Office of Vice President of Learning 10/31/18 by South Mountain Community College

Office of Vice President of Learning 10/31/18 by South Mountain Community College https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3 SMCC's Academic Master Plan en-us 2018-10-31 16:13:18 UTC 2018-10-31 19:04:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/311854274/8131af7ecd10fb75f61ee47610999b2e/SMCC_Vertical_SMCC_vertical_RGB.png #1 https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299095572 price
open educational resources, lowers book costs by using OER
provide support: do well with students who struggle
diversity, testing in at developmental, issues examples Gabriel's Pantry, Veterans, etc
articulation with universities
load allocation
working with the resources that have
work across disciplines to assist others
work with others
wear multiple hats
program offerings in some areas, keep viable and sustainable
myCareer hub for students to look to be employee
continuous trying for improvements
open door initiative: everyone is involved
classrooms in some areas are exceptional other are struggles
strengths, important for students to understand talents and way of being
offers opportunity to take assessments for students to find out who they are
continuation innovation
keep students safe
strong athletic program at academic program as well

]]> 2018-10-31 17:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299095572 Table CFASS https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299095727 History of being innovative
Small class sizes
Working on streamlining the process for registration
Helping students become problem solvers
Open students up to possibilities academically and socially
Help guiding students into finding their passion
We regard our students holistically
Cross discipline work to provide the best for the student body
We excel when we tell people what we do well and what we do
Good at partnerships
Increase ompletion and transfer rates for historical minority populations
Bringing in youth to the CC and exposing them to college ]]> 2018-10-31 17:21:39 UTC https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299095727 Team Pumpkin https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299095760 -Small Class and Campus Size
-1st Generation Students have personal interactions with the campus, no experience and college experience.
-Student are working the field and they come back for excelling experience.
-Understanding student needs
-Student mentoring through Strength Quest.
-Student mentorship
-We have a division instead of just departments. Faculty in biology collaborate with other discipline in the division.
-Accountability, student and faculty are accountable for their work and ready for the university.
-Connecting student to all resources.
-Connecting student to outside resources.
-Gabriel Pantry, Popcorn .50: Student feel cared from faculty and staff support in the providing the resources for Gabriel's Pantry
-OER: Open Educational Resources
-Technology: Laptop carts in the LRC
-BNFP Program: Bilingual Nursing Fellowship Program
]]> 2018-10-31 17:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299095760 #1 https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299109315 -Entrepreneurship programs that support traditional cultural skills and abilities that includes: marketing, research, contracts etc
-Take disciplines but make them more specific ex: core classes that are branded towards nursing students "Profession Specific" or "Contextualized"
-Partner with companies such as transportation, warehouse companies to provide pipeline and help with work and school, developing training programs
-Look at all aspects of the industries ex: transportation co need people to work on lines, needs to have IT
-Construction all levels

]]> 2018-10-31 17:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299109315 Team Pumpkin https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299110517 Health Care

-Nursing
-Physical Therapist
-Dental Hygiene

Engineering
Sustainability Background (Good Add on - make more connections between sustainability and other programs so students can use it to build their resume and bring up in job interviews to show how their sustainability courses directly applied to construction, transportation, etc.)
Wood Working
Environmental Design
Welding
Community Type Classes (Life Long Learning)

]]> 2018-10-31 17:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299110517 CFASS https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299111518 We need to create academic programs that will benefit the whole student
Work force programs
STEAM Programs
Arts, Humanities and Social Science programs that allows the students be prepared to move into the work place in any field]]> 2018-10-31 17:48:43 UTC https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299111518 The Leftovers https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299112393 Public Administration Program - NAU for the 90/30 agreement we have with them and Government is listed on the industry list.
Physical Therapy is being developed right now and should be implemented next fall.
Continuing to offer transfer programs in areas of Healthcare, Professional & Scientific, & Management of Companies and Enterprises.
Construction - look for opportunities to develop partnerships for internships/experience, & on the job training type program.]]> 2018-10-31 17:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299112393 CFASS https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299122532 Improve and streamline HR processes
Increase level of student life around the campuses to increase the campus vitality
Community to tap into resources to get them onto campus (events and presentations around campus)
Bathrooms in CFASS building
Consistency in programming that allows for a creation of culture that encourages interaction
Better marketing]]> 2018-10-31 18:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299122532 CFASS https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299122576 Students are not in debt when finishing their degree/certification.
Return funding to the CC's
Students on our campus' that reflect the diversity of our communities. (Age, gender, ethnicity, culture etc.)
SMCC reinvestment into the community and vice versa
Storytelling partnering with major universities to provide degrees at all institutions.
Amphitheater
Music education a leader for the music world at large

]]> 2018-10-31 18:08:37 UTC https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299122576 #1 https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299122602 -alternative calendar, other institutions offer classes that start sooner, shorter classes (ex 8 weeks) similar set ups like U of P and ASU, make an option so that there is also option for session with 16 weeks
-Need to fix broken issues: Including communication with adjuncts, expect them to start right away, need time to catch them up to speed, they aren't included need to be included, also include more and better on-boarding and communications
-Need mandatory face to face or online training for online students in certain areas. Ex: offer 2 hour training that explains things like emails, Canvas, how often to check in etc
-Marketing needs to be improved, should be communicating with program coordinators so they know what is offered, where there is capacity to grow,
-Communication is broken with students ex: Communicate with Canvas
-Advising]]> 2018-10-31 18:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299122602 The Leftovers https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299129743 Sticky Areas in the performing arts area are lacking. No area for the artists to hang out, relax, build community, etc.
Resources for students are spread out all over campus. Need services more centralized so students see the services and are comfortable asking for assistance.
Better tutoring support - wider expansion and for higher level courses.
Need a system that will allow for better marketing of programs/events and communication with students. And, better advertise opportunities we offer the community.
Streamline processes overall. Example for grants and getting approval, student registration process, processes need to be faster.
Technology - increase in online classes - students are requesting more online. Need to do for increasing student enrollment.

]]> 2018-10-31 18:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299129743 Team Pumpkin https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299131107 -Better Technology (everything, computers that work, lab technology and equipment)
-More technology
-Sustainable plan for technology and lab equipment update/replacement
-Collaborate decision making to enable sustainable technology so technology works for everyone involved
-All people participate for decisions on equipment.
-More predictable funding for equipment - not having to write grants for "basic" lab materials that other campuses just seem to be able to buy without going through the extra hassle of writing grants, etc.
-Reducing partitioning between academic fields and academic and occupational, etc. (Being able to teach in more than one discipline, if qualified - not limited by hiring document - does not allow for expansion of personal skills/responsibilities)
- Better "sticky" spaces
- Prettier campuses
- guaranteed/strategic scheduling for students going through particular programs - same classes offered predictably every semester so students can plan out their program in advance
- Better tutoring - tutors hired by departments? Tutors could be students who recently took the class who excelled.
- Connect with Amazon to train students for specific jobs
- Have a "faculty highlight series" where faculty can talk about how they have used their degrees in industry to help expose students to different fields/careers they may not have previously considered
-Better/sustainable extermination services - so we don't have to deal with mice, rats, spiders, roaches, etc. in our classrooms and offices (i.e. LS building)
-Give faculty access to innovative technology to try out - for example, I asked to borrow am iPad pro or Surface pro to see if I could try out some new pedagogy, and was told that I couldn't take it out of the CTL. I ended up buying an iPad Pro on my own to try different things out.
-Better prepare students for taking online courses or assessing their readiness to take online courses]]> 2018-10-31 18:25:06 UTC https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299131107 #1 https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299140102 -Look at Financial Aid's impact on retention: lots of our students are using FA as a vehicle to higher ed. Are we doing this right? Are these students completing? This group can be highly monitored/assisted. We know who they are (trackable) How do we do compared to national standards: In the door increase, out the door decrease
-Fix all the issues that were addressed and identified
-More student success increase: retention, completion, persistence, headcount, FTSE, transfer, industry partnerships, internships, employment
-Community who will value and defend what we are
-Thriving Financial Aid system, everyone who wants to take a class can
-Fields of Interest and Guided Pathways works perfectly
-Survey classes for entire field of interest, class to designed to attract students and for completion Students are fired up! Include opportunities for exploration. How do you know you want a career if you don't know the career exists.
-Students able to live and learn in the community. Greater opportunities for university on campus like NAU on campus
-Opportunities for businesses to be in the community
-Sequencing
-Currently offer certificates that they can not complete here and have to go to other campuses
-No technology issues, not sure what the future would look like, maybe each student would have ability to align their phone with the lessons or a laptop for every student in every class]]> 2018-10-31 18:43:57 UTC https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299140102 Team Pumpkin https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299142333 - The resources of SCC with the personality/heart of SMCC
- Awesome technology, modern labs
- Good community spaces
- Variety of programs
- Awesome tutoring center
- "Z degrees" - degrees that students can get without having to pay any $ for textbooks, because they use OER/free resources - even better - 100% of classes do not require a textbook purchase
- More family involvement on campus to expose family members to the campus and help family members support their family member who is a student]]> 2018-10-31 18:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299142333 The Leftovers https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299144325 Majority of students completing in 2 years!
A beautiful and huge science or STEM building.
Performing Arts staffed out completely. Fully staffed so resources are available to offer high quality programs. Some areas need technology and other resources to support a high quality program.
Creating events and opportunities around family since our largest ethnic group values family.]]> 2018-10-31 18:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/SMCCCTL/plan3/wish/299144325