Subject: Instruction Notes 2/07/05
From: Claire Biancalana
Organization: Cabrillo College, Office of Instruction
Instruction
Notes
2/07/05
Disability Announcement for
Syllabus
Some students with disabilities (physical or mental) fail to identify
themselves to instructors until a problem arises. For example, a student failed
an exam; afterwords he disclosed that he had been having frequent and exhausting
seizures, which interfered with his ability to properly prepare for his exam.
Another student had a diagnosed learning disability, which involved a visual
processing weakness that caused her to misread directions on an essay exam;
since she misread the question, her answer was unacceptable. An announcement
and a syllabus insertion at the beginning of each semester will encourage most
students to reveal a disability to you – particularly if their disability
is “invisible” (epilepsy, learning, psychological, etc.). Dick Griffiths
offers the following as a sample statement faculty could use in the syllabus:
“I encourage students with disabilities, including “invisible”
disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning, and psychological disabilities,
to explain their needs and appropriate accommodations to me during my office
hour. Please bring a verification of your disability from the Learning Skills
or DSP&S offices and a counselor or specialist’s recommendations for
accommodating your needs.”
This type of statement will not only help to solve problems before they occur,
but also make the student with a disability more comfortable in your classroom.
VTEA STUF Surveys
Every year Cabrillo College receives approximately $300,000 in funds that directly
support our occupational programs. This dollar amount is in direct proportion
to the special population data that we provide VTEA (the Vocational Technical
Education Act) from the STUF (Student Update Form) surveys. The accurate, timely
and thorough job that we do in administering this survey to all our students
benefits our programs to an even greater degree where budget cuts have become
the norm. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with the dates that we
are requesting for implementing this survey. A packet with instructions and
supplies sufficient for all your classes will be in your mailbox (or below if
too large for your mailbox) by Monday, February 28th. We are asking that
you please return the surveys and any unused materials to the large, white cardboard
box clearly labeled “VTEA STUF Surveys” in the mail room by Tuesday,
March 8th.
This year the surveys will be in both Spanish and English. Some of both languages
will be provided in each packet you receive. Should there be any questions or
requests for additional supplies, please contact Evie Alloy at x6481 or evalloy_at_cabrillo.edu.
Thank you for your generous cooperation and class time.
Noteworthy News from the Library
Topsy Smalley, librarian, will be honored on March 6, 2005 by the
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). Topsy single-handedly
organized a project to collect current copies of textbooks and ship them to
Iraq for distribution to students. Iraqi students have not had any access to
current textbooks since the US embargo in 1991.
In Summer 2004 the Cabrillo College Student Senate donated $15,000 to the Robert
E. Swenson Library for the purpose of adding single copies of expensive textbooks
to the library reserve collection. As of Spring 2005 the library has one copy
of every textbook worth $65 or more which was required by instructors for the
Cabrillo student body. These books are intended to be potentially shared by
many. They can be checked out for 2 hour periods at the main circulation desk
in the library.
Delaine
Eastin
Delaine Eastin will be here on Monday, March 7th from 11:10-12:30 in room 450.
She has been invited to speak at the Transfer Center's annual Transfer Forum.
Delaine will be speaking about her personal background and experiences -- particularly
in relation to her education, the importance of students continuing their education
and transferring to a four-year university, and her thoughts on education in
California today. The talk will be open to all students and faculty.
Delaine's bio information and photo, and a flyer will be posted as well as sent
out electronically to all on campus. If a faculty member is interested in bringing
their entire class, please contact Donna Mekis at x6385.
Event
Cancellation
Jennifer Baker (FACCC Lobbyist) who was scheduled to present on “Sacramento
Matters” on Friday, February 11 in the Horticulture Center has canceled.
Call
Center
In order to increase enrollment numbers for Spring 05, the Marketing Department
undertook a project in January to contact those that had made application to
Cabrillo but had not yet registered. Call center results look good so far. To
date 2,472 calls have been made, 950 of which resulted in direct contact with
students, 891 messages were left on answering machines, 291 were wrong numbers,
and the rest had no answering machines or were out of the area.. Of the 950
who responded, 53% had already registered, 33% said that they would enroll,
and 14% decided not to attend. A significant number of those who said that they
will enroll were previously confused about how to register, or did not’t
know that they could register and very much appreciated the phone calls. We
hope that a significant number of students want to enroll next week and will
by attending the first class meeting. Thanks to the callers: Michelle Achee,
Laurie Hedin, Terri Evans, Ana Garcia-Ruiz, Glenn Dixon, Terry Przybylinski,
Connie Pybrum, Jing Luan, Felix Robles, Lia Reynolds-Bain, Tootie Olsen, Sandi
Kent, Leticia Amezcua, Renata Funke, Julie Herzog, Manuel Osorio, Leah Hlavaty,
Teresa Thomae, Sandra McCann, Gabriel Gutierrez, Olga Diaz, Ellen Stuck, Mary
Cardenas, Margaret Pierce, Melissa Molino, Mary Beth Hislop, Debbie Soria, Georgia
Edminster, Rachel Mayo, Becky Fewel, Lyn Hood, Karen Farrow, Tom McKay, Dan
Martinez, Tatiana Bachuretz, Kim Flock, Dale Attias, Peter Leuck, Carla L. Vaughan,
Kathleen Welch, Marian Apra, Belem Ruiz, Brian King, Claire Biancalana, Eileen
Hill, Erin Lee , and student volunteers Chris Lloyd-Jone, Cathryn Davies, and
Natasha West.
Cinema
For Celebrating Diversity
At the request of CHAC, a switch has been made. We will now be highlighting
the Asian culture in April, and the Mexican culture in May in order to dovetail
with Cinco de Mayo. Here's the new schedule.
Spring
2005 Cabrillo Extension Staff & Faculty Discount
Once again Community Extension is offering Cabrillo staff and faculty a special
30% discount off one of our exciting Extension classes (not to exceed a discount
of $50.00). To qualify for your discount, you must register by 2/25/05. There
is a limit of three discount spots available in each class, so register early.
(This offer does not, however, include motorcycle training or traffic school.)
You will find our classes listed in the Cabrillo Extension Brochure (copies
can be found in the mail room and at the switchboard), or you may go to the
website: www.cabrillo-extension.org.
Whatever your interests, we think there’s a class for you. You may register
using Visa or Mastercard, check or even cash. Hours are: M 9-5; T-Th 9-6; &
F 9-4:30. For information about online, not-for-credit courses, visit the other
website at http://www.ed2go.com/Cabrillo.
To obtain your staff discount fee, call (479-6331) or bring (2100A back of the
Sesnon House) your registration in to one of our staff persons.
From
A and R
The deadline for adding a full term course (or dropping with a refund) is Thursday,
February 17, since Friday the 18th and Monday the 21st are holidays). A&R
will be open Saturday, February 12, from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Aptos
and in Watsonville. Students who miss the deadline to add may petition during
the third week of classes ONLY (February 22 through 25). Instructors
must verify that the student has been actively participating in the class, and
the Division Dean must sign the petition.
Core
Four Competencies
It was great to see so many participants and the Tuesday morning Flex Activity,
“Food and Thought: Chewing Over Student Learning Outcomes.” With the
launching of incorporating Student Learning Outcomes and Core 4 Competencies
across the campus, and in the interest of transparency and encouraging student
responsibility, you may also want to consider including the Core 4 descriptions
in your syllabus.
