OTC 18: California Zero-Textbook-Cost Degrees Implementation UpdateUna Daly
Planning and early implementation of California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) Zero-Textbook-Cost Degrees (ZTCs) program shifted into full-scale implementation in January 2018, with a total of 23 colleges developing full degree and certificate pathways that have eliminate textbook costs for students. ZTCs include two-year associate degrees and career technical education (CTE) certificates that have been redesigned by faculty to use open educational resources or zero-cost materials.
Join us to hear from the leadership driving this program forward. The lead at the state Chancellor’s office will describe the vision of the program and plans for future innovation. Technical assistance providers from College of Canyons and West Hill College Lemoore will share details of the training and evaluation programs supporting the transformational work at the participating colleges. The chair of the statewide Academic Senate OER Task Force will describe the essential role of faculty adoptions in maximizing the impact of ZTC degrees throughout our state.
Panelists:
LeBaron Woodyard, Dean of Academic Affairs, California Community College Chancellor’s Office
James Glapa-Grossklag, Dean, Educational Technology, Learning Resources & Distance Learning,
College of the Canyons
Ron Oxford, Librarian, West Hills College, Lemoore
Dave Dillon, Counselor/Professor Grossmont College;
Chair, OER Task Force of Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
Moderator: Una Daly, Director CCCOER
Mentoring for Today’s Generation(s) at Scale: Virtual and Face-to-FaceEDUCAUSE
Mentoring relationships come in many forms--online, in-person, short- and long-term, peer- to-peer, and situational. We'll review mentoring in a multi-generational workforce and explore two mentoring models that can be adapted to fit your organization and serve professionals at various career stages. Model 1 is an international virtual mentoring program that uses data analytics to match participants and digital badging to recognize mentor/mentee achievements. Model 2 uses a just-in-time, conference-centered approach to connecting professionals across career stages. For each model, we'll discuss benefits and barriers and action steps for launching mentoring initiatives that support diverse learners.
DLAC 2021 - How Useful was Digital Learning as a K-12 Tool During the Pandemi...Michael Barbour
Banzon, M., Mohammed, S., Neufeld, P., Barbour, M. K., & Cavanaugh, C. (2021, June). How useful was digital learning as a K-12 tool during the pandemic: A debate [Panel]. Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
SITE 2018 - Examining the Validity of the iNACOL Standards: Improving K-12 On...Michael Barbour
Adelstein, D., & Barbour, M. K. (2018, March). Examining the validity of the iNACOL standards: Improving K-12 online course design. A brief paper presentation to the annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Washington, DC.
OTC 18: California Zero-Textbook-Cost Degrees Implementation UpdateUna Daly
Planning and early implementation of California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) Zero-Textbook-Cost Degrees (ZTCs) program shifted into full-scale implementation in January 2018, with a total of 23 colleges developing full degree and certificate pathways that have eliminate textbook costs for students. ZTCs include two-year associate degrees and career technical education (CTE) certificates that have been redesigned by faculty to use open educational resources or zero-cost materials.
Join us to hear from the leadership driving this program forward. The lead at the state Chancellor’s office will describe the vision of the program and plans for future innovation. Technical assistance providers from College of Canyons and West Hill College Lemoore will share details of the training and evaluation programs supporting the transformational work at the participating colleges. The chair of the statewide Academic Senate OER Task Force will describe the essential role of faculty adoptions in maximizing the impact of ZTC degrees throughout our state.
Panelists:
LeBaron Woodyard, Dean of Academic Affairs, California Community College Chancellor’s Office
James Glapa-Grossklag, Dean, Educational Technology, Learning Resources & Distance Learning,
College of the Canyons
Ron Oxford, Librarian, West Hills College, Lemoore
Dave Dillon, Counselor/Professor Grossmont College;
Chair, OER Task Force of Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
Moderator: Una Daly, Director CCCOER
Mentoring for Today’s Generation(s) at Scale: Virtual and Face-to-FaceEDUCAUSE
Mentoring relationships come in many forms--online, in-person, short- and long-term, peer- to-peer, and situational. We'll review mentoring in a multi-generational workforce and explore two mentoring models that can be adapted to fit your organization and serve professionals at various career stages. Model 1 is an international virtual mentoring program that uses data analytics to match participants and digital badging to recognize mentor/mentee achievements. Model 2 uses a just-in-time, conference-centered approach to connecting professionals across career stages. For each model, we'll discuss benefits and barriers and action steps for launching mentoring initiatives that support diverse learners.
DLAC 2021 - How Useful was Digital Learning as a K-12 Tool During the Pandemi...Michael Barbour
Banzon, M., Mohammed, S., Neufeld, P., Barbour, M. K., & Cavanaugh, C. (2021, June). How useful was digital learning as a K-12 tool during the pandemic: A debate [Panel]. Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
SITE 2018 - Examining the Validity of the iNACOL Standards: Improving K-12 On...Michael Barbour
Adelstein, D., & Barbour, M. K. (2018, March). Examining the validity of the iNACOL standards: Improving K-12 online course design. A brief paper presentation to the annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Washington, DC.
ON MoE 2019: Overview of e-Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2019, April). Overview of e-learning in Canada. An invited presentation to the Education Research & Evaluation Strategy Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Education, Toronto ON.
DLAC 2019 - Canadian e-Learning Roundup: Leadership Perspectives from Canada’...Michael Barbour
LaBonte, R., Barbour, M. K., Canuel, M., & Roberts, V. (2019, April). Canadian e-learning roundup: Leadership perspectives from Canada’s online and blended learning programs. A contributed talk presentation at the Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2021: Mapping the Student Journey to Improve Post-...brightspot
brightspot led a Student Journey Mapping engagement with Metropolitan State University that identified obstacles for students from various demographic groups and developed an action plan based on best practices to strengthen our support for and interaction with post-traditional students.
Amanda Wirth Lorenzo, Maggie Walsh, and Elliot Felix (brightspot) and Virginia Arthur (Metro State) presented Mapping the Student Journey to Improve Post-Traditional Student Success at the 2021 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference.
Increasing Retention Through an Integrated Student Experience ApproachHobsons
Northern Essex Community College was designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in 2002. Early in 2014, the college initiated a small pilot program to implement Starfish Early Alert. NECC has experienced marked success in its campus rollout and expansion throughout the implementation process, helped by initiatives that drive awareness and deliver training and support among campus constituents. The school’s efforts have earned it a 2015 “Rising Star” Award from Starfish by Hobsons and a finalist placement in the associates category for Excelencia in Education. NECC will also be featured in a national report by the Alliance of HSI Educators. This webinar will focus on effective implementation strategies, student success and retention outcomes, lessons learned and NECC’s plans for an integrated student experience using Starfish to increase student retention and success.
Naviance Summer Institute 2015 Product ForumNaviance
The product forum at the 2015 Naviance Summer Institute highlighted Hobsons' commitment to bridging the divide between college eligibility and college readiness.
SITE 2018 - Cases of Quality: Case Studies of the Approval and Evaluation of ...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & Clark, T. (2018, March). Cases of quality: Case Studies of the approval and evaluation of K-12 online and blended providers. A full paper presentation to the annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Washington, DC.
Orientating Students to Learning Online: Why the Emphasis on Learning MattersSmarterServices Owen
webinar with J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College and their work through QEP with a FIPSE grant. The webinar walks through their process of creating and tweaking their orientation course to help improve student retention and success.
A presentation sharing the findings from our 2020 student digital experience insights surveys together with an overview of our new questions for the 2020-21 surveys of students, teaching and professional services staff and researchers.
The session will offer opportunities for colleagues to share their experiences of how students are adapting to the changes bought about by the pandemic.
By Ruth Drysdale, senior consultant - data and digital capability, Jisc and Sarah Knight, head of data and digital capability, Jisc
Inclusively enhancing learning from lecture recordings: using Synote without ...Jisc
The government have clarified changes to the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA), which mean that universities need to find ways to make teaching and learning more inclusive.
This demonstration will enable participants to experience how Synote has been used at the University of Southampton and other universities to address DSA cut by enhancing a lecture recording through providing an online searchable interactive transcript time synchronised with video, audio and notes.
Automatic machine captioning is affordable compared with professional human captioning and notetaking and can give just as good results when students are provided with the ability to correct any speech recognition errors in the transcript.
"Towards digital thinking and practices: Experiences of Sri Lankan teachers and students" - Presentation made at the ICDE Virtual Global Conference Week 2021 - 28.10.2021
California ZTC Degrees Panel: Past, Present, and FutureUna Daly
Online Teaching Conference 2020: Twenty-six California Community Colleges embarked on a journey to create thirty-four Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Degrees to dramatically reduce the financial burden of earning an associate degree or career technical education certificate. More than 20,000 students over three years would benefit from this approach to eliminating the barrier of textbook costs. Data collected from participating colleges show that all students in ZTC pathways did better than those in non-ZTC courses, and that traditionally underserved populations did even better.
With proven results of reducing equity gaps, the Governor has proposed doubling the initial $5 million ZTC program to $10 million in FY21, opening this opportunity to more colleges wishing to leverage ZTCs to increase student achievement and reduce equity gaps. Join us to hear from ZTC champions who led the initiative, supporting the faculty who transformed their courses to lower barriers and improve students learning, and ensuring the sustainability of the program. Consider how to integrate a ZTC approach with your distance education, equity, pathways and other student success-centered initiatives. Learn about how students and librarians are poised to play an essential role in the proposed $10 million grant. Finally, learn the critical steps for success and how to assess your college’s readiness for developing ZTC degrees.
Learning Models Evolve with Blended Learning on the RiseBlackboard
K-12 schools and districts understand that a personalized education experience increases student achievement and success, therefore many institutions are harnessing online learning technology to create blended learning programs to help meet diverse student needs. Although blended learning models differ drastically among K-12 institutions and are a product of the unique goals and challenges of the school, the importance of quality and accountability pertains to all. Join us for this webinar featuring Susan Patrick, President and CEO of iNACOL (International Association for K-12 Online Learning) and K-12 school district leaders for a discussion about how K-12 institutions across the globe are successfully implementing diverse blended learning models that maintain quality and accountability and enable student success.
Susan Patrick, President and CEO, International Association for K-12 Online Learning; Amy Hance, Instructional Technology Specialist, Collier County Public Schools
ON MoE 2019: Overview of e-Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2019, April). Overview of e-learning in Canada. An invited presentation to the Education Research & Evaluation Strategy Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Education, Toronto ON.
DLAC 2019 - Canadian e-Learning Roundup: Leadership Perspectives from Canada’...Michael Barbour
LaBonte, R., Barbour, M. K., Canuel, M., & Roberts, V. (2019, April). Canadian e-learning roundup: Leadership perspectives from Canada’s online and blended learning programs. A contributed talk presentation at the Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2021: Mapping the Student Journey to Improve Post-...brightspot
brightspot led a Student Journey Mapping engagement with Metropolitan State University that identified obstacles for students from various demographic groups and developed an action plan based on best practices to strengthen our support for and interaction with post-traditional students.
Amanda Wirth Lorenzo, Maggie Walsh, and Elliot Felix (brightspot) and Virginia Arthur (Metro State) presented Mapping the Student Journey to Improve Post-Traditional Student Success at the 2021 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference.
Increasing Retention Through an Integrated Student Experience ApproachHobsons
Northern Essex Community College was designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in 2002. Early in 2014, the college initiated a small pilot program to implement Starfish Early Alert. NECC has experienced marked success in its campus rollout and expansion throughout the implementation process, helped by initiatives that drive awareness and deliver training and support among campus constituents. The school’s efforts have earned it a 2015 “Rising Star” Award from Starfish by Hobsons and a finalist placement in the associates category for Excelencia in Education. NECC will also be featured in a national report by the Alliance of HSI Educators. This webinar will focus on effective implementation strategies, student success and retention outcomes, lessons learned and NECC’s plans for an integrated student experience using Starfish to increase student retention and success.
Naviance Summer Institute 2015 Product ForumNaviance
The product forum at the 2015 Naviance Summer Institute highlighted Hobsons' commitment to bridging the divide between college eligibility and college readiness.
SITE 2018 - Cases of Quality: Case Studies of the Approval and Evaluation of ...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & Clark, T. (2018, March). Cases of quality: Case Studies of the approval and evaluation of K-12 online and blended providers. A full paper presentation to the annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Washington, DC.
Orientating Students to Learning Online: Why the Emphasis on Learning MattersSmarterServices Owen
webinar with J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College and their work through QEP with a FIPSE grant. The webinar walks through their process of creating and tweaking their orientation course to help improve student retention and success.
A presentation sharing the findings from our 2020 student digital experience insights surveys together with an overview of our new questions for the 2020-21 surveys of students, teaching and professional services staff and researchers.
The session will offer opportunities for colleagues to share their experiences of how students are adapting to the changes bought about by the pandemic.
By Ruth Drysdale, senior consultant - data and digital capability, Jisc and Sarah Knight, head of data and digital capability, Jisc
Inclusively enhancing learning from lecture recordings: using Synote without ...Jisc
The government have clarified changes to the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA), which mean that universities need to find ways to make teaching and learning more inclusive.
This demonstration will enable participants to experience how Synote has been used at the University of Southampton and other universities to address DSA cut by enhancing a lecture recording through providing an online searchable interactive transcript time synchronised with video, audio and notes.
Automatic machine captioning is affordable compared with professional human captioning and notetaking and can give just as good results when students are provided with the ability to correct any speech recognition errors in the transcript.
"Towards digital thinking and practices: Experiences of Sri Lankan teachers and students" - Presentation made at the ICDE Virtual Global Conference Week 2021 - 28.10.2021
California ZTC Degrees Panel: Past, Present, and FutureUna Daly
Online Teaching Conference 2020: Twenty-six California Community Colleges embarked on a journey to create thirty-four Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Degrees to dramatically reduce the financial burden of earning an associate degree or career technical education certificate. More than 20,000 students over three years would benefit from this approach to eliminating the barrier of textbook costs. Data collected from participating colleges show that all students in ZTC pathways did better than those in non-ZTC courses, and that traditionally underserved populations did even better.
With proven results of reducing equity gaps, the Governor has proposed doubling the initial $5 million ZTC program to $10 million in FY21, opening this opportunity to more colleges wishing to leverage ZTCs to increase student achievement and reduce equity gaps. Join us to hear from ZTC champions who led the initiative, supporting the faculty who transformed their courses to lower barriers and improve students learning, and ensuring the sustainability of the program. Consider how to integrate a ZTC approach with your distance education, equity, pathways and other student success-centered initiatives. Learn about how students and librarians are poised to play an essential role in the proposed $10 million grant. Finally, learn the critical steps for success and how to assess your college’s readiness for developing ZTC degrees.
Learning Models Evolve with Blended Learning on the RiseBlackboard
K-12 schools and districts understand that a personalized education experience increases student achievement and success, therefore many institutions are harnessing online learning technology to create blended learning programs to help meet diverse student needs. Although blended learning models differ drastically among K-12 institutions and are a product of the unique goals and challenges of the school, the importance of quality and accountability pertains to all. Join us for this webinar featuring Susan Patrick, President and CEO of iNACOL (International Association for K-12 Online Learning) and K-12 school district leaders for a discussion about how K-12 institutions across the globe are successfully implementing diverse blended learning models that maintain quality and accountability and enable student success.
Susan Patrick, President and CEO, International Association for K-12 Online Learning; Amy Hance, Instructional Technology Specialist, Collier County Public Schools
Tipps & Tricks für Erweiterungsentwickler - JoomlaDay Deutschland 2014 - KölnViktor Vogel
In dieser Präsentation möchte ich ein paar Tricks und Tipps bei der Entwicklung von Erweiterungen weitergeben, die ich über die Jahre gesammelt habe.
Themen, die behandelt werden:
- Joomla! API / vorhandene Funktionen nutzen
- Entwicklungsumgebung (IDE / Lokale Serverumgebung)
- Workflow bei der Entwicklung (Prozess zur finalen Version)
- Optimierungspotentiale (Phing, Code Sniffer, Update-Strategie)
- Feedback / Diskussion / Kritik
Über den Autor:
Viktor arbeitet seit Joomla! 1.0 (2005) mit dem Content Management System und ist Entwickler von über 30 Erweiterungen, die er der Joomla! Community kostenlos zur Verfügung stellt. Er engagiert sich im JandBeyond e.V. und CMS Garden. Studiert hat er Informatik am KIT, beruflich ist er als Joomla! Spezialist bei 1&1 Internet AG angestellt und nebenbei auch als freiberuflicher Webentwickler tätig.
K-12 and Community Colleges Collaborations on OERUna Daly
Open Educational Resources (OER) can make education more equitable and inclusive at any level of education, but what does effective collaboration between K-12 and Higher Education look like? Hear from a panel of K-12 and community college educators as they share the benefits and challenges of transforming learning with open practices and open content that is adaptable by teachers and students. The topic of why and how faculty can work together across school sectors to support students in their local community will be explored.
When: Wednesday, April 14, 12 pm PDT/3 pm EDT
Panelists:
Amelia Brister, Director of Library and Learning Resources at Louisiana Delta Community College
Emily Frank, Affordable Learning Administrator, LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network
Teri Gallaway, Executive Director and Associate Commissioner, LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network
Kristina Ishmael, Sr. Research Fellow, Teaching, Learning, & Tech, New America
Dan McDowell, Director, Learning & Innovation, Grossmont Union High School District
Moderator:
Matthew Bloom, English Faculty, former Faculty-in-Residence OER Coordinator, Scottsdale Community College/Maricopa Community Colleges
La Trobe's success developing the student experience - Professor Jessica Vand...Studiosity.com
Professor Jessica Vanderlelie - La Trobe's Pro Vice-Chancellor Student Success - is one of Australia's most dedicated drivers of the student experience. Which makes it even more appropriate that she welcomed 'Students First 2019' delegates this year.
Listening to students is a critical part of driving effective change. Jessica described La Trobe University’s initiatives to put student feedback at the centre of the university. Delegates also heard that 70% of Studiosity users felt they’ll get a higher grade, 81% of Studiosity users felt more confident, and Studiosity users were 44% more likely to stay enrolled.
This year's Studiosity 'Students First' Symposium was hosted at La Trobe University City Campus, 25 and 26 July 2019.
Project 24 will build upon the succes of Digital Learning Day to create and share meaningful, relevant materials and resources. Project 24 is an ongoing activity aligned directly with the current activities of Digital Learning Day. Project 24 will not be just another planning tool – the Alliance is identifying nationally recognized experts to participate on teams representing teachers, principals, CTOs, and district administrators. The Alliance, working with national membership organizations and these subject-matter experts, will develop a series of materials targeted to specific audiences throughout Project 24 including:
Personalizing curriculum, pace, and support for learners can improve retention, satisfaction, and learning success while reducing time to completion and tuition costs. The successful implementation of personalized learning programs, however, requires careful coordination of data and communications and ongoing collaboration among faculty, enrollment managers, success coaches, and students.
Presentation on August 20, 2020 - Back to School 2020: Maximizing District Budgets to Support Student Safety and Distance Learning. Hosted by edWeb.net and sponsored by Gaggle.
Presented by Chris Gabrieli, chair of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, at the Massachusetts Early College Initiative launch event on March 23, 2017. #ecil17
Event sponsors: Massachusetts Executive Office of Education, Department of Higher Education, Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Event partners: MassINC, Massachusetts Business Roundtable, Rennie Center, Jobs for the Future
1. PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Nearly two-thirds of all jobs will require a college education by
2018, and more than half of those will require at least a bachelor’s
degree. Unfortunately, far too many community college students fail
to complete their education. An estimated 40% to 70% of entering
students need to take at least one remedial course—and many get
stuck there, never moving on to transfer-level college courses.
Project DEgree provides a solution.
It is designed for 18-26 year olds who have earned a high school
diploma or GED, but who still need further developmental education
in order to be ready for college-level course work. Project DEgree
provides students with individualized academic and social supports,
offers an engaging project-based curriculum within a learning
community, and helps students structure their lives so they can build
and maintain the momentum necessary to complete a college
credential.
Students enrolled in Project DEgree pay tuition for their classes,
but receive many services and supports free of charge to help them
progress toward a degree. Students are encouraged to take a
12 credit load each term and expected to take a class during
summer term.
Year One
Once admitted, students are enrolled in a learning community
with 20 to 25 other Project DEgree students. Together they take
developmental-level coursework in reading and writing, plus a college
survival and success course. They receive math instruction including
supplemental tutoring based on individual placement scores.
Students progress as a learning community, taking the next
sequence of reading and writing courses, plus a study skills course.
Students are also individually enrolled in the next needed math class
and continue to be offered supplemental supports.
Each learning community is assigned a resource specialist who
provides intensive support to students during their first year in the
program. By teaching both the college survival and study skills
courses, resource specialists get to know their students as learners
and are able to offer more holistic support.
Year Two
Students fully transition into college-level courses and work toward
the certificate or degree of their choice. They are supported by a
completion advisor who works in collaboration with other advising staff
to provide guidance and connect students to college resources and
supports, with the goal of increasing persistence.
Engage. Support. Accelerate. Graduate.
2. BENEFITS FOR REPLICATION OF PROJECT DEGREE
STUDENTS
Because of Gateway to College National Network’s track record serving
high school dropouts who enter in developmental education and go on
Research shows that students enrolled to achieve success in transfer-level courses, our funders are supporting
in learning community programs like a national pilot of Project DEgree to test our pedagogical and student
Project DEgree are significantly more support approaches with underprepared high school graduates.
engaged in their education and much
more likely to stick with college and We are providing start-up funds and technical assistance to help the
finish their degree. Other benefits of following nine colleges implement Project DEgree:
Project DEgree include:
Broward College – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Dedicated support from a resource Durham Technical Community College – Durham, NC
specialist who serves as an advisor, Essex County College – Newark, NJ
coach, and mentor Georgia Perimeter College – Atlanta metro area, GA
• Opportunity to form a positive, Owens Community College – Toledo, OH
motivating peer group
Phoenix College – Phoenix, AZ
• Referrals to resources, such as
Portland Community College – Portland, OR
financial aid, tutoring, counseling,
student activities, health services, San Antonio College – San Antonio, TX
and more Spokane Falls Community College – Spokane, WA
• Personal counseling and guidance
including assistance with problem
Contact information for Project DEgree programs is available at
solving, time management, and stress
management www.projectdegree.org.
• Transcript reviews and academic
advising
• Assistance with completing enrollment
and registration Project DEgree is supported by grants from the
• Free individualized math tutoring Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and
• Incentives like textbook vouchers may the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
also be offered
ABOUT GATEWAY TO COLLEGE
NATIONAL NETWORK
Gateway to College National Network is a national nonprofit organization
that is tackling the dropout crisis and catalyzing change across
developmental education in college. Our strategies include creating
and replicating innovative programs, building partnerships, influencing
systems, conducting research and sharing what we know, helping effect
policy and regulatory changes, and providing customized consulting
services. The National Network also offers training, technical assistance,
and professional development opportunities to Gateway to College and
Project DEgree programs across the country.
Gateway to College National Network
529 SE Grand Avenue, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97214
(971) 634-1212
www.gatewaytocollege.org
Copyright 2011 Gateway to College National Network