The document discusses setting up online orientations for competency-based education (CBE) programs, including the goals of introducing students to CBE, reviewing policies, and assessing fit. It provides details on logistics like hosting the orientation in a learning management system and making it a prerequisite for CBE courses. Examples are given of orientations created for IT programs in accelerated and flexible online formats.

1. CurriculumFlex-Paced Online IT Programs
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Jessica Stumpff
Recruiter/Admissions Counselor, Sinclair Community College
Dena Laney
Faculty/Business Technology Systems, Bellevue College
Linda Smarzik
Dean/Computer Studies and Advanced Technology,Austin Community College District
CBE Orientations

2. Why create a CBE Orientation?

3. CBE Programs
• Network Engineering
• Secure System
Administration
• Software Development
ART 1110
BIS 1120
BIS 2297
BIT 0010
CIS 1107
CIS 1111
CIS 1130
CIS 1140
CIS 1202
CIS 1350
CIS 1411
CIS 1510
CIS 2165
CIS 2640
CIS 2212
CIS 2217
CIS 2416
CIS 2421
CIS 2426
CIS 2510
CIS 2515
CIS 2520
CIS 2222
MAN 2150
MAT 1460
MAT 2170
CBE Courses

4. Orientation Logistics
• Housed
in
Learning
Management
System,
Desire2Learn
• Students
self-­‐enroll
• Not
for
credit,
online
course
• CBE
course
registra>on
prerequisite
for
ALL
students
• Intake
informa>on
extracted
and
delivered
to
Academic
Coach

5. Goals of CBE Orientation
• Introduce students to CBE
• House admission requirements
• Review course policies
• Deliver college know-how
• Academic and career engagement
• Assess “right-fit”

6. Accelerate IT Orientation

7. What are your thoughts on offering (or
mandating) CBE Orientation?

8. Taxing District Community Annexations
*Includes portions of Pflugerville ISD and Eanes ISD
1 Cypress Creek
2 Eastview
3 Elgin
4 Hays
5 Northridge
6 Pinnacle
7 Rio Grande
8 Riverside
9 Round Rock
10 South Austin
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3
4
9
5
6
7
8
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Service Area
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Georgetownd
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Demographics: Austin Community College District
Serve eight
counties and
over 7,000
square miles
41,000 credit
students
and 15,000
non-credit
students
Offering
degrees and
certificates in
more than 180
fields of study

9. Demographic of a Distance Learning Student at ACC
Spring 2012
Spring 2013
Headcount Part-Time Full-Time Male Female Average Age
9,744 7,111 2,633 3,566 6,178 28.38
9,358 6,843 2,515 3,471 5,887 28.06
Who is our Distance Learning Student?
Spring 2012
63.40%
55.50%
44.50%
36.60%
Tradi'onal
enrollment
Tradi'onal
enrollment

10. DOL TAACCCT Grant: Accelerated Programmer Training
• 2.1 million dollar grant to develop
24 CIT/CS distance learning
competency based courses
Recruit Retain Recognize Reward
• In consortium with Sinclair CC
and Broward CC and consultation
by Western Governor’s University
• Provide accelerated education
leading to employment in the
CIT/CS workforce
• Recruit TAA eligible, veterans,
and the underemployed

11. Recruitment Methods
Recrui/ng
methods
• APT
and
Computer
Science
Website
• Posters
and
handbills
• Recrui'ng
Events
with
the
Chamber
• Radio,
print,
TV
interviews
• ACC’s
front
page
website
banner
• Event
tables
• Advising
by
Department
Chair
• Social
Media
• Community
partners
• Veterans
recruiter

12. Cooperative Marketing: Greater Austin Chamber
of Commerce

13. • Letter of interest
• ACC
Admissions
applica'on
• APT
Online
Orienta'on
• Smarter
Measure
• Intake
form
• Interviews
• Course
registra'on
Application Process: Email after initial interest in APT

14. APT Website: Online Orientation
• LeIer
of
interest
• ACC
admissions
applica'on
• APT online
orientation
• Smarter
Measure
• Intake
form
• Interviews
• Course
registra'on

16. • LeIer
of
interest
• ACC
admissions
applica'on
• APT
Online
Orienta'on
• Smarter
Measure
• Intake form
• Interviews
• Course registration
Application Process: SmarterMeasure assessment

17. Application Process: SmarterMeasure summary report
Assessment of student
1. General summary
Personal attributes
Technical competency
Technical knowledge
Reading recall
1. Learning styles
2. Typing accuracy
3. Typing speed

24. Application Process: Online intake form
1. How did you hear about the APT
program?
2. Are you a first time college student?
3. How many online courses have you
successfully (A, B, C) completed prior to
this semester?
• LeIer
of
interest
• ACC
admissions
applica'on
• APT
online
orienta'on
• Intake form
• Smarter
Measure
• Interviews
• Course
registra'on

25. Application Process: Interview with Computer Studies
• Meet with Mary Kohls,
Department Chair, Computer
Studies
• Discuss educational goals
• ACC enrollment status
• TSI math scores
• Enrollment in first APT course if
accepted into the program

26. For information contact:
Linda Smarzik – Dean/Computer Studies and Advanced
Technology
lsmarzik@austincc.edu
Jessica Stumpff –Recruiter/Admissions Counselor
Jessica.stumpff@Sinclair.edu
Dena Laney – Faculty
Dena.laney@bellevuecollege.edu