HOT TOPICS

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HOT TOPICS
HOT TOPICS
Jane Patton, President Academic Senate
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AA-T and AS-T Degrees

• 3 TMC Psychology, Sociology, Communication
  Studies
• New TMC available Mathematics
• Now vetting ECE, Kinesiology
• Next vetting (Apr 11) Geology, history, physics,
  theatre
• Many more in pipeline. . .

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CSUs Similar majors

• Each CSU campus reviewed TMC
• 16-18 said OK to first 3 TMC

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FYI

• TMC is not what is locally developed.
• Instead say TMC aligned degree
• TMC is for faculty---not for students
• Options can be narrow or broad, locally
• Not all degrees need to be changed right away
• Examples of degrees will be posted
• Attend a webinar or regional workshop

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C-ID (www.c-id.net)

• Discipline Input Group Meetings
• Please sign up for discipline listservs ASAP
• Descriptors vetting ( next slide)
• 171 approved descriptors and 98 drafts

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Draft C-ID Descriptors www.c-id.net/descriptors.h
tml

• Geography
• History
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Psychology
• Teacher prep

• Admin Justice
• Accounting
• Art history
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Early childhood ed.
• English

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Resources

• Academic Senate  http//www.asccc.org/1440
• ASCCC Discussion Forum http//www.asccc.org/conte
  nt/sb-1440-discussion-board
• CCC Chancellors Office http//www.cccco.edu/SB14
  40
•  C-ID http//www.c-id.net/degreereview.html
• To volunteer email info_at_c-id.net

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Curriculum Regional Workshopsfor Curric chairs
counselors

• Topics Content review AA-T and AS-T degrees
• April 8 (Friday) -- Sierra College
  http//www.asccc.org/events/2011/04/regional-curri
  culum-training
• April 9 (Saturday) -- Foothill College
  http//www.asccc.org/events/2011/04/regional-curri
  culum-training-0
• April 30 (Saturday) -- Coast Community College
  District Offices http//www.asccc.org/events/2011/
  04/regional-curriculum-training-1

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Basic Skills Webinars

• March 24, Chapter 5 Effective Practices Common
  to All Disciplines  Common Building Materials
•  April 7, Chapter 12 Tracking Student Progress
  through Basic Skills A Discipline Framework
• April 28, Chapter 15 Course Assessment Basics
  Evaluating Your Construction
• Download the event materials at
  http//www.cccbsi.org/events.

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Spring Plenary Session

• April 14-16, SFO Westin
• Keynotes
• Judith Eaton (CHEA) The Future of Accreditation
• Vincent Tinto, Student Success in the Classroom
• Resolutions under debate

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Other news

• Prerequisites
• Training
• ASCCC papers
• C.O. guidelines
• Student Success Task Group (SB 1143)
• (ask Dennis)
• New CCLC report Performance Based Funding