

Activities

Scheduled

activities

that

directly

serve

the

goals

above

Activities

that

serve

goal

are

excluded

from

this

plan

design

ACTIVITY

PROVIDER

FORMAT

SERVES

GOAL

TIME

COMMITMENT

TARGET

Applying

the

Quality

Matters

Rubric

peer

reviewer

certification

Quality

Matters

Online

workshop

hrs

3 2026

Universal

Design

for

Learning

advanced

institute

CAST

Hybrid

, 3

days

hrs

3 2026

Institutional

research

and

assessment

analytics

workshop

Association

for

Institutional

Research

Online

hrs

4 2026

Grant

writing

for

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