Barriers to Research at the Campus Level

May 4, 2009

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 [...]

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Student Team at BCC

April 25, 2009

STUDENT TEAM DEVELOPMENT: When first encouraged by the FIN staff to work with students on this project, it seemed to be a logical, if not difficult, choice. Students who live and breathe the lessons that we teach, or attempt to teach, should be both the subjects of our research and our co-pilots. Of course, the [...]

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Los Medanos Puente Math Revised Budget

March 11, 2009

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College of Alameda Revised Budget 2/27/09

February 27, 2009

Line Item Description Cost Scott Albright, Diesel Mechanics instructor and Project Lead 120 hours at $35/hr $4,200 Fred Marks, Automotive Technology instructor 90 hours at $35/hr $3,150 Claudia Abadia, Math instructor 90 hours at $35/hr $3,150 Jane Purinton, Business Instructor 90 hours at $35/hr $3,150                   Benefits [...]

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Berkeley City College Summary of Inquiry

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, [...]

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Revised Budget, College of the Siskiyous

February 26, 2009

Revised Budget 2009 College of the Siskiyous Faculty Stipends: 25 hours @$48 $1,200 Student Co-Inquirers: 250 hous @ $10 $2,500 Classified/Tech Assistance: 288 hours @ $40 11,500 Benefits: $57.00 Supplies and Equipment: $2,400 Team Retreats/Inhouse Conferences: $400 Other, incl. student stipend payments: $400 Total 18,457

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Keeping Track of Your Making Visible Work

February 21, 2009

There are a number of different ways we will be able to see your Making Visible work as it evolves: In-person, through site visits or when we get together at one of our gatherings. You will be able to upload material to the web. We will be posting directions for how to do this soon. [...]

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Developing Questions, FIN Grant Logistics, Making Visible, Multimedia, Video Evidence | Comments (0)