What We’ve Learned So Far Faculty as Change Agents: Transforming Geoscience Education in Two-year Colleges What We’ve Learned So Far Heather – Welcome everyone, acknowledge support from NSF and sponsorship by NAGT, NAGT-GEO2YC Note four years of support June 20, 2018 This work is supported by the National Science Foundation through grants 1525593, 1524605, 1524623 & 1524800.

Departmental Practices Inventory for Cohort 1—February 2017 Program Focus Student success Broadening Participation Facilitating Career Pathways Culture

DPI: Student Success

DPI: Student Success Accomplished in linking learning/course outcomes Developing a collaborative culture based on evidence based practices Opportunity for growth—using data to inform decisions, e.g., retention, transfer, careers, and job placement

DPI: Broaden Participation Program Efforts Coordinate with other groups Awareness or Written Efforts

DPI: Broaden Participation Accomplished in awareness of policies and using courses to promote program Developing student groups and featuring diverse scientists Opportunity for growth—coordinating with other offices, Departmental/social events, publically displayed statement on commitment to diversity

DPI: Facilitating Career Pathways Transfer Skills and Knowledge

DPI: Facilitating Career Pathways Accomplished in highlighting career options, internships, geo specific written transfer guidelines Developing partnerships with industry, tracking alumni, teaching how to apply for internships/research Opportunity for growth—using data to track advisee progress, joint programs with 4-year institutions, take students to professional meetings

Community of Practice Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.

Get at how CoP’s have been important to making change in the research

CoP in project is higher than national comparisons Take Aways CoP in project is higher than national comparisons Prior connections matter Community of practice for CAs new each other from other settings

Social network analysis (June 2017) Connection and density of connections

Role of sustainability once the project ends

Questions