ALP Salt Lake Community College
SLCC ALP Objectives Increase Graduation Success Rates Accelerate Students’ College Experience Reduce overall Students’ College Costs Address and Reduce Dev. Ed “label” stigma Retention
Varied Iterations Writing 0990 & English 1010 Two linked 8 week classes One cohort (20 students) Taught for one year (2011) Writing 0990 & English 1010 Two linked 8 week classes One cohort (20 students) Online Enhanced Taught for one semester (2011)
What We Discovered Writing 0990 & English 1010 Conjoined course: Very large writing load for 0990 students Students unclear on the 2 class cost—surprised! Administrative Nightmare! Writing 0990 & English 1010 Online Enhanced: Very Large writing load for 0990 students Students unclear on the 2 class cost Insufficient college experience to effectively manage a dual platform course (in-class & online enhanced)
Anatomy of SLCC ALP Standard English 1010 (3 credits) 17 English 1010 students 8 Writing 0990 students LE 1250 Editing & Revision Course (2 credits) Students who have tested at 71 or above on the CPT Curriculum focused on English 1010 assignments Regular use of SLCC Writing Center LE 1250 is immediately before or after the English 1010 class
(Peter Adams, ALP Baltimore) ALP traditional 052 fall 06 ALP fall 07 ALP spring 08 ALP fall 08 ALP spring 09 35% pass ENGL % pass ENGL % pass ENGL % pass ENGL % pass ENGL % 50% 25% ALP fall 09 71% pass ENGL % pass ENGL 101 ALP spring 10
10% ALP The Accelerated Learning Project Longitudinal Studies: degree completion 15% 5% 15% 7% Traditional Writing 0990 fall 06 ALP (Peter Adams, ALP Baltimore)
Dissemination El Paso Community College (Texas) Gateway Community College (Kentucky) Lone Star College Tomball (TX) Patrick Henry Community College (Virginia) Valley Forge Military College (PA) North Central State College (OH) Institutions that are currently offering sections of ALP:
Dissemination Institutions that plan to offer some sections of ALP within one year: Blue Ridge Community and Technical College (WV) The Graduate School (DC) Middlesex Community College (MA) Missouri State University-West Plains (MO) Springfield Technical Community College (MA) West Kentucky Community and Technical College (KY) West Virginia Northern Community College (WV)
Dissemination Institutions that are planning to offer some sections of ALP in the future: Community College of District of Columbia (DC) Delaware Community and Technical College (DE) Jackson Community College (MI) Kingsborough Community College (CUNY) Scott Community College (IA) Tulsa Community College (OK) Wharton County Junior College (TX) WorWic Community College (MD)
Contributors Stephen Ruffus Carol Seiverts Alena Balmforth Cris Longhurst