BioBonds

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BioBonds
Innovations 2005 Conference

• Growing a Large Scale
• Learning Community
• Shelley Gaudia
• Katie Morrison-Graham
• Lane Community College

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WHAT IS BIOBONDS?

• A Learning Community that links chemistry and
  biology classes
• The prerequisite for Anatomy Physiology at Lane
  Community College
• Courses developed in response to program
  assessment

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This session will explore

• Implementation challenges strategies
• Curriculum-integrating activities
• Faculty mentoring articulation issues

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Session Outline

• Introduction to Project
• Origins and Development
• Challenges and Strategies
• The Future of BioBonds

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Introduction to Project
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Scope of BioBonds

• BioBonds links two courses
• Cell Biology for Health Occupations (BI112)
• Chemistry for Health Occupations (CH112)
• The courses
• are offered every term including summer
• are taken by 300-400 students/year
• are offered daytime, evenings, and weekends
• involve 8-10 biology and chemistry faculty

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Project Time Line

• How long did it take?
• What were the most critical pieces?

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Project Timeline
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Project Timeline, contd.
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Critical Pieces

• Assessment of AP prerequisite
• Division approval to develop new prerequisite
• Small-scale implementation first
• Summer retreat for BioBonds faculty

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Survey of Your Needs Interests

• Instructors of allied health and/or support
  classes?
• Learning Community enthusiasts?
• Administrators, office support staff, or
  advisors?
• Any specific, burning questions?

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Origins and Development

• Why did we develop BioBonds?

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Initial Observations

• The AP perspective
• The chemistry perspective

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Prerequisite Assessment

• one class release time
• reviewed old survey data
• phone interviews of AP non-completers
• new surveys of all current AP students and
  nursing students

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Results Opinion of Prerequisite
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Results Prerequisite Options
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Articulation Issues

• AP classes are a service for LCCs
• Family Health Careers Department
• Limitations imposed?

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Selling our idea to our colleagues in science

• How did we get approval to go ahead?
• Why was this so critical to success?

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Challenges and Strategies
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SCENARIO You are offering a large scale
Learning Community

• Brainstorm the logistical problems you might
  encounter and how you would solve them
• Consider such things as
• the two classes must have an integrated
  curriculum
• both classes are in demand and all sections are
  full
• one instructor is new to your department
• Groups report back

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Logistics

• Scheduling and Registration
• Curriculum Alignment
• Student Support
• Maintaining Community
• Articulation With Other Institutions

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Scheduling Registration
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Curriculum Alignment
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Student Support
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Maintaining Community
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Articulation With Other Institutions
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Has all our effort been worth it?
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Student Opinion
Pre-BioBonds
BioBonds
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Student Opinion
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The Future of BioBonds

• Improved curriculum alignment
• (e.g. incorporation of case studies)
• Statewide prerequisite conversations
• Faculty mentoring guide (handbook)
• Continued assessment
• Full integration of BioBonds into the college
  culture

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Acknowledgements

• Lane Community College
• Science Division
• Office of Instruction
• Strategic Learning Initiative
• League for Innovation
• Our audience
• THANK YOU!

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Contact Information

• Shelley Gaudia and Katie Morrison-Graham
• Science Division, Lane Community College
• 4000 E 30th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97405
• gaudias_at_lanecc.edu
• morrison-grahamk_at_lanecc.edu
• For BioBonds specific information
  http//teach.lanecc.edu/gaudias/bbindex