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Academic Senate. Academic Senate . Welcome Back!. Thank You’s. Academic Senate Flex Scheduling Committee Laura Loop, Heather Faust, Laurie Buchholz, LaRon Johnson. Staff Development Committee Susan Osorio, Susan Villa, Alexis Copeland, Bill Easton. Keynote and Breakout Facilitators
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Academic Senate Academic Senate Welcome Back!
Thank You’s Academic Senate Flex Scheduling Committee Laura Loop, Heather Faust, Laurie Buchholz, LaRon Johnson Staff Development Committee Susan Osorio, Susan Villa, Alexis Copeland, Bill Easton Keynote and Breakout Facilitators Rich Kezirian and too many others to mention Academic Senate A person I’ve never heard publicly thanked… Laura Worley, print shop
Academic Senate Basic Skills Summer Activities
Academic Senate Basic Skills Summer Activities BSI summer institute, several faculty attended Kathleen Rozman, Karen Engelsen, Merry Dennehy, Andrew Washburn 70 colleges represented, ~300 faculty members Focused on equipping adjunct faculty with resources and strategies they teach 60-75% of basic skills/developmental classes at CCCs Identifying students with basic skill needs Student services and basic skills Effective practices in different subject areas Integration of instruction and support services SLOs and their assessment Spring ’09 flex days will have a Basic Skills theme
Academic Senate Keynote Address – Rich Kezirian “Untimely Thoughts on the Study of History” Morning Breakouts Follow-up to Rich’s Keynote—LF 103 Connect and Communicate—PS 106 Technology: Using Digital Photos in your classroom—LS 104 Today’s Activities
Academic Senate Lunch—Caroline Page Garden MPCTA and CSEA info Long-term Care planning—LTC 216 Today’s Activities
Academic Senate Afternoon Breakout 1 GE SLOs, The KISS Plan— Natural Science in PS 106 with Fred Communication and Analytical Thinking in BH 106 with Diane On-line Teaching Panel—Sam Karas Technology: Setting up your class sites—LTC 203-204 Today’s Activities
Academic Senate Afternoon Breakout 2 Accreditation Planning—Variety of rooms Building a Syllabus—Sam Karas Technology: Setting up your class sites—LTC 203-204 Today’s Activities
Academic Senate The Survey -Will help us plan content of future flex days -Please return by August 27
Academic Senate The Survey -Will help us plan the timing of future flex days -Please return by August 27
Academic Senate SLO Update -Addresses the letter and intent of accreditation standards. -Applies KISS (Keep It Simple, Sweetheart). -Should be completed for each course. -Will provide evidence of evaluation of student learning for our accreditation visit. -More info during the semester. Course SLO Assessment—The Form
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Academic Senate -Faculty responsibilities include (Academic Senate): -Developing SLOs for courses and programs -Evaluating student attainment of SLOs -Meeting accreditation standards involving student learning SLO Take-Home Points for Today -Negotiable items include (Faculty Union): -The relationship between SLOs and teaching evaluations.