GlobalSkillsCC

Screen capture software that also allows editing.

NH recommended SnagIt when faculty need to blur the names (or other identifying features) from scanned student documents.

By Chris Riedel, in THE Journal, Jan 22 2010. Specific tools are mentioned, including GSCC favorites like Jing and Prezi.

The Strategy Institute, Feb 2-5, 2010, had the theme Equity and Excellence. This document is a PDF of the conference program, which included a plenary presentation by Uri Treisman.

From BM: "I also enjoyed hearing Uri Treisman speak on the "joyful conspiracy" he and the Carnegie Foundation are engaged in. This "joyful conspiracy" is just a little project....a complete overhaul of mathematics at the community college level. I encourage all math faculty to read and learn as much as you can about the Carnegie work here. I am certain that it will dramatically affect what you do for a living in the future."

This program is offered by the Association of American Colleges & Universities, as part of its Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP) initiative, and is a contribution to the national dialogue on assessment in education.

By the Council of Writing Program Administrators (WPA) and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). This document is jointly endorsed by both organizations.

By the Conference on College Composition (CCCC) Committee on Assessment, November 2006 (revised March 2009). This document outlines the CCCC's position on writing assessment, noting that "given the high stakes nature of many of these assessment purposes, it is crucial that assessment practices by guided by sound principles..."

This page links to the all podcast offerings from the 2010 annual meeting. The opening plenary (first podcast listed) was given by Martha J. Kanter, Under Secretary for the U.S. Department of Education, Jamie P. Merisotis of the Lumina Foundation, and Ronald Crutcher, president of Wheaton College.

JEC attended this conference and recommended the talk by Kanter, et al.

Dr. Vincent Tinto is a professor in the School of Education at Syracuse University. His most recent book, Leaving College (also tagged), "lays out a theory and policy perspective on student success that is considered the benchmark by which work on these issues are judged."

Tinto is quoted by RO, in terms of show students how important community and connection are to being successful in college.

By Vincent Tinto, published by University of Chicago Press, 1987. See tinto tag to find Dr. Tinto's faculty page (Syracuse University)

By Patrick Hartwell, in College English, vol 47 (2), Feb 1985, pp. 105-127.

This article, recommended by RO in the Coffee Klatch, in a discussion about the most effective ways of teaching grammar.

Dr. Constance (Connie) Weaver is a professor of English at Western Michigan University. In the coffeeklatch, she was attributed with popularizing the idea, "grammar needs to be taught in context." Librarians have not verified the quote or determined from which book it might have been taken.

By Amanda Ripley in The Atlantic, January/February 2010. This article looks at effective teaching in several ways: it profiles several highly effective teachers, and also discusses over ten years of data about effective teaching that the organization Teach for America is preparing to release.

The Faculty Inquiry Network (FIN) "is comprised of community college faculty from across California, working in teams to investigate a complex problem in basic skills education..." (from Info page). Together, they have produced this beautiful blog which describes faculty inquiry ("a form of professional development") and includes resources and a toolkit. There is also an email subscription available, to better keep current with this project.

Like GSCC, NCAT was also the recipient of a Gates Foundation emerging technologies grant. NCAT will redesign developmental math courses in community colleges integrating technology and learner-centered pedagogy.

Part of Carnegie Mellon University, the Open Learning Initiative is, like GSCC, the recipient of a Gates Foundation technology-related grant. The grant is "for the collaborative development, use, evaluation, and continuous improvement of web-based open learning environments for high-demand "gatekeeper" courses" (from Gates Foundation press release).

This site offers a searchable database of materials in a variety of subject areas, from Arts to Social Sciences, in all grade levels (Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary). As the site notes, "OER content is made free to use or share, and in some cases, to change and share again, made possible through licensing, so that both teachers and learners can share what they know."

Along with the GSCC project, the Monterey Institute was also awarded a Gates Foundation technology-related grant. The Institute's grant is to produce developmental math materials that will be released as Open Educational Resources (OER).

Press release from the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation announcing funding for the GSCC program. Dec 3, 2009.

By Alissa Gardenhire-Crooks, Herbert Collado, Kasey Martin, and Alma Castro with Thomas Brock and Genevieve Orr, published by MRDC in March 2010. The overview page (bookmarked) provides links to the Executive Summary and the full report (both available as PDFs). \nFrom the overview: "This study draws on the experiences of 87 African-American, Hispanic, and Native American men who were enrolled in developmental math courses at four Achieving the Dream institutions to find out more about what affects the success of men of color in community college."

By Scott Jaschik, from the News section, Inside Higher Ed, March 30, 2010. Katrina Nichols, Rosemary Arca, and Marisa Klages took part in the annual meeting of the League for Innovation in the Community College. This article describes their presentation and the GSCC project more generally. Links to the GSCC blog.