Volume 2 • Issue 6 • March/April 2018

A NEWSLETTER FROM THE INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES D IV IS ION

Canvas Transition Course ........................ 1

Student Art & Student Literary Competitions ........................................... 2

2018 Council of College & Military Educators Symposium ............................. 3

The Defense Industry in San Diego ............... 3

BOG Approved Work Experience Title 5 ..... 4

Sector Spotlight ............................................. 4

Curriculum Spotlight ...................................... 5

Spotlight On .................................................. 5

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JULY 11 – 14, 2018:

Curriculum Institute, Riverside, CA

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The transition from Blackboard to Canvas will take place in the Spring 2019. A brief transition course has been developed to provide information about creating courses in Canvas and using the Online Education Initiative (OEI) rubric.

The course is currently open to faculty who are certified through the SDCCD Online Learning Pathways Online Faculty Certification Program and are currently teaching online. Flex credit will be available March 5, 2018 through May 18, 2018 (flex number 96098, on the district tab).

Contact Trenton Tidwell at ttidwell@sdccd.edu for registration.

Canvas Transition CourseFuture training opportunities will be announced.

For additional information regarding the transition course, please contact Dean Kats Gustafson at kgustafs@sdccd.edu.

Honoring Districtwide Student AwardeesBoth faculty teams coordinated events in April to showcase the districtwide student awardees. The art competition winners and finalists were celebrated at a pop-up exhibition held at the San Diego City College Art Gallery and the student literary competition winners performed their work during a public reading held at the San Diego City College Black Box Theatre. Both events were free and open to the public.

The League’s National Competitions are being held through May. Finalists will be announced over the summer. National awardees receive cash prizes and are published in the League’s annual publications for art and literature.

Student Art & Student Literary Competitions Each year, the League for Innovation in Community College invites its board member colleges to participate in their annual national Student Art Award and Student Literary Award competitions.

This year, districtwide student art and student literary competitions were coordinated by faculty teams.

We are proud to announce the winners and jurors of both competitions.

Student Art Competition Winners » Jenny Tran - Miramar College » Gabe Dimagiba - Mesa College» Gianni Eason - Mesa College» Sara Garcia - City College» Kelsey Trevino - City College

Student Art Competition Jurors» Josh Pavlick, Independent Artist and Founder/Director

of Helmuth Projects in San Diego» Cris Scorza, Director of Education and Engagement at

the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego» Ron Stevenson, Owner/Director of RB Stevenson

Gallery in La Jolla

Student Art Competition Faculty Members» City College — Wayne Hulgin, Faculty Coordinator » Mesa College — Cara Smulevitz, Faculty

College Representative» Miramar College — Jessica McCambly, Faculty

College Representative

Student Literary Competition Winners » Personal Essay: Brandon Vu - Miramar College» One-Act Play: Wilson Saiki Jr. - City College» Poetry: Jeevan Kracht - City College» Fiction: James Hipp - Mesa College

Student Literary Competition Jurors» Personal Essay — Camille Forbes, Author and faculty

member at UC San Diego» One Act Play — Thelma de Castro, Community

Projects Coordinator, Playwrights Project and founder of San Diego Playwrights

» Poetry — Mercedez Holtry, slam poet, writer, mentor, and Chicana feminist

» Fiction — Mel Freilicher, Author and faculty member at UC San Diego

Student Literary Competition Faculty Members» City College — Christy Ball, Faculty Coordinator» Mesa College — Jennifer Derilo, Faculty

College Representative » Miramar College — Carmen Jay, Faculty

College Representative

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Student Literary Competition Awardees

The San Diego Community College District and San Diego City College was granted an opportunity to conduct a presentation during the symposium. The presentation titled, “Sustaining a Student-Focused Environment for Veterans and Active Duty Military”, provided an overview of the San Diego Community College District and San Diego City College. The presentation also outlined San Diego City College’s Veteran Center, the First Year Experience Program, Student Success Peer Mentoring, and the Military Education program.

Our team also collaborated to staff a booth through the CCME event which allowed our organizations to interact with event attendees about the different methods or programs utilized to support the military and veteran students.

3San Diego Hosts the 2018 Council of College and Military Educators Symposium

Sustaining a Student-Focused Environment for Veterans and Active Duty Military

Left to Right: Elvin Lantigua, Dr. Stephanie Bulger, Josh Pohribnak, Denise Whisenhunt

The annual symposium for the Council of College and Military Educators (CCME) was held at the Marriot Marquis in San Diego from March 26th through March 29th. This year’s theme for the annual symposium was “Navigating Change: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities in Military and Veteran Education.”

This CCME event brings over 1,000 professionals from colleges, universities, and other government agencies which share an interest in supporting educational opportunities for active duty military, veterans, and military dependents.

Projections for defense spending in San Diego is anticipated to increase 3.8% for 2018. Shipbuilding, construction and aircraft manufacturing are expected to continue to be key areas for defense spending. Additionally, cybersecurity, unmanned systems, flight training are industries expected to show growth in the coming years.

The San Diego Community College District's Military Education program continually seeks contract opportunities across the United States. The information provided within the SDMAC and Propel reports provide a detailed analysis of the industry in our own city. This data assists in identifying current trends in the industry as well as areas for potential growth in the future.

References:

San Diego Military Advisory Council (SDMAC), "Military Economic Impact Study for 2017"

Propel San Diego, "Mapping San Diego's Defense Ecosystem" (2017)

The Defense Industry in San Diego

Key Facts» 80 percent of the region's manufacturing firms

employ less than ten people.

» More than 61 percent of locally manufactured products are exported out of the region.

» In the last five years, manufacturing jobs have increased by 14 percent — or nearly 14,000 jobs.

» Leveraging San Diego's proximity to Mexico, companies have manufacturing operations on both sides of the border.

– Samsung– Thermo Fisher Scientific– BD– Hunter Industries

» As of 2016, the average wage for manufacturing employees was $81,180.

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Advanced ManufacturingAccording to the San Diego Economic Development Corporation (EDC), the San Diego region has a unique manufacturing cluster spanning across industries that include defense, aerospace, shipbuilding and repair, medical devices, clean tech, craft brewing, and sports and active lifestyle. The innovative culture of San Diego motivated the startup of many local manufacturing companies resulting in more than 150 breweries, Suja Juice which is the largest independent producer of cold-pressed juice sold in the United States, and WD-40 which claims to have over 2,000 household uses. San Diego has over 4,200 manufacturing companies across more than 300 unique industries and supporting approximately 107,000 jobs.

Computer & Electronic Product 24.1%

25.1%

19.2%

8.9%

8.3%

8.0%

6.4%

Transportation Equipment

Food & Beverage

Chemical

Machinery

Fabricated Metal Product

Other

Manufacturing Employment

On March 20, 2018, the California Community Colleges Board of Governors approved changes to cooperative work experience regulations including Title 5, §§ 55250, 55251, and 55265.5. The Title 5 revisions transfer authority from the California Community College Chancellor’s Office to local districts to approve cooperative work experience plans and courses. This supports the streamlining of curriculum as it allows colleges an opportunity to respond to emerging business and industry and community needs in a timely manner. Additionally, changes were made to Title 5, § 55256.5 (c) that allow colleges to offer cooperative work experience courses awarded in 0.5 increments.

For additional information regarding the Title 5 changes contact Dean Shelly Hess at shess@sdccd.edu.

BOG Approved Work Experience Title 5 Changes

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Curriculum Spotlight5

Beginning fall 2018 the new English Language Acquisition (ELAC) curriculum will replace the existing English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) curriculum. ELAC 15, the first level of the sequence is designed to provide non-native English speakers with skills to integrate reading, writing, grammar, and oral communication. ELAC 23 and ELAC 25, the courses in the second level of the sequence, focus on academic listening and speaking skills. ELAC 33 and ELAC 35, the courses in the third level of the sequence, provide students with high-intermediate to advanced listening and speaking skills. ELAC 45, the fourth level of the sequence, provides students with advanced integrated reading, writing and grammar skills. Upon successful completion of ELAC 45, students are prepared to take English courses. The new curriculum also provides students with opportunities to take co-requisite courses to help them accelerate through the program.