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Introduction to Title VI-A. Lisa Hollander and Lisa Spaulding Co-Directors. The Web Site. www.jeffco.edu. The Boring Stuff. History. The last Title VI-A. Title VI-A: 2002-05. Focused on China (Y1) and Mexico/the Caribbean (Y2) Expanded offerings of French and Chinese via ITV
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Introduction to Title VI-A Lisa Hollander and Lisa Spaulding Co-Directors
The Web Site • www.jeffco.edu
History The last Title VI-A
Title VI-A: 2002-05 • Focused on China (Y1) and Mexico/the Caribbean (Y2) • Expanded offerings of French and Chinese via ITV • Created the Global Education Certificate
This was a starter grant • No one expected it to succeed • But Ethel Sawyer, Janice Meyer, Dr. Kellerman, Dr. Farnsworth and all the participating faculty made it work!
Change in the Competition • More 4-Year Colleges can compete • Private 4-years, e.g. Harvard • Research I Institutions
Change in the Competition • Few readers are 2-year college instructors • Few Consortiums
2007 Title VI-A Grants • 28 were awarded • 2 were community colleges
2007 Title VI-A Grants • MCGE is the only consortium
2008 Title VI-A Grants • NO Community Colleges were awarded a UiSFL grant
Follow-up Grant • To Strengthen the Global Ed. Activities of the consortium colleges
Follow-up Grant • Higher standards • Greater expectations
The Grant: Goals • Infuse 72 courses with African content (includes 2 new courses per year)
The Grant: Infusion • West Africa • Senegal • North Africa • Morocco • Y3—Any Africa
The Grant: Goals • Offer 10 of the newly created/altered courses/year online
The Grant: Goals • Expand Foreign Language offerings • Second year French • First year Arabic
The Grant: Goals • Expand Quality of Support for students taking Distance Ed. foreign language courses
The Grant: Goals • Offer a state-wide conference on Africa • This will be the first of its kind
The Grant • Make the Lisas rich and famous!
What you need to do, eventually • Teach the module at least three times over at least two semesters (you can do it in one year, two years, five years . . .)
What you need to do • Perform the necessary assessments (at least two different semesters) • Assessment of the classes
What you need to do • Send your data to us . . .
What To Do When You Remember None of This www.jeffco.edu