Professional Development (Flex) Day - Thursday 9-01-05

Agenda - Day Program
8:15 to 9:00 am Registration and Breakfast - Main Campus Center

9:00 to 10:30 Welcome Back and Updates- Dr. Adriana Barrera, President, Angela Echeverri, Academic Senate, John Glavan, Accreditation, Ed Zayas, Acting Dean of Academic Affairs, Eloise Cantrell, AFT,  Joe Ramirez, VP of Student Services, Vilma Bernal/Learning Resource Center, Karen Hoefel, Administrative Services, Anafe Robinson/Financial Aid, Belinda Acuna, Asst. Dean Academic Affairs, Title V Grant, Clive Gordon, Sonia Soto-Bair, Title V Collaborative Grant and Math Workshops, Simon Rodriguez, President- ASO  (10:30 -10:45 Break)

10:45 to 12:00 noon - Morning Break Out Sessions
Academic Excellence Workshops (a collaborative learning model) - Kay Hudspeth -- Former Director of MEP at Cal Poly Pomona
Cal Poly Pomona MEP (in collaboration with the College of Science) conducts nationally recognized Academic Excellence Workshops (AEW) for foundation courses in Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Engineering Mechanics, led by upper-division students. MEP is now a national model for other campuses initiating collaborative learning workshops. Over the years, the average increase in grade performance of participants is 0.5-letter grade over the class average. Longitudinal studies show minority AEW participants earn higher grades, have a higher retention rate, and graduate sooner than minority non-workshop participants. The average GPA of under-represented engineering graduates (2.72) is close to that of all engineering graduates (2.82).

Session #1: What constitutes an Academic Excellence Workshop and how do you recognize a successful one? The focus will be more on the pedagogy of workshops.

Help your Students Succeed with "Plato" Learning - computer-based learner instruction - Gary Bannon at Plato.com. Plato Learning provides computer-based assessment, alignment, instruction, and information management tools to help learners succeed in focusing on what they need to learn. Diagnostic and assessment tools identify and target skill gaps for each learner and then provide age appropriate instruction in a tutorial, practice, test, re-teach cycle. Room TBA
Telephone and computer tips for faculty- Joyce Holloway - Computer Systems Services- Room TBA
Financial Aid Workshop - Anafe Robinson, Director of Financial Aid - This session will provide general information about financial aid and how you can assist our students. Do you need a student worker? Attend this session to receive an Orientation on how to request for a student worker.Room TBA
New Payroll and Using ERPA for assignments - Johnny Berella, Technical Training Coordinator (LACCD), and SPOC (Ron Gluck) - Room TBA

12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch in the Cafeteria

1:00 - 2:15 pm - Afternoon Breakout Session (2:15 -2:30 pm Break)
Academic Excellence Workshop - Prof. Kay Hudspeth - Cal Poly Pomona - Session #2 Room TBA
(see above)

Session #2 -- What are the mechanics of an Academic Excellence Workshop program and what administrative structures enhance them? This session will focus on the infrastructure and mechanics of a program.
Using Technology for At Risk Students - Advisement and assistance to At-Risk students- Prof. Karla Johnson-Majedi, co-Director of Project RISE ("Raising Interest in Science and Engineering") at CSUN - Room TBA
Successful Learning Outcomes - Creating Responsible Students - Marna Cornell - Room TBA
How to use "Assist.Org" - (an online student-transfer information system that shows how course credits earned at one public California college or university can be applied when transferred to another). Madelline Hernandez - Articulation - Room TBA
(canceled) Gradesheet Workshop - how to import class rosters, arrange files, record student grades, prepare census reports - Prof. Richard Skidmore - Director of Job and Placement Center at Pierce College - Room TBA

Budget and Procurement  (for Department Chairs)- Connie Reyes - Administrative Services - Room - TBA

2:30 - 3:30 pm - Department and Discipline Meetings

Evening Program
5:45 - 6:00 pm Registration
6:00 -6:45 pm  Dinner
7:00 - 8:30 pm - Welcome Back and Updates: Dr. Adriana Barrera, President, Angela Echeverri, Academic Senate, John Glavan, Accreditation, Ed Zayas, Acting Dean of Academic Affairs, Eloise Cantrell, AFT,  Joe Ramirez, VP of Student Services, Vilma Bernal/Learning Resource Center, Karen Hoefel, Administrative Services, Anafe Robinson/Financial Aid, Belinda Acuna, Asst. Dean Academic Affairs, Title V Grant, Clive Gordon, Sonia Soto-Bair, Title V Collaborative Grant and Math Workshops 

updated: 9/01/05