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Tulsa Community College

Tulsa Community College. Achieving the Dream Status Report Mentor Visit February 5-6 , 2009. TCC Core Value: #1 Student Success. AtD Process. AtD Process. Overview of Process. Data-informed decisions: Examine quantitative data provided by Institutional Research

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Tulsa Community College

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  1. Tulsa Community College Achieving the Dream Status Report Mentor Visit February5-6, 2009

  2. TCC Core Value: #1 Student Success

  3. AtD Process

  4. AtD Process

  5. Overview of Process Data-informed decisions: • Examine quantitative data provided by Institutional Research • Determine barriers: focus groups • Design interventions: address barriers • Assess impact: formative & summative • Revise intervention based on assessments • Continue cycle

  6. Working Teams • Institutional Research • Leadership • Core • Data • Campus • Research

  7. Focus Group Data, Fall 2008 Most frequent barriers to persistence: • Adjusting to college • Balancing school and life • Textbook issues • Tulsa Achieves • Communication issues with instructors • Choosing courses • Students not academically prepared • Student motivation

  8. AtD Working Process

  9. Persistence Intervention 1 TA Implementation Issues: CommunicationFirst Cycle Complete • Target population: TA students • Communication tools Two-part receipt QuickFacts card • Intervention Implemented Fall 2008 Survey TA students to determine effectiveness of communication tools Review survey data to determine pertinent changes Changes to communication tools implemented fall 2008

  10. AtD Working Process: TA

  11. Persistence Intervention 2aOrientation: Strategies for Academic SuccessFirst Cycle Begun • Fall 2008: Strategies for Academic Success • Target population: TA students 61 sections made for fall 2008; 1120 students completed • Dedicated faculty resources website • College-wide collaboration: Common course objectives Common formative assessments Pre- and Post- assessment (LASSI = Learning and Study Skills Inventory) Written self-reflection • Focus groups with instructors • College-wide training for faculty • Spring 2009: Analyze LASSI outcomes, self-reflection data, and grade distribution for fall 2008 Use this data to adjust curriculum • Continue cycle

  12. Persistence Intervention 2bOrientation: College-wide OrientationUnder Discussion Expanded Orientation: Campus teams directing a college-wide exploration • Target population: All students • Involve entire college in design, planning, and implementation • Solicit student input • Require orientation Develop college-wide orientation components Address various entry/re-entry points of students Include range of delivery options

  13. Persistence Intervention 3Advising: InterventionUnder Discussion • Contingent upon Banner implementation • Lead Counselor Advisors & TA Taskforce • Phase I: Spring 2009 Target Population: All students Develop a college-wide protocol to correctly identify and notify students at risk for poor academic performance • Phase II: Fall 2009 Target population: TA Students Timely notification Block enrollment for Academic Notice or Probation Require advising Limit enrollment hours

  14. Persistence Intervention 4: African American MalesOrganizing • Target Population: African American males • Institutional cohort data, fall 2009

  15. Persistence Intervention 4: African American Male Intervention • 15 committee members (employees)/3 meetings to date • Target population: African American Males • Information/data needs: focus group training/focus group research raw institutional data nationwide research conference attendance • Possibilities for reaching target population: Work with current student government groups to provide support and resources Participate in student group leadership conferences/workshops that stimulate discussions and mentoring Consider a mentoring program that connects incoming students with staff, faculty, and Tulsa community leaders • Intervention design pending information/data collection & analysis

  16. AtD Impacting Day of Vision 2008 • DoV November 15, 2008 Northeast Campus • AtD sponsored student panel “Advice to Students” • AtD Major Barriers presented to audience • TCC Student Panel • 3 TCC Student Government representatives • 3 African American Student Association representatives • Two 45-minute structured panel discussions • Two Q & A sessions from audience questions • Highly successful • WC 2009; recommend repetition of panel

  17. AtD ImpactingDay of Vision 2008Video Capture • Both panel presentations captured on video • Resulting video production values low because of lighting • Suggest better lighting for future recordings • Audio has potential for future use.

  18. Developmental Reading Study Yearfor Reading Intervention Next Year AtD cycle for data-informed decisions: • Completed 36 focus groups in Reading I and II • Will provide focus group results: targeted April 1, 2009 • Design interventions to address barriers: targeted spring 2009 • Implement Reading I & II interventions: targeted fall 2009 • Assess impact of intervention • Revise intervention • Continue cycle

  19. Research Team • 28 team members • Research topics/teams: Orientation Advising CCSSE Existing TCC initiatives • Research Sources: Peer institutions Oklahoma institutions AtD website National databases TCC Institutional Research • Research Outcomes: Use BB site as a repository for research and discussion Provide links for college –wide review and access Provide summary reports for campus teams as requested Provide data from existing TCC initiatives that include orientation/advising components

  20. Communication Internal • Dedicated BB AtD organization website Team rosters Central calendar Meeting records Discussion boards Wimba/wiki Exploration of creative communication venues • Newsbytes External • Tulsacc.edu Web site • AtD Quick Link Team rosters TCC report card data Student focus group data Faculty & staff focus group data Archives • Community outreach planning

  21. Developmental Math 2009 – 2010 Study and Planning Year • Math intervention to be prepared for Fall 2010 implementation. • Math study officially next year • Math faculty meeting next week with AtD to begin identifying courses this year for analysis. • Math faculty will suggest numbers of focus groups per campus for each course to identify “Why.” • Additional focus group facilitator/scribes will be trained spring 2009 if additional facilitator/scribes are needed. • Developmental math focus groups to be conducted fall semester 2009 on all campuses. • Results target date: April 1, 2010

  22. AtD Touchstones AtD

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