Accelerated Program Development Overview for 2015 Intentional Teaching Conference

1. A Destination Worth the Journey:
Exploring Accelerated
Programming
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step…”
- Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

2. Perfect High 5

3. Agenda
Faculty Students
1. Preparation
2. Instruction
3. Retention

4. –Mark Twain
“It usually takes me two or three days to prepare
an impromptu speech.”
Preparedness

5. Faculty:
Breaking Down Barriers
• There’s too much content to
cover…
• What about the rigor…?
• But my student’s don’t come
prepared…
• I teach theory, it only works for
hand’s on classes…
• I teach a hand’s on class, it only
works for theory classes…

6. How would you address these
concerns?
Write down some ideas…
Now share at your table

7. When the faculty are the students,
model for them how powerful
Accelerated Learning can be.

8. Student Preparedness

9. How do you ensure students are
aware of the expectations?
Write down some ideas…
Now share at your table

10. What We Do…
• In Person Information Sessions (with PIZZA!)
• Online Orientation
• Advising:
• Dedicated Advisors
• Faculty Program Leads
• Faculty Advising

11. –Dave Meier
“Don’t do for the learners what we can do for
themselves and each other.”
Instruction

12. W H E N S H O U L D I N S T R U C T O R S
R E C E I V E T R A I N I N G ?

13. W H E N ?
T H E R E A L I T Y AT M A D I S O N C O L L E G E

14. D E V I L ' S
A D V O C AT E
• What challenges do your
foresee?
• How can we overcome
them?
• What resources do you
need to do so?

15. I S S U E S W E A D D R E S S E D
PROBLEM: We need a live body in the classroom
SOLUTION: Just in Time training
PROBLEM: But what about my past work and education?
SOLUTION: "Test Out" Process

16. B U I L D A N A C T I O N P L A N
• What do you want to achieve?
• When will it be done by?
• What will it Cost? Consider time and money
• Who will be involved? Approval? Facilitator(s)?
• What Additional Resources do you need?
• Train the Trainer Opportunities Available:
trey.mireles@gmail.com

17. Preparation Presentation
PracticePerformance
Students: The Learning Cycle

18. Ideas Gallery Walk

19. –J.K. Rowling in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
“Indifference and neglect often do much more
damage than outright dislike.”

20. Expand
FACULTY RETENTION
And
Connect

21. Faculty Retention:
My Methods
• Newsletters
• Flexible Learning Newsletter
• Cap Connected
• Conferences
• CAP Conference (8/4-8/6)
• Madison College Flexible
Learning Conference (10/22
and 10/23)
• Other:
• Faculty Fellows: Course
Release for Additional Work
• Lunch and Learns
• Faculty Connections: Faculty
Lead Workshops

22. Student Retention
• Dedicated Advisors
• “In Your Face” Advising
• A Humanistic Attitude

23. TREY.MIRELES@GMAIL.COM

24. QUESTIONS?