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Cerritos College FIN Progress Report, Summer 2009

Posted by Jan Connal on June 25, 2009 in Identity, Math, Metacognition, Student Interviews, Video Evidence with No Comments


Cerritos College FIN Progress Report, Summer 2009

LPC–Talking to Our Students

Posted by Katie on May 14, 2009 in Developing Questions, Student Confidence, Student Interviews, Student Teams, Student Voice, Video Evidence with No Comments


April has seen our video team (Mass. Comm. students, aided by team member Michelle Gonzales and Mass. Comm. instructor Jin Tsubota) jumping into student interviews and filming.   May has added on our English basic skills student co-inquirers, who are recording oral interviews with students currently in the basic skills program.  I have uploaded our questions to the media library so that you all can poach them–it has been *so* valuable to hear what our students have to say to student interviewers!  Finally, our counselor team member, Nancy Wright, has been calling students who have dropped and asking them a series of questions.  A few of the students she called walked right over to her office and got some very valuable help!  She wishes she could make a personal connection with every student.  I have uploaded Nancy’s questions to the media library as well.  All questions were drafted with the help of our student co-inquirers and the two student filmmakers.

Student Voices: Why We Hate Math

Posted by Myra Snell on May 5, 2009 in Math, Student Interviews, Student Voice, Uncategorized with 2 Comments


Four students taking precollegiate math classes give their theories about why soooo many students HATE math. This is a short excerpt from a series of student interviews at Los Medanos College posted on YouTube.

Not a Big Deal

Posted by Jan Connal on April 15, 2009 in Identity, Learning to Learn, Making Visible, Math, Student Confidence, Student Interviews, Student Voice, Video Evidence with No Comments


This clip represents a pre-algebra student’s experience learning math.

Challenging Work and Student Engagement

Posted by Jan Connal on April 7, 2009 in Math, Student Interviews, Student Voice, Video Evidence with No Comments


Here’s a student sharing his experience as a learner in pre-algebra.

About FIN

The Faculty Inquiry Network’s (FIN) purpose is to support professional development which includes: conducting faculty inquiry; revisiting basic skills assumptions; interpreting and integrating data; accessing student voices; developing students as co-inquirers; making visible; using technology for teaching and learning; creating and supporting new initiatives, curriculum and program development; constructing educational tools using digital media; and hosting dialogue around student and faculty learning.

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