Descriptions of Break Out Sessions - Flexday 2007 FrontPage

Morning Sessions - 9:45 - 11:05 - Campus Center - location

Accreditation Update - "Recommendations and Next Steps" - see accred-notes

Basic Skills - General Overview & Update - "What are "Basic Skills" -

Student Learning Outcomes - Update and Next Steps - http://lamission.edu/slo

Morning Sessions - 11:15 - 12:15

Building Campus Collegiality (Inst. 1017) - "Brainstorming" session on how to accomplish Recommendation #1 - Accreditation - The Accreditation team recommended that Mission College establish clearly written policies that encourage institutional leaders to work together collegially and to regularly share these policies with all constituent groups within the educational community"

Basic Skills (Inst. 1010) - Learn how the basic skills in reading, writing, mathematics, learning skills, study skills, and English as a Second Language through increased learner support and cross-disciplinary "learning systems" can produce long-term gains in student achievement

Assessment Cycle in SLO's (Inst. 1012) - Learn how to assess student learning outcomes. "Assessment is not an end in itself but a vehicle for educational improvement." (AAHE, 1992). Measurement of an array of student outcomes provides feedback about how well individual courses, programs, and the college as a whole are accomplishing their stated missions and goals. Assessment aims at the continuing improvement of student development, and is generally consistent with a "value-added" concept of education; note that the rationale for having better programs is to ensure better student outcomes. (Richard Frye - http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~dialogue/issue2.html - Western Washington University)- Recommendation #5 - Accreditation report stated: "The college should accelerate efforts to complete the development and inclusion of Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Cycle in all courses, college programs, and services"

"Use of Instructor Information System" (LRC 234) - Learn how to print out your rosters, exclude students, file your grades electronically and many more immportant functions of the Faculty Services Instructor System - http://www.laccd.edu/faculty_staff/service_logon.asp

Moodle Course Management (LRC 233) - Learn how you can use Moodle for communicating with all of your students, posting your syllabus and much more. Moodle is a free software/open source e-learning platform (also known as a Course Management System (CMS), or Learning Management Systems (LMS), or Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)). It has a significant user base with 18,204 registered sites with 7,270,260 users in 712,531 courses (as of November 15, 2006). Mission College now has free access to use of moodle at http://moodle.lamission.edu

Need TLC? How The Learning Center Can Help You (LRC 205) - Would you like your students to avoid plagiarism and STILL hand in well-organized, well-written papers and assignments? Would you like a tailor-made workshop for your students? Group Review Sessions? Software that can create "learning paths" for individual students? Spend an hour learning how the The Learning Center can help you and your students. This workshop provides an introduction to The Learning Center resources for faculty and hands-on practice with our software. Add TLC to your day!

Math Faculty - Math Center - "Linking Expressions and Formulas with Physical Models"

Afternoon Sessions - 1:30 - 2:45

College Planning (Inst. 1017) - Brainstorming session on how to link College budgeting, enrollment, staffing, instructional equipment, technology and facility maintenance - Recommendation #4 - Accreditation of the Accreditation Report states " The college should define a clear link between budgeting, enrollment planning, staffing, instructional equipment, technology, and facility maintenance"

"Disruptive Student Behavior & Discipline" (Inst. 1010) - Deputy Santos and David Green will discuss the topic - "increasingly immature, and even violent, behavior is a problem nationwide at both two-year and four-year colleges. College instructors and students have the right to expect nothing less than adult behavior from everyone in the classroom. Immature and disruptive behavior, in fact, tends to discourage better students from attending and impacts the quality of students who do enroll" - Cuyahoga Community College (OH) - http://www.oncourseworkshop.com/Miscellaneous003.htm "Handling Disruptive Students"

Student Library Databases & Workshops (David Garza - LRC Library) David will give an overview of the six different library workshops: Research Strategies - Students will learn the process of research using print and electronic library resources, earching for Books - Students will learn basic and advanced searching in the LA Mission and LAPL online library catalog, Locating Journal & Newspaper Articles - This workshop introduces the library's print and electronic resources. Internet I-The Basics - internet and the WWW, basic terms, understanding URLs, Internet II-Searching & Evaluation - This workshop focuses on advanced searching tips, evaluating and citing internet sources, MLA Format - This workshop gives examples of citing print and electronic sources and includes understanding plagiarism, copyright and intellectual property, formatting of a research paper, mechanics of writing and parenthetical documentation.

Moodle Course Management (LRC 233) - Learn the features of moodle including, assignments, quizzes, forum discussions, and the like. Supercharge your class today.

Classroom Accommodation and Assistive Technology (Inst. 1012) - What would you do if a student in your class suddenly had a seizure? A student, out of the blue, demands extra time on a test, stating he/she has a disability? A hard of hearing student says that he/she can't hear a video presentation? You observe a student's unusual behavior, and think that he/she may have a disability and need help? Dr. Rick Scuderi and Adrian Gonzalez of the DSP&S Office will cover classroom procedures for "Accommodations and Assistive Technology", covering which students are qualified and for which services and/or equipment. The above questions will be discussed along with topics including test proctoring security, model accommodation statements for your syllabus, resolving accommodation disputes, classroom behavior code and procedures, advanced assistive technology for lab and classroom use, and more, time permitting. Questions welcomed during the discussion. A DSP&S Faculty Resource Handbook will be distributed.

Adjunct Faculty Workshop - AFT (Inst. 1013) - Valuable information for Adjuncts - session lead by Jeanne Cassara - AFT Adjunct Rep for Mission College - see Adjunct Survival Guide - covering such topics as taking attendance, class limits, course syllabus, student learning outcome requirements, disruptive students, classroom rules, textbook choice, work environment, professional development, conference/tuition reimbursement, evaluations, seniority, and the like.

Math Faculty - Math Center - "Making Algebra More Real for Developmental Learners"