Academic Senate

Academic Senate

Welcome Back!

Academic Senate

Thank You’sAcademic Senate Flex Scheduling CommitteeLaura Loop, Heather Faust, Laurie Buchholz, LaRon Johnson

A person I’ve never heard publicly thanked…Laura Worley, print shop

Staff Development CommitteeSusan Osorio, Susan Villa, Alexis Copeland, Bill Easton

Keynote and Breakout FacilitatorsRich Kezirian and too many others to mention

Basic Skills Summer Activities

Academic Senate

Basic Skills Summer Activities•BSI summer institute, several faculty attended

•Kathleen Rozman, Karen Engelsen, Merry Dennehy, Andrew Washburn

•70 colleges represented, ~300 faculty members

•Focused on equipping adjunct faculty with resources and strategies•they teach 60-75% of basic skills/developmental classes at CCCs•Identifying students with basic skill needs•Student services and basic skills•Effective practices in different subject areas•Integration of instruction and support services•SLOs and their assessment

•Spring ’09 flex days will have a Basic Skills theme

Academic Senate

Academic SenateToday’s Activities

Keynote Address – Rich Kezirian“Untimely Thoughts on the Study of History”

Morning Breakouts

Follow-up to Rich’s Keynote—LF 103

Connect and Communicate—PS 106

Technology: Using Digital Photos in your classroom—LS 104

Academic SenateToday’s Activities

Lunch—Caroline Page Garden

MPCTA and CSEA info

Long-term Care planning—LTC 216

Academic SenateToday’s Activities

Afternoon Breakout 1

GE SLOs, The KISS Plan—Natural Science in PS 106 with FredCommunication and Analytical Thinking in BH 106 with Diane

On-line Teaching Panel—Sam Karas

Technology: Setting up your class sites—LTC 203-204

Academic SenateToday’s Activities

Afternoon Breakout 2

Accreditation Planning—Variety of rooms

Building a Syllabus—Sam Karas

Technology: Setting up your class sites—LTC 203-204

Academic SenateThe Survey

-Will help us plan content of future flex days-Please return by August 27

Academic SenateThe Survey

-Will help us plan the timing of future flex days-Please return by August 27

Academic Senate

Course SLO Assessment—The Form-Addresses the letter and intent of accreditation standards.

-Applies KISS (Keep It Simple, Sweetheart).

-Should be completed for each course.

-Will provide evidence of evaluation of student learning for our accreditation visit.

-More info during the semester.

SLO Update

Academic Senate

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Academic SenateSLO Take-Home Points for Today

-Faculty responsibilities include (Academic Senate):

-Developing SLOs for courses and programs-Evaluating student attainment of SLOs-Meeting accreditation standards involving student learning

-Negotiable items include (Faculty Union):

-The relationship between SLOs and teaching evaluations.