Faculty Inquiry NetworkMay 12, 2010
Think Aloud videos of two art students. East Los Angeles College Reading Apprenticeship FIG.
Faculty Inquiry Groups (FIG), Learning to Learn, Literacy, Metacognition, Reading, Revised Inquiry Plans, Think Alouds | Comments (0)
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 [...]
FIN Grant Logistics, Proposals, Revised Inquiry Plans, Using Institutional Research | Comments (0)
March 20, 2009
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 [...]
Developing Questions, Facilitating FIGs, Faculty Inquiry Groups (FIG), Revised Inquiry Plans, Using Institutional Research | Comments (2)
March 16, 2009
Faculty Inquiry Network Budget School Name: Los Angeles Trade Tech College Year 2009 Proposed Budget Overages Hours Hourly $ Amount Faculty Release (%FTE) 0 Faculty Stipends $5,000 30 Faculty Stipends $5,000 Student Co-Inquirers $2,000 Classified/Tech Assistance $0 Benefits $0 Supplies and Materials $0 40 Team Retreats/Conferences/Training & Year-End Gathering $1,000 Other-Refreshments/Snacks (Approx.$1,000/cohort) $3,000 Other-Incentives (Tokens, [...]
Basic Skills in Context, Career Technical Education, Revised Inquiry Plans | Comments (0)
March 9, 2009
Los Angeles Trade Technical Community College 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 likely [...]
March 5, 2009
SUMMARY Santa Barbara City College 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, [...]
March 5, 2009
Summary East Los Angeles College’s English department is searching for sound strategies to accelerate student progress and minimize the time students spend in layers of on-ramp remedial courses. A team of reading instructors will conduct an in-depth analysis into a developmental reading course four levels below transfer. Their inquiry plan includes analysis of diagnostic [...]
March 3, 2009
revised inquiry plan for Data collection and Analysis 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) Student interviews, self-reflections, and videotaped problem-solving; students participating in classroom activities or other activities, such as sports, possibly dramatizations of [...]
March 1, 2009
SUMMARY Laney College’s Inquiry focuses on a bilingual Wood Technology/ESL program called Carpentería Fina, which uses contextualized learning to accelerate the skill development of Hispanic students that want to move into more skilled positions in cabinet and furniture making. Five ESL and Wood Technology faculty, one counselor, and two students will use Lesson Study to [...]
February 28, 2009
Faculty Inquiry Network Budget School Name: Cerritos College Year 2009 Proposed Budget Hours Hourly $ Amount Faculty Release (%FTE) Faculty Stipends 200 $50 $10000 Student Co-Inquirers 200 $10 $2000 Classified/Tech Assistance 80 $25 $2000 Benefits 12% $1680 Supplies and Materials $820 Team Retreats $1100 Other Student Recognition $900 Total $18500