The Academic I-BEST Pathway

1. The Academic I-BEST Pathway Doug Emory, Dean of Instruction, Academic Core, Hospitality, Service

2. Program Development Timeline2005-2011

3. Program Development Timeline 2012-Present

4. Inspiration for the I-BEST Pathway Basic Skills Transition Rate: 28% Writing Transition Rate: English 100 through English 101—27.3% English 93 through English 101—19.6% ABE Writing through English 101—8.2%Math Transition Rate: Math 99 through QSR Course-44.2% Math 90 through QSR Course—29.8% Math 80 through QSR Course—13.4%

5. Transition Program Chart Fall 2011

7. The Real Trick in Crossing Boundaries Step one before launching your Academic I-BEST program: send every department on campus a bouquet of flowers and a box of chocolates

8. Follow that with Special Facebook “Friend” Requests to: • Student Services* • Assessment • Curriculum • Enrollment Services* • Financial Aid*

9. Institutional Research • Instructional Departments* • Marketing* • Payroll • Professional Development* • Scheduling and Course Selection*

10. And Consider These Slippery Issues • Management Structure • Institutional Culture

11. Ten Seconds on Institutional Culture & Change:

12. Positive Outcomes • More collaborative work among faculty and college departments • Institutional pride in actually doing what we claim we’re doing • Increased student control over pace and manner of learning • Better statistical indicators—student completions, sequence completions, credit accumulations

13. Thank you !