Going PLACES Carteret Community Colleges Quality Enhancement Plan.

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Carteret Community Carteret Community College’sCollege’s

Quality Enhancement PlanQuality Enhancement Plan

CCC is Me…CCC is Me…

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Going PLACES: Planning Going PLACES: Planning Life, Academic & Career Life, Academic & Career Education StrategiesEducation Strategies

is the College’s response is the College’s response to institutional needs that to institutional needs that

were identified by our were identified by our data.data.

Conclusions Reached Conclusions Reached through Data Analysis and through Data Analysis and

ResearchResearch

CCC students have not developed CCC students have not developed the critical thinking skills the critical thinking skills associated with planning & life associated with planning & life management that they need to management that they need to be successful.be successful.


ResearchResearchLearning outcomes identified as Learning outcomes identified as

critical to students ability to be critical to students ability to be successful academic/life successful academic/life planners were to some extent planners were to some extent taught in the existing ACA, taught in the existing ACA, Success and Study Skills course.Success and Study Skills course.


ResearchResearch

Students who take an ACA course Students who take an ACA course are retained in greater numbers are retained in greater numbers and are more successful in later and are more successful in later courses than students who do courses than students who do not take an ACA course.not take an ACA course.


ResearchResearch

Enrollments in ACA classes were Enrollments in ACA classes were lower than expected based on lower than expected based on the number of curriculum the number of curriculum students who were required to students who were required to take the course.take the course.


ResearchResearchAmong the sections of ACA, Success Among the sections of ACA, Success

and Study Skills, there was little and Study Skills, there was little consistency in GPA, successful consistency in GPA, successful completion (A, B, or C) or quality completion (A, B, or C) or quality of a common project.of a common project.


ResearchResearch

Advising was an area of the Advising was an area of the College that needed College that needed improvement according to improvement according to students, faculty, and staff.students, faculty, and staff.

Purpose Purpose

Through course-centered advising, Through course-centered advising, Going PLACES will improve Going PLACES will improve student learning and the learning student learning and the learning environment by giving students environment by giving students the skills, knowledge, and the skills, knowledge, and attitudes they need to create and attitudes they need to create and execute a successful life plan.execute a successful life plan.

GoalsGoals

1.1. Augment and expand Augment and expand student student learning by providing learning by providing a foundation a foundation and preparation and preparation for college work for college work and the and the college experience.college experience.

GoalsGoals

2.2. Provide information regarding Provide information regarding career & life planning so that career & life planning so that students can make informed, students can make informed, responsible choices about their responsible choices about their academic and career options.academic and career options.

GoalsGoals3.3. Assist students in acquiring Assist students in acquiring

problem-solving and critical problem-solving and critical thinking skills to enhance thinking skills to enhance

their their personal growth and the personal growth and the development of development of

responsibility.responsibility.

GoalsGoals4.4. Enhance the student Enhance the student

learning learning environment by environment by strengthening strengthening partnerships partnerships among among administration, academic administration, academic affairs, affairs, and students affairs.and students affairs.

StrategiesStrategies

Focus on a redesigned Success & Focus on a redesigned Success & Study Skills class for first-year Study Skills class for first-year students that encompasses the students that encompasses the broad principles of academic broad principles of academic advising.advising.


Teach the classes in a dedicated Teach the classes in a dedicated classroom making use of laptop classroom making use of laptop computers, movable furniture and a computers, movable furniture and a smart board.smart board.


Monitor the requirement that , Monitor the requirement that , where the class is a program where the class is a program requirement, it is taken in a requirement, it is taken in a student’s first six semester student’s first six semester hours.hours.


Structure the course as a series of Structure the course as a series of modules designed and modules designed and implemented collaboratively by implemented collaboratively by ACA class facilitators, curriculum ACA class facilitators, curriculum faculty and college staff.faculty and college staff.


Use ACA facilitators as academic Use ACA facilitators as academic advisors for the students advisors for the students enrolled in their class.enrolled in their class.


Where appropriate, use POGIL Where appropriate, use POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) as the teaching method. Learning) as the teaching method. The technique seeks to The technique seeks to simultaneously teach content and simultaneously teach content and key process skills such as the key process skills such as the ability to think analytically and ability to think analytically and work effectively in collaborative work effectively in collaborative teams.teams.


Train faculty and staff to teach the Train faculty and staff to teach the ACA, Success and Study Skills ACA, Success and Study Skills class.class.


Develop an electronic PLACES Portfolio.Develop an electronic PLACES Portfolio.

The PLACES Portfolio will be developed The PLACES Portfolio will be developed & maintained by the student, will be & maintained by the student, will be accessible to instructors, advisors or accessible to instructors, advisors or potential employers, and in addition potential employers, and in addition will provide a vehicle for assessment will provide a vehicle for assessment of the student’s work.of the student’s work.

ACA 115 Success & Study ACA 115 Success & Study SkillsSkills

Advising CenteredAdvising Centered

Teach College Success SkillsTeach College Success Skills

Introduce College ResourcesIntroduce College Resources

Focus on Personal Growth and Focus on Personal Growth and ResponsibilityResponsibility

Introduce TechnologyIntroduce Technology

Learning ModulesLearning Modules

Career CayCareer Cay

Career PlanningCareer Planning

Academic PlanningAcademic Planning

Life PlanningLife Planning

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Goal SettingGoal Setting

Information IslandInformation Island

Campus Campus InformationInformation

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ResourcesResources

Learning BanksLearning Banks

Learning StylesLearning Styles

Learning Learning StrategiesStrategies

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MemoryMemory

Library AtollLibrary Atoll

Information Information LiteracyLiteracy

Research Research

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DocumentationDocumentation

Me KeyMe Key

Time ManagementTime ManagementStress Stress

ManagementManagementOrganization SkillsOrganization SkillsProblem Solving Problem Solving

&&Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking

Study IsleStudy Isle

ReadingReading

Note-TakingNote-Taking

Test TakingTest Taking

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StudyingStudying

Technology RockTechnology Rock

Computer UsageComputer Usage

College WebsiteCollege Website

EmailEmail

BlogsBlogs

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WebAdvisorWebAdvisor

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