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1. Laney FIN team discussion

   Discussion about student expectations of college and difficulties Latino students have with the idea of going to community college. Also, the benefits of doing the interviews by Esdras. http://www.vimeo.com/7586633...

2. Marvin and Raul pairwork

   An example of contextualized learning, using the think aloud method--student takes time to produce the words he is looking to express. Teacher coaches and other student helps. The student then uses motions in the repetition of recalled expression. Marvin and Raul pairwork...

3. Challenging Work and Student Engagement

   [youtube]O7qiZ91Dx0M[/youtube] Here's a student sharing his experience as a learner in pre-algebra....

4. Los Medanos College/English: Revised Inquiry Plan

   A.    Zoom-Lens Inquiry: Focusing on Students 1)    What data will you gather and analyze on individual students? (e.g. student work, self-reflections, interviews, videotaped think-alouds or problem-solving) In the first two weeks of class, we asked the students to fill out a reading survey. Among other things, the survey asked them to identify "texts" they read outside of...

5. Door Number One

   Door Number One offers introductory profiles of a dozen of the many Programs and Services offered at Chabot College. Students, Staff, and Faculty share their experiences and offer their perspectives about why these Programs and Services are so vital, and what students can expect if they just "Pick One." And along the way, we see...

6. Daraja: A Syllabus For Life

     The Daraja project, founded in 1988 at Chabot College is widely recognized as one of the best opportunities for success for underrepresented students, especially African-American students, in the California community-college system. In this film, current and former Daraja students speak candidly about their educational preparation before entering Daraja and then share their personal needs and...

7. Going The Distance

   In Going The Distance, Chabot College students and faculty share their experiences in taking -- and teaching -- Distance Education courses. They speak candidly and with insight about: "How the availability of DE courses plays a crucial role in their college matriculation" "What it takes to succeed in the online setting" "How the workload compares...

8. Glendale Community College

   Glendale College Mid-term Inquiry Update Video Revised Inquiry Revised Budget A team of three Glendale College faculty members from ESL, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences will use an incremental classroom to strengthen student outcomes.  Over the last few years, Chris Juzwiak has developed the incremental” approach for developmental English courses at Glendale Community College (see http://courseweb.glendale.edu/thefullemersion/)  In...

9. Detailed Inquiry Plan Fresno City College

   SUMMARY The proposed project will focus on enhancing the contextualized basic skills curriculum in Fresno City College’s Career Advancement Academy. The faculty team, comprising English, Math, and Automotive instructors, will examine current contextualized Math and English courses in the Automotive strand of the Career Advancement Academy. The team will evaluate the effectiveness of the current model...

10. The World In Your Hands

    Welcome to an orientation film for the Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) at Chabot College. Take a walk with us and explore the experiences of five students and a counselor, and learn how DSPS helped them reach their educational goals.    [vimeo]3494313[/vimeo]   (FIN employee Jamie Chandler made this film while a student at Chabot College.)  ...

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1. The Case for Acceleration in Developmental English and Math

   Exponential Attrition and the Promise of Acceleration Katie Hern and Myra Snell recently collaborated to create an article for the RP Group's statewide newsletter Perspectives. The article argues that high rates of student attrition are structurally guaranteed in long developmental sequences and presents evidence from Chabot and Los Medanos colleges that one-semester, open-access courses are a promising...

2. The Space In Between– What’s Love Got to Do With It?

   On April 15, 2010, the De Anza College Office of Instruction, Office of Diversity and ICCE, and Office of Staff and Organizational Development presented their annual conference devoted to student success. The event, “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” brought together both students and faculty and was a huge success.  To facilitate an...

3. Think Aloud Videos of Art Course Students

   You are welcome to view the first Think Aloud video from our East Los Angeles College FIN team. This post is a revised version of a post on May 12,2010 by Linda Whitney. First, we explain our project and the background to this video. At East Los Angeles College, our Reading Apprenticeship FIG is a...

4. Intersecting Literacies: What Happened At the Working Conference

   Hello and welcome to the home of Intersecting Literacies, a working conference held at San Diego Mesa College April 16th 2010. Here you will find materials passed out to participants as well as the responses and "queens" we collected. Stay tuned! Click here for the Intersecting Literacies  Multi-Modal Packet Click above to see the Post its we...

5. FIN goes to Achieving the Dream!

   The Faculty Inquiry Network was well represented at the recent Achieving The Dream Conference held  February 2nd through the 4th in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tom deWit, Katie Hern, and Sean McFarland presented at 4 breakout sessions: Engaging Faculty and Staff in Student‐Centered Inquiry about Teaching, Learning and Student Success, Accelerating Students' Progress to College‐Level English and...

6. Laney FIN team discussion

   Discussion about student expectations of college and difficulties Latino students have with the idea of going to community college. Also, the benefits of doing the interviews by Esdras. http://www.vimeo.com/7586633...

7. Marvin and Raul pairwork

   An example of contextualized learning, using the think aloud method--student takes time to produce the words he is looking to express. Teacher coaches and other student helps. The student then uses motions in the repetition of recalled expression. Marvin and Raul pairwork...

8. Another Mesa Assignment/”Where I’m From”

   Some of you asked about assignments we use to help students become comfortable discussing their personal lives. We also discussed how "disclosure" can have a variety of effects. Here is an assignment we use at the beginning of class to help students open up while learning how to do a close reading, respond to text,...

9. Mesa Cribs Writing and Video Assignments

   Hello All! At the Summer Institute, some of you asked to see the actual assignments we gave students for their essays and videos.  Here they are.  Feedback is very welcome, since we'll be revisiting the assignments for Fall. Mesa Cribs Video Project Cribs Essay Prompt...

10. Models of Acceleration/Learning Communities

    For those of you interested in various models of basic skills acceleration, I just posted several PowerPoints, PDFs, and docs to the media library.  Most of these programs were ones I learned about at the CCCC in SF this past March. Front Range Community College in CO has had great luck pairing basic skills...