1. Pathways & Co-Requisites: Utilizing Faculty Research and Development Teams League for Innovations National Harbor, MD March 20, 2018
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2. Presenters Dr. Rebecca Goosen Dr. Carla Garrett Ann Tate
Associate Vice Chancellor for College Preparatory
Dr. Carla Garrett
College Preparatory Instructor/Co-chair of English R&D
Ann Tate
Dean of Liberal Arts
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3. San Jacinto College Established 1962
Serving over 30,000 students and seven Independent School Districts Central Campus – 1961 North Campus – 1975 South Campus – 1979 Maritime Campus- 2016
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4. San Jacinto College 2017 Aspen Rising Star College
Frontier Set College
ATD College
AACC Pathways College
One college: Four locations
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5. Research and Development Teams
Mathematics
Established 2011
Background history
English
Established 2017
Math - Started in August, 2011 the group meets approximately 3 – 4 times a semester.
Collaboration of academic and college preparatory math faculty with support from Institutional Research, Educational Planning and Administration.
In each meeting, data information is disseminated and discussed; new ideas and research on quality and effectiveness of instructions is presented; and updates are given on semester projects.
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6. Charters and Purpose
Provide leadership in addressing the issues of student performance, curriculum development, and faculty professional development.
Increase student success and recommend curriculum changes.
Develop consistent delivery of courses across campuses.
Research best practices and pilot innovative initiatives.
Include membership
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7. Completed Projects for Math
Developed several new math pathways for students instead of the traditional College Algebra.
AIM: Acceleration in Mathematics
ASAP: Accelerated Statistics & Probability
ACM: Accelerated Contemporary Mathematics
ABS: Accelerated Business (Finite) Math
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8. New Pathways
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9. Completed Projects for Math (cont.)
Developed manuals with detailed lessons, specific examples, quizzes, and test to help part-time faculty offer quality courses.
Created marketing materials and met with educational advisors and high-school counselors to help with placing students in correct courses.
Analyze and collect data on student performance.
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10. Completed Projects for Math (cont.)
Review Program Outcomes and Faculty Credentialing.
Reviewed the transferability of upper level math classes with area universities.
Worked alongside technical faculty to develop a math course that better meets the needs of technical students.
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11. Completed Projects for English
Redesigned English 1301 and 1302 to align with SLO’s and Pathways.
Developed a Blackboard site for a course framework and instructional materials.
Analyze and collect data on student performance.
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12. Completed Projects for English (cont.)
Redesigned the co-requisite for Composition I and Integrated Reading and Writing.
Created professional development for delivery of the new co-requisite to meet state mandates.
Developed manuals with detailed lessons, specific examples, quizzes, and test to help part-time faculty offer quality courses.
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13. Why would anyone want to do all this work?
Friday afternoons, provide lunch, faculty have ownership and a voice in what is being done, student success and retention is increasing, adminstrators aren’t dictating what needs to be done, and the creators are the implementors
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14. Lessons Learned Make it local
Listen and trust your faculty. They are the experts in the classroom. They are at a perfect position to make the biggest impact
Revise, revise, revise
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15. Where do we go from here?
The Math R & D Team will continue exploring new ways and opportunities for student success by looking at data, reviewing research, and making improvements in our current courses.
The English R & D will be piloting the new Composition I and II courses, will continue to design the co-requisites, and create notebooks to assist part-time faculty instruction.
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16. Questions? Dr. Rebecca Goosen rebecca.goosen@sjcd.edu Carla Garrett
Ann Tate
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