Fostering Student Success through a Climate of Collaboration

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Fostering Student Success through a Climate of
Collaboration

• Liz Sette
• Jenny DiPrimio
• Bucks County Community College

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Bucks County Community CollegeWho We Are

• Campuses
• Main Campus Newtown, PA
• Lower Bucks Bristol, PA
• Upper Bucks Perkasie, PA
• Student population
• 10,655 Students, 7208 FTEs
• Number of students using Bb Vista
• Approximately 6,300
• 10,731 seats

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Courses Using Bb Vista

• 162 eLearning courses, a 58 increase from last
  spring semester
• 46 hybrid courses
• 292 face-to-face courses
• Other course management systems being used
• Course Compass
• IT Lab for Math, Nutrition, Computer Science
• Publisher websites

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Students Their First Step

• Information is posted on Online Learnings web
  page
• Course Information Page
• Register for class
• Target X email
• Postcard sent directing students to course
  information page
• Check for online or face-to-face orientation
• Online Learning Kick-off

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Faculty Their First Step

• Faculty request to teach and receive approval
  from AADs to teach an eLearning or hybrid course
• Faculty are notified of dates for entering course
  information into the database management tool
  Course Manager
• Some information is auto-generated based on
  information provided by instructor
• Course Manager pulls together all the information
  students need to make an informed choice
• Course Manager Tool

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Faculty First Step (cont)

• For faculty not teaching eLearning or hybrid but
  would like to
• Request a course space through an online form
• http//www.bucks.edu/online/faculty_info.php

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Course Offering Information

• Course Information
• Frequency
• Modality
• Request a course
• Course Offering List

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Online Support

• Online Learning Website
• Contact Us Form
• Trouble Report Form

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Technology Learning Center

• Face-to-Face, one-on-one help
• By Appointment or walk-in
• Student and Faculty workshops
• TLC
• Low Threshold Activities and Online Tutorials

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Questions and Comments?
Thank you!
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List of Web Sites Referenced

• http//www.bucks.edu/online/manager/
• http//www.bucks.edu/online/offerings.php
• http//www.bucks.edu/online/list_dir.php
• http//www.bucks.edu/online/faculty_info.php
• http//www.bucks.edu/online/index.php
• http//www.bucks.edu/contact_us.php
• http//online.bucks.edu/
• http//www.bucks.edu/tlc
• http//www.bucks.edu/tlc/ltas.php

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Course Manager Tool
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Course Information Page
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Sample Course Information Page
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Sample Course Information Page (cont)
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Course Offering List
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Bb Vista Request Form for F2F
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Online Learning Home Page
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Contact Form
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Trouble Reporting Form
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Technology Learning Center
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Low Threshold Activities