Coffee Talk

Book Club:

Reimagine Palomar

This Professional Development Series will focus on reimagining Palomar College through the lens of evidence-based strategies for student success. Our discussions will be guided and supported through the reading of “Redesigning America’s Community Colleges: A Clearer Path to Student Success”.

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Faculty and Staff will receive a FREE copy of the book!

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We hope you will choose to read this book and take part in our Coffee Talk Workshops or our online discussions!

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Our goals are to:

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1. Bring our campus community together in a common discussion: By getting “on the same page”, we can have shared guided conversations.
2. Bring together diverse experiences and thoughts around how Palomar College can better serve our students.
3. Identify opportunities we have at Palomar College to increase student success.

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Reimagine:

verb re·imag·ine \ˌrē-i-ˈma-jən\

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To imagine again or anew; especially : to form a new conception of : re-create

Spring 2017 Professional Development Series

www2.palomar.edu/pages/pd

Workshop Series: Reimagine Palomar

Please join us for this Coffee Talk series. Two workshops offered per chapter. Please sign up for your preferred day.

• Faculty: Register for these workshops by adding them to your PD contract.
• Staff/Admin: register for these workshops by completing the registeration form at: http://www2.palomar.edu/pages/pd/staff-and-administrators/

If you cannot make these meetings you can join the conversation online on the PD Blog:

• http://www2.palomar.edu/pages/pd/

For workshop description and notes, refer to: http://tinyurl.com/Reimaginepalomar

www2.palomar.edu/pages/pd

Chapter 1: Redesigning College Programs

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• Choice Architecture and Student Behavior
• Students Lost in a Maze
• No Clear Path to a Bachelor’s Degree
• Credits Don’t Transfer
• Poor Alignment Between Two- and Four-Year Programs
• The Perplexing Transfer Process
• Curricular Incoherence Limits Learning
• The Guided Pathways Model
• Guiding Student Choices Without Restricting Options
• Aligning Program Learning Outcomes with Students Goals
• Guided Pathways in Practice
• Mapping Clearer Paths
• Queensborough Community College
• Miami Dade College
• Florida State University
• Bridging the Transfer Divide
• Arizona State University MAPPS
• Guttman Community College
• The City University of New York
• A Framework for Rethinking Other College Practices

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Questions I have....

Chapter Outline

Notes & “Aha” Moments

Chapter 1: Guiding Questions

Chapter 2: Guiding Students

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• New Student Intake in the Cafeteria College
• Linkages with Feeders
• Orientation and Registration
• Services to Get and Keep Students on Track
• In-Person Academic Advising
• Online Advising and Tracking Resources
• Student Success Courses
• Redesigning Student Supports
• Strengthening Student Success Courses
• Leveraging E-Advising Systems
• Integrating Supports Along the Path
• Providing “Just In Time” Feedback
• The Role of College Organization and Culture
• Examples In Practice

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Questions I have....

Chapter Outline

Notes & “Aha” Moments

Chapter 2: Guiding Questions

Chapter 3: Rethinking Student Instruction

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• Academic Challenges Facing Students
• Procedural and Conceptual Learning
• Metacognitive Skills
• How the Cafeteria College Addresses these Challenges
• Knowledge Transmission: The Dominant Model
• How the Cafeteria College Supports the Knowledge Transmission Model
• Hiring and Promotion
• Professional Development
• Other Attempts to Address Academic Challenges
• Academic Support Services
• Flexible Online Learning Options
• Online Learning: Not Systematic Support Strategy
• Instruction in the Guided Pathways College
• Emphasize Skills, Concepts, and Habits of Mind
• Concepts Versus Content
• Who Should Create Program Maps?
• Collaborate with Students Services Professionals
• Including Librarians in Course Design
• Including Student Services Professional in Instructional Teams
• Peer-Based Professional Development
• Faculty Inquiry
• Barriers to Inquiry- and How Peer-Based Structures Can Address Them
• Examples of Collaborative Inquiry
• Leverage Technology … Wisely
• Using Technology to Support Inductive Teaching
• Using Technology to Provide Personalized Feedback

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Questions I have....

Chapter Outline

Notes & “Aha” Moments

Chapter 3: Guiding Questions

Chapter 4: Helping Underprepared Students

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• The Development Diversion
• Developmental Assessment
• Developmental Instruction
• Rethinking Developmental Education as an “On-Ramp” to Programs of Study
• Customizing Assessment and Placement
• Accelerating Developmental Curricula
• Integrating Academic Support into Program of Study
• Engaging Students through Improved Instruction
• Connecting to College Learning in High School
• Transition Curricula
• Dual Enrollment and “Early College” High School

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Questions I have....

Chapter Outline

Notes & “Aha” Moments

Chapter 4: Guiding Questions

Chapter 5: Engaging Faculty and Staff

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• Governance
• Relational Trust
• Demonstrate Integrity
• Showing Respect for Others
• Structures That Focus on Practice, Not Politics
• Engaging Existing Faculty and Staff Groups
• Creating Cross-Functional Teams
• Professional Development
• Critical Areas of Development
• Time and Resources
• The Long-Term Payoff in Time and Enthusiasm
• Repurposing Time and Resources
• Hiring, Promotion, and Recognition
• Collaboration and Inquiry
• Roles of Adjunct Faculty and Staff

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Questions I have....

Chapter Outline

Notes & “Aha” Moments

Chapter 5: Guiding Questions

Chapter 6: The Economics of College Redesign

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• The Cafeteria College: Affordable … But at What Cost?
• Costs and Benefits of Guided Pathways
• Student Pathway Costs
• Operating Costs, Revenue, and Cost per Completion
• Transitional and Ongoing Costs
• Policy Incentives to Redesign College for Success
• Performance Funding
• Policies for Strengthening Transfer and Career Pathways
• Are Guided Pathways Worth the Cost?
• Are “Bundled” Models More Cost-Effective?

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Questions I have....

Chapter Outline

Notes & “Aha” Moments

Chapter 6: Guiding Questions

Conclusion

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• The Student Experience
• Roles in the Redesign Process
• Faculty Members and Academic Administrators
• Build Partnerships with Transfer Destination Program Faculty and with Employers
• Focus on Building Skills, Concepts, and Habits of Mind
• Create an Infrastructure for Faculty Support
• Student Services Staff and Administrators
• Implement E-Advising Tools That Can Facilitate Monitoring and Support for Student Progress Along Program Pathways
• Institutional Researchers
• Follow Students as they Continue their Education
• Follow Students into their Careers
• College CEOs and Other Top Administrators
• Rethink Committee Structure to Focus on Students Success
• Hire and Promote Faculty and Staff with a Strong Commitment to Improving Student Outcomes
• The Way Ahead for Guided Pathways
• A Framework for Higher Education Reform
• Gathering Further Evidence
• Economic and Political Pressures to Redesign Colleges

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Questions I have....

Chapter Outline

Notes & “Aha” Moments

Conclusion: Your Top 10

You have now completed the book “Redesigning America’s Community Colleges: A Clearer Path to Student Success”. What is your top 10 list of opportunities Palomar College has to increase student success?