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Inquiry Rocks!

Posted by Katie on March 31, 2009 in Making Visible, Student Interviews, Video Evidence with 1 Comment


I think the best thing about the FIN experience so far is sharing our work with others, whether it be a coach, a student, a dean, or a college president.  Not that we’ve ever been unwilling to share what we do–in fact, we’ve been working to publicize our successful program and staff development efforts.  But the supportive environment of inquiry and the focus on making students’ learning visible, combined with the experience of sharing our inquiry process with others, reveals amazing things!  Watching our lesson study video with Katie, our dean, our student co-inquirer Enrique, and our counselor team member Nancy helped us realize/vocalize hunches about how the way our program teaches grammar works for our 104 students, but might account for the lower success rate of our 100A students.  More on this in a separate post.

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A Teacher Wonders: Do I Really See My Students?

Posted by Jan Connal on March 28, 2009 in Fear, Identity, Student Interviews, Student Voice with 1 Comment


 

 

This conversation represents the beginnings of a collaboration between teacher and student to explore learner identity and how students project themselves in and out of class.

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Daraja: A Syllabus For Life

Posted by Sean McFarland on March 6, 2009 in Equity, Fear, Identity, Learning Communities, Learning to Learn, Literacy, Making Visible, Metacognition, Multimedia, Reading, Student Confidence, Student Interviews, Student Voice, Video Evidence, Writing with 2 Comments


 

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 and professional goals. Daraja staff and faculty also offer their perspectives about the “family” that is created over the course of a school year. Daraja: A Syllabus For Life is a rich, engaging portrayal of a program that changes lives. For Educators and students who have never experienced this kind of program, the film offers an intimate lens into what it would be like to have an Umoja community on their campus.

The creation of Daraja: A Syllabus For Life was generously supported by: SPECC (Strengthening Pre-collegiate Education in Community Colleges), a joint project of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

(Note: the film starts at around 22 seconds on the timeline)

 

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Going The Distance

Posted by Sean McFarland on March 5, 2009 in Acceleration, Equity, Making Visible, Student Interviews, Student Voice, Technology, Video Evidence with No Comments


In Going The Distance, Chabot College students and faculty share their experiences in taking — and teaching — Distance Education courses. They speak candidly and with insight about: “How the availability of DE courses plays a crucial role in their college matriculation” “What it takes to succeed in the online setting” “How the workload compares with more traditional classroom settings” “How student interactions compare with traditional classroom settings” “What it is like to interact with a teacher in the online environment” and more! Edited in a visual style inspired by the world of technology, Going The Distance offers an engaging, fresh discussion of the promise and challenges of Distance Education.

The creation of Going The Distance was generously supported by: SPECC (Strengthening Pre-collegiate Education in Community Colleges), a joint project of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

 

 

(FIN employee Monique Williams made this film while a student at Chabot College.)

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The World In Your Hands

Posted by Sean McFarland on March 3, 2009 in Equity, Fear, Identity, Learning Communities, Learning to Learn, Making Visible, Metacognition, Student Confidence, Student Interviews, Student Voice, Video Evidence with No Comments


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 College.)

 

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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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