Ideal Model

Characteristics of the Ideal State Accessible local knowledge Faculty access to graphic/media designers Relations with Advising Staff Community Outreach Focus on Metacognition Mentorship outside classroom Language options Connections between content and everyday experience

Stakeholders Identified http://serc.carleton.edu/geoneeds/workspace/ideal_model.html Who is missing from this list?

From Ideal State to Ideal Model

Types of Connections 1176 vectors Verbs: Advocate, Network, Recruit, Cooperate/Collaborate, Facilitate, Guide, Validate, Justify

Instructor’s Take on Ideal Model Faculty need to be involved and driving increasing PR and lobbying Get involved in state education policy Have students speak to local community Building connections between regional CCs

Admin take on Model A targeted relationship approach is more effective than broadcasting in the long term We need to figure out ways to sustain efforts beyond an individual person's efforts Students are better at recruiting other students than faculty are. Administrators have a role in supporting creative activities, but also in evaluating their effectiveness. Perception and marketing! Institutional responsibility.

Big Ideas from Focus Groups Direct, targeted, personal interactions are essential; Building trusted relations are needed to establish and sustain diversity efforts. Needs are highly contextualized; need to think about needs that are specific to different population groups, different institutions. We all have opportunities in our areas of expertise, interest, and influence; identifying others with similar interests in the region, and disciplinary groups. Needs of faculty and administrators is not curricular, pedagogic; Need external resources–connections with industry, community,

Preview of Tomorrow Previous participants identified necessary connections How do we help facilitate these connections? How do we assess the effectiveness of these connections?

Question about last week?