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91st AACC Annual Convention New Orleans, LA Online Access/Online Success. Bailey K. Smith Chuck Sorcabal Director, Learning Assistance Ctr. Professor,Mathematics bksmith@mtsac.edu csorcabal@mtsac.edu Mt. San Antonio Community College Walnut, California. OVERVIEW OF SESSION
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91st AACC Annual Convention New Orleans, LAOnline Access/Online Success Bailey K. Smith Chuck Sorcabal Director, Learning Assistance Ctr. Professor,Mathematics bksmith@mtsac.edu csorcabal@mtsac.edu Mt. San Antonio Community College Walnut, California
OVERVIEW OF SESSION (or: What’s In It For Me?) • Demonstration-not sales pitch-of software tools • Impact of online resources • Student perspectives • Your next steps
Student Stats You Already Know From AACC 2009 Fast Facts: • 80% of full-time students work full- or part-time • 87% of part-time students work full- or part-time • 30% of community college students receive Pell Grants From CCSE “Making Connections”, 2009: “…CCSSE respondents have reported steady increases in use of technology….while technology used to be the province of only younger students, the age gap is closing.”
Student Perspectives • Hours available are very important; most popular time is late evenings • User-friendly technology is crucial • Those who participate have positive experiences • Those who do not participate stated they needed regular reminders of the availability of the services and the hours
OVERVIEW Chuck Sorcabal, Professor of Mathematics: • Overview of online classes • Online office hours • Implementing live online office hours • Tools used for online office hours • Live session with students at home • Summary of benefits
Overview of Online Classes • Hybrid class meets for tests = • Students use textbook & teacher-made videos. = • Online office hours onenight a week. = • Additional questions answered by videos or email.
Online Office Hours Tools used:WorldWideWhiteBoard by Link Systems Digital Tablet Headset Flash Internet Explorer = = = • Once a week • Questions answered from top to bottomone question at a time = • Not mandatory
Additional Online Tutoring Resources CRLA Tech and Distance Learning SIG wiki – http://onlineteachingandlearning.wikispaces.com/ • WorldWideWhiteBoard – • http://www.link-systems.com • AskOnline – • http://www.askonline.net • Smarthinking – • http://www.smarthinking.com
Mt. San Antonio College Websites Mt. San Antonio Community College-http://www.mtsac.edu Learning Assistance Center - http://lac.mtsac.edu Mathematics Department – http://math.mtsac.edu Math Tutoring Center – http://marc.mtsac.edu/ Writing Center – http://www.mtsac.edu/instruction/humanities/writingcenter/