1. Making ASCCC Faculty Development More Accessible
Grant Gould, ASCCC Executive Committee
American River College
Cleavon Smith, ASCCC Executive Committee
Berkeley City College
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November 2016

2. …there’s professional development for that..
19 ASCCC Events between now and Plenary 2017 on topics such as:
Supporting formerly incarcerated students
Contextualized teaching and learning
SLO symposium
Faculty hiring
Accreditation
Curriculum and noncredit
Faculty Leadership
CTE Leadership
…and more to come…
Topics come out of resolutions and hot trends and mandates in the system.
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3. …but wait there’s more…
Professional Development College
Modules include:
Focus on CTE
Program and Degree Proposals
The Course Outline of Record
Programs and Awards
Curriculum 101
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…and even more…
Professional Learning Network (Resolution 12.01, Fall14)
A2MEND
Accreditation Resource Teams
Local Senate Visits
Technical Assistance Visit – Curriculum
Technical Assistance Visit – Governance
…and still more
Didn’t want to propose an exhaustive list because new events and offerings surface every month.
Resolution 12.01:
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges assert to statewide initiative leaders the importance of respecting the purview of the Academic Senate and local senates regarding faculty professional development; and
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges work with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and other system partners to ensure that the Board of Governors’ Standing Orders are respected and that all future assignments in the area of faculty professional development involve input and affirmation from the Academic Senate and local senates.
A2MEND (African American Male Education Network Conference 1-3 March 2017
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5. What do we mean by accessible?
When the presenters say “we,” those presenters mean the body of community college faculty throughout the state. (Take feedback.)
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6. Steps to Address the ASCCC Strategic Plan
Determine which faculty are not being served by the ASCCC’s current professional development offerings.
Explore the use of webinars, video conferencing, and podcasts to replace in person regional meetings and replace at least one regional offering with an alternative form of delivery.
To a
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7. Who’s Being Served…and how?
10 Question Survey to be distributed in December or Janurary
Demographics – 2 questions
College
Role on Campus
Familiar with the Professional Learning Network (PLN)
Which areas of professional learning through the PLN are you likely to access?
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8. ASCCC Fall 2016 Plenary, Costa Mesa, CA
Survey, continued…
How are you currently meeting your professional development needs and obligations? Assign percentage to each.
On campus flex?
Off campus?
Online free?
Online paid?
Other?
What types of off campus activities do you frequent?
ASCCC events
Professional organizations
Etc.
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9. ASCCC Fall 2016 Plenary, Costa Mesa, CA
Survey, continued…
What professional development opportunities would you like to see other than what’s offered through the PLN and the PDC in the coming year?
What areas of interest or program topics that you would recommend we offer.
In what manner would you like to receive such training?
Online
Off-campus
1-to-1
online self paced
online webinar
What groups on your campus do you feel are not being served?
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10. Alternative forms of delivery
Webinars
Online Modules
Live streaming
Others?
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11. More Questions/comments?“
More Questions/comments?
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