Faculty Inquiry NetworkMarch 4, 2009
Mt. Sac Mid-term Inquiry Update Video Revised Inquiry Plan Revised Budget Mt. San Antonio College’s Earth Sciences & Astronomy Department is conducting an investigation entitled “Designing Field Trips That Improve Critical Thinking, Writing, Communication, and Quantitative Skills: Incorporating Basic Skills Into Natural Sciences Courses.” Team members will develop a suite of activities and field trip [...]
March 4, 2009
Santa Ana Mid-term Inquiry Update Video Revised Inquiry Plan Generation 1.5 Survey Using standard anthropological tools of participant-observation, in-depth interviews, and student writing samples and portfolios, the goal of this inquiry is to better understand Generation 1.5 students and their educational needs. This ethnographic student-faculty inquiry will explore: 1. Who are our Generation 1.5 students [...]
March 4, 2009
College of the Siskiyous Mid-term Inquiry Update Video College of the Siskiyous Movie Revised Inquiry Plan Revised Budget College of the Siskiyous is focusing on the intersection between student learning and students’ identities as outsiders or insiders in the college environment. The Inquiry team will use video footage to capture student reflections and experiences, as [...]
March 4, 2009
Revised Inquiry Revised Budget San Diego Mesa College: Student Footage Another Mesa Assignment/ “Where I’m From” Mesa Cribs Writing and Video And Video Assignments San Diego Mesa College: Video Reflection At San Diego Mesa College, a team comprised of English faculty, a counselor, and an institutional researcher is investigating a key question in basic skills: [...]
March 4, 2009
Revised Inquiry Plan Revised Budget 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, economic, [...]
March 4, 2009
Skyline Mid-term Inquiry Update Video Revised Inquiry Plan Revised Budget Barriers to Research at the Campus Level Non-native English speakers at Skyline College have a complex and diverse set of backgrounds and represent a variety of linguistic needs. Some students have attended one or more years of high school in the United States. Others are [...]
March 4, 2009
Hero’s Journey: A Journey of Inquiry Your College Assessment, Not Just Another Test video Dare to Prepare for Your College Assessment video LPC’s Spot Light on Assessment LPC Mid-term Inquiry Update Video Revised Inquiry Plan Revised Budget Inquiry Rocks! LPC Lesson Study and Katie Hern’s Visit LPC-Talking to Our Students Models of Acceleration/ Learning Communities [...]
March 4, 2009
La Trade Mid-term Inquiry Update Video Revised Inquiry Plan Revised Budget 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 [...]
March 4, 2009
Revised Inquiry Plan LMC English Mid-term Inquiry Update Video This Faculty Inquiry aims to improve the educational outcomes for African American students in English 70, an integrated reading and writing course three levels below English 1A. Building upon practices used in the Umoja program and other learning communities, the Inquiry team will: 1. Involve African [...]
March 4, 2009
Revised Inquiry Revised Budget Math Lesson Study: Math is Fun! Data and English: An Undiscovered Country Student Voices: Why We Hate Math LMC Spotlight: Case Study David Lopez In collaboration with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, this project aims to address the low persistence and success rates within developmental Math across the [...]