Santa Monica College

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Santa Monica College

• Carol Womack
• Bibliographic Instruction Librarian
• 310-434-4635
• Womack_carol_at_smc.edu

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Mission Statement

• Santa Monica College strives to create a learning
  environment that both challenges our students and
  supports them in achieving their educational
  goals. We prepare our students to contribute to
  the global community as they develop an
  understanding of their personal relationship to
  the worlds social, cultural, political,
  economic, technological, and natural
  environments.
• To fulfill this mission, the College provides
  open and affordable access to excellent associate
  degree and occupational certificate programs.
  These programs prepare students for successful
  careers, develop college-level skills, enable
  transfer to universities, and foster a personal
  commitment to lifelong learning.
• Santa Monica College serves, represents, and
  embraces the communitys racial and cultural
  diversity. We promote the exchange of ideas in
  an open, caring community of learners and
  recognize the critical importance of each
  individual to the achievement of our vision.

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Claims to Fame

• Westsides leading job trainer
• Leader in transfers to UC CSU
• Students from 105 countries
• 2 miles from the beach

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Statistics

• Headcount 26,000
• FTEs 16,000

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Current needs

• 350 orientations 2003-04
• 1-unit research class (8)
• 3-unit class (3)

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Needs determined by

• Enrollment in for-credit classes
• Faculty requests
• Impending IC graduation requirement

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Designing Solutions

• Common outline
• Work with faculty
• Design assignments
• Presentations to campus

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Meeting needs

• Common outline
• .5 unit classes on special topics (2)
• 2-unit class for faculty
• Distance ed. (2)

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Evaluating effectiveness

• Student Learning Outcomes
• Faculty feedback
• Learning communities

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Instructional challenges

• Google
• Articles on the web
• Critical thinking skills
• Plagiarism
• Absenteeism
• Cell phones

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