Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 11:30:46 -0800
From: Claire Biancalana
Organization: Cabrillo College, Office of Instruction
Subject: Instruction Notes
2-25-02
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 11:30:46 -0800
From: Claire Biancalana
Organization: Cabrillo College, Office of Instruction
Instruction Notes
Reorganization
I
am pleased to report that the search and selection committee for the Division
Dean of English, Business, and World Languages recommended the employment to
Felix Robles and he accepted the offer. Recruitment for the division classified
staff for all five divisions begins now.
In an effort to provide the new divisions the opportunity to prepare for next year, each of the new divisions is scheduled to meet at least once during the spring semester. One of the main agendas is for each division to name itself. Another is to select the division representative to the College Curriculum Committee so that members can attend the Statewide Academic Senate Curriculum Workshop in June. Following the division meetings, I will host a division reception at my home on 4 PM. The dates of the meetings are as follows:
March 8
Human Arts and Social Sciences (no meeting - just the reception)
March 22 English, Business, and World Languages
2 to 4 PM, room 615
April 12 Math Science and Engineering
12:30 to 2 PM, room 615
April 26 Visual and Performing Arts
8 to 9:30, room 456
May 3 Health and Wellness
10:30 to 12 noon, room 456
Learner
Outcomes and Accreditation
Marcy
Alancraig and Rory O'Brien are leading the college in review of the WASC proposed
new accreditation standards. The next meeting of the Faculty Senate subcommittee
on Learner Outcomes and Accreditation will be from 3-5 pm on Wednesday,
March 13th. This committee will be looking at the alarming new accreditation
standards on learner outcomes and how Cabrillo can best respond to them. Input
is needed from folks across campus on how to meet the new standards and still
maintain the "Cabrillo Way." The goals for the semester are to research the
issue, look at how other colleges are responding and formulate some recommendations
which will be taken to the Faculty Senate. Those who are interested in attending
this meeting, please contact Marcy Alancraig (6366) or Rory O'Brien (6443).
I will attach the latest draft of the standards to this email.
Learn
More about Technology for Teaching
@ONE
will sponsor, Technology for Teaching, the fifth annual Summer Institute
designed for California Community College faculty, June 24 through June 27,
2002 at CSU Monterey Bay. Don't miss this unique, hands-on opportunity to learn
new technology and pedagogy in a retreat environment where you complete projects
that you can use in your instruction. The past two years, the Faculty Senate
has referred faculty for sponsorship. Past participants include Ed Braunhut,
Deborah Shulman, Jay Siskin, Bill Hill, and Lalu Simcik. Once again, the college
can sponsor two faculty to attend this 4 day hands-on technology retreat. Please
let your Senators know if you are interested in attending the event. By April
1, the Senate will select two faculty for sponsorship. Both Francine Van Meter
and David Warren have attended and presented at this event and really like the
way it's organized to bring faculty together from across the state in a "tech
summer camp" environment. There are 4 tracks led by community college faculty
leaders, instructional designers and trainers. You can read about them at http://one.fhda.edu/si
Educators
In Industry
During
Spring flex week, 74 Cabrillo faculty and staff joined one of 7 teams visiting
various industries and businesses in Santa Cruz County, including Salud Para
La Gente, Watsonville Press, The City of Watsonville, Cruzio, Upstarts Organic
Farm, Dr. Davis Dental Office, and David Bruce Winery. Team leaders were Noreen
Romero, Margaret Loos, Shirley Florez-Munoz and Rachel Mayo, Topsy Smalley and
Dhyanna Swann, Lisa McAndrews, Bridgete Clark, and Sue Slater. Comments from
faculty who participated include: "Cabrillo students will be able to go into
the workplace with a willingness to learn and be able to begin their careers
alongside other Cabrillo graduates", "This was an excellent opportunity to see
behind the scenes of a wonderful local business", 'I can show my students job
descriptions with desired skills, such as writing, communication, analytical
problem solving, teamwork and responsibility", "It was great to be on a team
with other Cabrillo faculty and to understand their goals for themselves and
for their students". If you are interested in leading a team to a business/industry
in summer, 2002 or during Fall, 2002 flex week, contact Rebecca Arnesty at rearnest@cabrillo.cc.ca.us
or 6459.
Enrollment
Maximums and Fiesta
If you
are revising an existing course using FIESTA, pay particular attention to enrollment
maximums. For some strange reason the former curriculum system set every course
enrollment at 30 maximum students, and FIESTA picked up that same data. You
can set a new enrollment maximum in FIESTA (the agreed upon one for your course,
of course) and it will be the permanent default. Dale Attias will set up the
new and revised courses in Datatel, using whatever number appears in FIESTA
proposals. Enrollment maximums in Datatel which were initially set at 30 and
have not been changed in FIESTA are regularly changed by Division Assistants
during scheduling. Enrollment maximums are also changed by Division Assistants
during scheduling to accommodate room limits. It is critical that Divisions
check enrollment totals before registration begins each semester. It is impossible
to change enrollment limits after the class if "full".
Victor
Martinez Will Read at the Watsonville Center
Nationally
recognized poet and writer Victor Martínez, author of a collection of poems,
Caring for a House, will read from his works at the Watsonville Center,
room 4330, Monday March 11, 6 PM. Martínez may be best known for his novel,
Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida, which was awarded the 1996 National Book
Award for Young Peoples Literature, the 1996 Americas Award for Children and
Young Adult Literature, and named a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 1996. Martínez
also won the Bellas Arts Award for Lifetime Contributions to Chicano Literature
and the John McCarron New Writing in Arts Criticism Grant. Martínez was born
and raised in Fresno, California, and presently lives in San Francisco's Mission
District. He received a B.A. in English with a Minor in Ethnic Studies at the
California State University at Fresno. Martinez joins a long distinguished line
of “Fresno poets,” such as Philip Levine, Gary Soto, Larry Levis, Lawson Fusao
Inada, Roberta Spear, Luis Omar Salinas, and others.
USF
School of Education Information Meeting
I have attached
flyer announcing the University of San Francisco March 2nd informational meeting
on graduate programs for working adults.
From
A and R
There is the long list of instructors who have not submitted
their First Census Reports that were due Tuesday, February 19. The college needs
these data for many reasons, one of which is budget calculations! Please submit
the reports ASAP.
RT
Program News
The
faculty and staff of the RT program report that 100% of program graduates passed
the licensure exams and the program scores are #2 in the nation. Congratulations!
Student
Retention Thoughts
I've heard
from several faculty that students seem to disappear around the 8th week of
classes. This semester A and R has instituted a new process allowing students
to drop without your signature. What do you think about checking your rosters
around the 8th or 10th week and contacting those students who are not attending?
It may just be the nudge the students need to complete the class.
AccreditationStandardsDraftB-feb141.doc