Faculty Inquiry NetworkNovember 19, 2009
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.
Basic Skills in Context, Equity, Faculty Inquiry Groups (FIG), Fear, Identity, Integrative Learning, Learning Communities, Learning to Learn, Literacy, Making Visible, Metacognition, Student Confidence | Comments (0)
November 12, 2009
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
Basic Skills in Context, Career Technical Education, Integrative Learning, Learning Communities, Learning to Learn, Literacy, Performance Assessment, Student Teams, Student Voice, Think Alouds, Video Evidence | Comments (0)
June 25, 2009
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 courses [...]
Acceleration, Learning Communities, Uncategorized | Comments (0)
March 21, 2009
Announcement! Lesson study accomplished (but we still have to survey the information gathered, so not completely accomplished but you get what I mean). Our lesson study was organized as a series of three classes with each class serving to build skills and synthesize ideas between the reading and statistical information in regards to social class. [...]
Developing Questions, Integrative Learning, Learning Communities, Literacy, Math, Reading, Writing | Comments (1)
March 8, 2009
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 [...]
Equity, Fear, Identity, Learning Communities, Learning to Learn, Making Visible, Metacognition, Multimedia, Student Confidence, Student Voice, Video Evidence | Comments (0)
March 6, 2009
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 [...]
Equity, Fear, Identity, Learning Communities, Learning to Learn, Literacy, Making Visible, Metacognition, Multimedia, Reading, Student Confidence, Student Interviews, Student Voice, Video Evidence, Writing | Comments (2)
March 3, 2009
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. (FIN employee Jamie Chandler made this film while a student at Chabot [...]
Equity, Fear, Identity, Learning Communities, Learning to Learn, Making Visible, Metacognition, Student Confidence, Student Interviews, Student Voice, Video Evidence | Comments (0)
February 27, 2009
ANSWERS TO FIN QUESTIONS: A. Zoom-Lens Inquiry: Focusing on Students The team will gather student data in four ways: one-on-one interviews (on camera and informally); student writing assignments that demonstrate both autobiographical narratives and metacognitive reflection; video taping classroom discussions; and a small focus group, which will provide us feedback on our inquiry questions, process, [...]
FIN Grant Logistics, Faculty Inquiry Groups (FIG), Identity, Learning Communities, Learning to Learn, Metacognition, Proposals, Revised Inquiry Plans, Student Confidence, Uncategorized | Comments (2)
February 27, 2009
Summary This project focuses on students in the Umoja Scholars Programs at Los Medanos College and San Diego City College. Umoja Community campuses utilize cohort and learning community models in concert with student services to improve the success and retention of African-American community college students. Umoja classrooms involve a student-centered learning environment, timely and formative [...]
Equity, Fear, Learning Communities, Learning to Learn, Making Visible, Math, Revised Inquiry Plans, Student Confidence, Student Interviews, Student Voice, Surveys, Video Evidence | Comments (1)
February 3, 2009
The following links provide an example of integrating different kinds of institutional data into an Inquiry into student learning. The Inquiry focused on understanding the impact a new learning community was having on participating students. It tracks the founding cohort of learning community students over a year and a half, looking at their rates of [...]
Equity, Integrative Learning, Learning Communities, Reading, Using Institutional Research, Writing | Comments (0)