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NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY NAFEO/WALMART STUDENT SUCCESS COLLABORATIVE

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY NAFEO/WALMART STUDENT SUCCESS COLLABORATIVE. Institutionalizing Faculty Learning Communities to Ensure Student Success September 7-10, 2011-Bismarck, ND. Institutionalizing Faculty Learning Communities to Ensure Student Success. Project Investigator

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NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY NAFEO/WALMART STUDENT SUCCESS COLLABORATIVE

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  1. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITYNAFEO/WALMART STUDENT SUCCESSCOLLABORATIVE Institutionalizing Faculty Learning Communities to Ensure Student Success September 7-10, 2011-Bismarck, ND

  2. Institutionalizing Faculty Learning Communities to Ensure Student Success Project Investigator Dr. Bernice Duffy Johnson Associate Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Coordinator Dr. Abdul K. Mohammed, Dean College of Science and Technology

  3. North Carolina Central University Profile Located in Durham, North Carolina More than 100 Acres of Rolling Hills and Verdant Green – 62 Buildings- Newest-Nursing Diverse Urban Community –Pop. 228,330 NCCU Pop.-8500 Students-6500 UG 2000 G/P 1400 Employees Voted #1 Public HBCU in Nation 2010 & 2011 Top 12 of all HBCUs in the Nation 2010 & 2011

  4. Profile –Continued Four Colleges , Four Schools, Five Centers One Hundred Ten Undergraduate Degree Programs, 45 Master Degree Programs and Five Professional Degree program including Law, Library Science, Nursing, Business, and Education Early College High School

  5. The NAFEO/Walmart Project • Faculty Learning Communities • Focus on Preparation of Faculty for Effective Teaching and Learning • Provides Pedagogy, Methods, and Strategies • Facilitators Conduct Workshops and Seminars and Mentor Faculty • Piloted Summer 2010 with 15 Faculty

  6. Faculty Learning Communities • Purpose: To provide a series of faculty development opportunities which will equip all participating faculty to more effectively teach students by aligning their teaching styles with students’ diverse learning styles • Participants: Thirty faculty members have participated in three Faculty Learning Communities (FLC) The Third - A Mathematics Faculty Learning Community

  7. Results and Recommendations • Improvement in Student Ratings of Instruction (SRI) • Decrease in DFWI Grades • More Effective Teaching • Increase in Student Success in Designated Courses • Open Communication Regarding Effective Teaching Across Disciplines

  8. Results • NAFEO Grant • Presentation to New BOG Members-9/6/11 • Presentation and Publication for the October 30-November 2, 2011 National Consortium on Student Retention and Data Exchange

  9. Recommendations • Institutionalize Faculty Learning Communities • Funding for FLC for 2011-2012 Become Permanent Funds • All New Faculty Assigned to Teach Courses for Freshmen and Sophomores, Participate in FLC Prior to The First Day of Class

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