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1. Mt. San Antonio College

   Mt. Sac Mid-term Inquiry Update Video Revised Inquiry Plan Revised Budget [vimeo]3221223[/vimeo] Mt. San Antonio College’s Earth Sciences & Astronomy Department is conducting an investigation entitled “Designing Field Trips That Improve Critical Thinking, Writing, Communication, and Quantitative Skills: Incorporating Basic Skills Into Natural Sciences Courses.” Team members will develop a suite of activities and field trip materials to...

2. Santa Ana College

   Santa Ana Mid-term Inquiry Update Video Revised Inquiry Plan Generation 1.5 Survey [vimeo]3221801[/vimeo] Using standard anthropological tools of participant-observation, in-depth interviews, and student writing samples and portfolios, the goal of this inquiry is to better understand Generation 1.5 students and their educational needs. This ethnographic student-faculty inquiry will explore: 1. Who are our Generation 1.5 students and how do...

3. College of the Siskiyous

   College of the Siskiyous Mid-term Inquiry Update Video College of the Siskiyous Movie Revised Inquiry Plan Revised Budget [vimeo]3182065[/vimeo] College of the Siskiyous is focusing on the intersection between student learning and students’ identities as outsiders or insiders in the college environment. The Inquiry team will use video footage to capture student reflections and experiences, as well as classroom and...

4. San Diego Mesa College

   Revised Inquiry Revised Budget San Diego Mesa College: Student Footage Another Mesa Assignment/ "Where I'm From" Mesa Cribs Writing and Video And Video Assignments San Diego Mesa College: Video Reflection [vimeo]3196836[/vimeo] At San Diego Mesa College, a team comprised of English faculty, a counselor, and an institutional researcher is investigating a key question in basic skills: What keeps students from being...

5. Santa Barbara City College

   Revised Inquiry Plan Revised Budget   [vimeo]3262439[/vimeo] One Planet Faculty Fellows was designed by the Center for Sustainability and the Office of Campus Diversity, and holds a central philosophy that integrates environmentalism, equity, and social justice “to meet the needs of our growing population, while maintaining the health of our environment and working toward social, economic, and educational equality.”...

6. Skyline College

   Skyline Mid-term Inquiry Update Video Revised Inquiry Plan Revised Budget Barriers to Research at the Campus Level [vimeo]3163518[/vimeo] Non-native English speakers at Skyline College have a complex and diverse set of backgrounds and represent a variety of linguistic needs. Some students have attended one or more years of high school in the United States. Others are newcomers to the...

7. Las Positas College

   Hero's Journey: A Journey of Inquiry Your College Assessment, Not Just Another Test video Dare to Prepare for Your College Assessment video LPC's Spot Light on Assessment LPC Mid-term Inquiry Update Video Revised Inquiry Plan Revised Budget Inquiry Rocks! LPC Lesson Study and Katie Hern's Visit LPC-Talking to Our Students Models of Acceleration/ Learning Communities [vimeo]3196198[/vimeo] At Las Positas College, the desire to better...

8. Los Angeles Trade Technical Community College

   La Trade Mid-term Inquiry Update Video Revised Inquiry Plan Revised Budget [vimeo]3181145[/vimeo] In the Utilities and Construction Project at Los Angeles Trade Technical Community College, instructors see a critical gap between students’ motivation to learn and succeed (which begins high) and their ability to sustain that motivation while maintaining or increasing their performance in the learning environment. This is...

9. Los Medanos College / English

   Revised Inquiry Plan LMC English Mid-term Inquiry Update Video [vimeo]3494948[/vimeo] This Faculty Inquiry aims to improve the educational outcomes for African American students in English 70, an integrated reading and writing course three levels below English 1A. Building upon practices used in the Umoja program and other learning communities, the Inquiry team will: 1. Involve African American students...

10. Los Medanos / Puente / Carnegie Foundation

    Revised Inquiry Revised Budget Math Lesson Study: Math is Fun! Data and English: An Undiscovered Country Student Voices: Why We Hate Math LMC Spotlight: Case Study David Lopez [vimeo]3218023[/vimeo] In collaboration with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, this project aims to address the low persistence and success rates within developmental Math across the state. Instead of the standard three-...

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1. 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...

2. CTE EVENT–May 7, 2010

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3. Mt. SAC Inquiry Event–April 23, 2010

   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Mt SAC Save the Date Click here for the Registration Form...

4. 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...

5. Info about ECCTYC Conference, Oct. 22-24

   As I said yesterday, the conference for the English Council of California Two-Year Colleges would be a great place to share some of the amazing work we are doing.  For those of you who have never been, ECCTYC's conference is a very low-key, community building and idea-sharing affair.  At the same time, all the ECCTYC...

6. Barriers to Research at the Campus Level

   Skyline College’s process of inquiry has proven to be a wonderful collaborative effort that has great support from faculty, students, and administrators. You’d think that the campus research approval committee would be the last barrier to our success, and like us, you’d have another “think” coming. We are interested to know if any other colleges...

7. INQUIRING MINDS: Faculty Inquiry in Basic Skills Contexts

   This 15 minute film offers an introduction to the iterative steps that underlie effective Faculty Inquiry.  The film lays out four steps:  1. What Do We See?  2. How Can We See It Better?  3. How Can We Share It With Others?  4. Now That We See It, What Can We Do About It?  INQUIRING MINDS is designed as a...

8. Mt. San Antonio College

   Mt. Sac Mid-term Inquiry Update Video Revised Inquiry Plan Revised Budget [vimeo]3221223[/vimeo] Mt. San Antonio College’s Earth Sciences & Astronomy Department is conducting an investigation entitled “Designing Field Trips That Improve Critical Thinking, Writing, Communication, and Quantitative Skills: Incorporating Basic Skills Into Natural Sciences Courses.” Team members will develop a suite of activities and field trip materials to...

9. Santa Ana College

   Santa Ana Mid-term Inquiry Update Video Revised Inquiry Plan Generation 1.5 Survey [vimeo]3221801[/vimeo] Using standard anthropological tools of participant-observation, in-depth interviews, and student writing samples and portfolios, the goal of this inquiry is to better understand Generation 1.5 students and their educational needs. This ethnographic student-faculty inquiry will explore: 1. Who are our Generation 1.5 students and how do...

10. College of the Siskiyous

    College of the Siskiyous Mid-term Inquiry Update Video College of the Siskiyous Movie Revised Inquiry Plan Revised Budget [vimeo]3182065[/vimeo] College of the Siskiyous is focusing on the intersection between student learning and students’ identities as outsiders or insiders in the college environment. The Inquiry team will use video footage to capture student reflections and experiences, as well as classroom and...