CBE4CC Conference Presentation Faculty Development Model - Competency-Based Education

1. ACADEMIC PLANNING
& STRATEGIES
LONE STAR COLLEGE—UNIVERSITY PARK: MARK CURTIS-­‐CHÁVEZ
CBE4CC: DENVER, CO
JUNE 5, 2015

2. LONE
STAR
COLLEGE

3. FACULTY RECRUITMENT
INOVATION
CAMPUS
INFORMATIONAL
MEETINGS
DEPARTMENT
CHAIR
MEETINGS
FT
FACULTY
MEETINGS
ADJUNCTS
1/3
FT
FACULTY
PARTICIPATION

4. COURSE TEAMS
KICK-­‐OFF
COURSE
TEAM
◦ THREE
FACULTY
◦ ONE
LEAD
◦ INSTRUCTIONAL
DESIGNER
NEW
DELIVERY
MODE
◦ MAPPING
COMPETENCIES
◦ DEVELOPING
ASSESSMENTS
◦ CREATING
LEARNING
MATERIAL
STUDENT
MENTOR

5. ASSESSMENTS
STANDARD:
80%
PRETEST
POSTTEST
(FINAL)
TESTS
◦ THREE
ATTEMPTS
PAPERS
◦ TWO
ATTEMPTS
PRESENTATIONS
◦ TWO
ATTEMPTS

6. TRAINING
SALT
LAKE
CITY
SLC
IN
HOUSTON
WEBINARS
AUSTIN
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
BROWARD
COLLEGE
PHONE
CALLS
W/
SALLY

7. PRODUCTS
TANGIBLES
◦ SANDBOXES/COMMUNITIES
◦ SPREADSHEET
STORIES
DEGREES
◦ AA
IN
BUSINESS
◦ CERTIFICATE
IN
CIT
1
• STUDENT
LEARNING
OUTCOMES
2
• COMPETENCIES
• SUB-­‐COMPETENCIES
3
• LEARNING
MATERIAL
• ASSESSMENTS

8. CURRICULUM TEAM
EXISTING
CERTIFICATE
&
DEGREE
NEW
DELIVERY
MODE
DEACTIVATION
OF
CIT
CERTIFICATE
NEW
DEGREES

9. TEACHING
SAME
RESPONSIBILITIES
ALERTS
TO
RETENTION
SPECIALIST
ALL
THREE
MUST
AGREE
TO
REVISION

11. Academic Planning and Strategy
June 5, 2015
Accelerated Programmer Training
IT Capital Academies
Career Expressway
Linda Smarzik, Dean Computer Studies & Advanced Technology

12. Problem to solve: The trend of IT employment in the
Central Texas area
Unemployment rate under 4%
4,700 companies employ over
100,000 people in the
technology sector.
Austin ranks second in the
nation for tech start up jobs with
a median salary of $66,600.
“Austin meets about 60% of
job openings in the IT area.”
“ACC needs to provide
overwhelming support in
Central Texas for entry-level
IT completers.”
*
Aus&n
Chamber
of
Commerce

13. Problem to Solve: Declared majors and completers for
CS/CIT (2013)
Department
Declared
Majors/
2-year and
Certificate
Degree
Seeker/
Intent
Certificate
Seeker/
Intent
Certificate
Completers/
2013
Degree
Completers
2013
Total
Completers
Computer
Science
939 368 N/A N/A 30 30
Comp. Info
Systems/
Info Tech
943 498 109 23 53 76
Total 1,882 861 109 23 83 106
970

14. • Distance learning
enrollment outpaces
traditional enrollment
Traditional Enrollment
23%
Distance Learning
49%
Problem to solve: Distance Learning Enrollment –
2006-2014

15. 13900
14000
14100
14200
14300
14400
14500
14600
14700
14800
37%
38%
38%
39%
39%
40%
40%
41%
2012
2013
2014
Enrollment
42%
41%
40%
39%
38%
37%
36%
35%
Austin Community College District
Distance Learning Spring 2012 - 2014
Spring 2012 Spring 2013 Spring 2014
ABC
8,806
8,694
8,763
DF/IP/Withdrawal
5,884
5,603
5,436
Total
Enrollments
14,690
14,297
14,199
Unsuccessful
40.05%
39.19%
38.28%
Unsuccessful
Rate
3%
Success
rate
improved by
1.77%

16. 75000
80000
85000
90000
95000
100000
37%
38%
38%
39%
39%
40%
40%
41%
2012
2013
2014
Enrollment
32%
31%
30%
29%
28%
27%
26%
25%
Austin Community College District
Traditional Classroom Spring 2012 - 2014
Spring 2012 Spring 2013 Spring 2014
ABC
66,783
62,327
60,172
DF/IP/Withdrawal
28,677
24,970
22,974
Total
Enrollments
95,460
87,297
83,146
Unsuccessful
30.04%
28.60%
27.63%
Unsuccessful
Rate
13%
Success
rate
improved by
2.41%

17. DOL TAACCCT Grant: Accelerated Programmer Training
• 2.1 million dollar grant to develop
24 CIT/CS distance learning
competency based courses
Recruit Retain Recognize Reward
• In consortium with Sinclair CC
and Broward CC and consultation
by Western Governor’s University
• Provide accelerated education
leading to employment in the
CIT/CS workforce
• Recruit TAA eligible, veterans,
and the underemployed

18. Building a CBE program: First 6 to 8 months
• Build a core team of one to three people
• Weekly meetings with core team
• Build a list of apparent activities and a timeline
• Hire program director and team
• Define program focus, processes, and procedures
• Build Industry Leadership Council
• Enlist faculty supporters
• Begin faculty training sessions for curriculum development
• Engage industry partners in identifying course competencies
• Design a CBE master course template
• Develop best practices for curriculum development
• Seek accreditation agency approval of program
• Identify and solicit industry partners
• Create a program informational website
• Develop marketing materials
• Define student intake process
• Begin student recruitment events

19. Building a team: Accelerated Programmer Training
Staff
Grant Hire Name Start Date
Project Director (Level 20) (100%) Samuel Greer 2/4/13
Administrative Assistant III (Level 8) (100%) Crystal Cruz 6/17/13
Coordinator, Research & Analysis (Level 18) (50%) Willie Martinez 6/1/13
Outreach Coordinator (Level 13) (100%) Michael Martino 3/1/13
Contract Recruiter (Service agreement) Gene Brown 6/1/13
Instructional Design Specialist (Level 17) (100%) Ninghua Han 5/1/13
Multimedia Developer (Level 17) (100%) Chris Burns 1/3/13
15 Faculty Subject Matter Experts (Contract)
ACC Staff
Grant Lead Linda Smarzik
Subject Matter Expert Mary Kohls
APT Student Success Specialists Judy Arriaga

20. Building the program: Competency Based Education
RewardRetainRecruit
• Chamber of
Commerce
• Info sessions
• Marketing
• Student Support
Specialists
• Accelerated
Curriculum
• MSA Award
• Certificates
• Degrees
• Career services
• Job Placement
Initial Focus
Recognize

21. Recruit: Marketing methods
Recrui4ng
methods
• APT
and
Computer
Science
Website
• Posters
and
handbills
• RecruiNng
Events
with
the
Chamber
• RecruiNng
Previous
Students
• Radio,
print,
TV
interviews
• ACC’s
front
page
website
banner
• Event
tables
• Advising
by
Department
Chair
• Advising
by
the
counselors
and
advisors
• Social
Media
• Community
partners
• Veterans
recruiter

22. Recruit: Computer Science Website

23. Recruit: APT Website

24. Recruit: Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce

25.
Retain: Rebuilding the Curriculum Cycle
Quality
Matters
rubric
Industry
reviews
competencies
Peer and self
assessment
Student
feedback
Employer
feedback
Employer
survey for
graduates
Student survey
and faculty
evaluations
Curriculum Cycle

26. Retain: Mapping the Competencies

28. Course Template

29. Sidebar: New Distance Learning Model has been
recommended
Faculty Training Course Development
Faculty
Support
Industry
AssessmentAssessment
DL model to establish consistency with curriculum
development, periodic review, student-centered
instruction, student engagement, interaction,
evaluation, usability, course organization, timeliness
of feedback, and course presence.
Comprehensive
Faculty Support
Model
Ongoing training and
support

30. • Informal student organization
• 130 members and counting
• Motivate and support each other
• Share industry information
• Suggest resources for technology and teaching materials
• Meet ups for social and homework
Retain: APT Connect – Student Organization

31. Building a CBE program: Second 6 to 8 months
• Define stacked and latticed career tracks
• Create recruitment video
• Develop course video and engagement tools
• Final review and approval of initial course offerings
• Identify and staff faculty for inaugural courses
• Enroll initial cohort of students into program
• Establish weekly progress checkups with Student Support Specialist
• Solicit student course feedback (survey) and incorporate improvements
• Build program tutoring and advising program
• Monitor student retention
• Peer course review
• Present internally and externally on progress of the grant
• Build student intervention program for retention and student success

32. Recognize: Stacked and latticed certificates
and degrees
Marketable
Skills Award
Software Testing
Specialization
Marketable Skills Award Foundation
a. Intro to Computing — COSC 1301
b. Fundamentals of Networking — ITNW 1325
c. Programming Fundamentals I — COSC 1336
d. Web Design Tools — ITSE 1401
Computer
Programming AAS
Web Programming
Specialist AAS
User and Computer
Support Specialization
User Experience
(latticed with Viscom)
User Computer
Support
Industry
Certifications
Java
Certificate
C++
Certificate
Software
Testing
Database
Certificate
Web
Developer
Specialist

33. • Industry Partners support APT program by agreeing to consider
students for full-time employment and paid internships
• Industry and Community Partners’ logos are placed on our website as
links to their employment pages
Reward: Industry partners

34. Reward: Industry partners

35. Reward: Industry partners

36. Reward: Industry partners

37. TA A C C C T G r a n t
C o n s o r t i u m M e e t i n gReward: Community Partners
• Collaborative
partnerships to
recruit, refer, and
pass on information

38. Reward: Campus to Careers

39. Website portal
for industry and students
Cooperative Web Portal: Linking industry to students

40. Building a CBE program: Second and third year
• Identify areas for program improvement
• Redefine faculty roles and compensation
• Streamline registration process
• Extend recruiting efforts to new demographics
• Develop scalable plan for college-wide expansion
• Incorporate innovative CBE focused software programs for deliver/
tracking/interaction
• Partner with local workforce agencies to offer resume/interviewing/soft
skills courses
• Seek internships/projectships opportunities for students nearing
completion
• Create portal connecting industry partners and students for job
placement
• Work with financial aid, registration, and human resources
• Work with budget office (if on a grant) for sustainability

41. Building the program: Competency Based Education
RewardRetainRecruit
• Chamber of
Commerce
• Info sessions
• Marketing
• Student Support
Specialists
• Accelerated
Learning
• MSA Award
• Certificates
• Degrees
• Career services
• Job Placement
• Student flag
• Enroll in
certificate
rather than
course
Initial Focus
Current Focus
Registration
Recognize
Financial
Aid
• Award
financial aid
on progress
rather than
beginning or
end of course

42. Java
Certificate
COSC 1301 ITNW 1325 ITSE 2309
COSC 1336 ITSE 1411 ITSC 1307
ITSE 1345 ITSE 2321 ITSE 1450
ITSE 2317
• All courses available upon
registration
• Offer subscription based tuition
by term or make usage of
Experimental Sites that awards
financial aid for progress
• Students pick up where they left off
the following semester
Course Enrollment: One registration per semester

43. Building the program: Competency Based Education
RewardRetainRecruit
• Chamber of
Commerce
• Info sessions
• Marketing
• Student Support
Specialists
• Accelerated
Learning
• MSA Award
• Certificates
• Degrees
• Career services
• Job Placement
Financial
Aid
Faculty
• Student flag
• Enroll in
certificate
rather than
course
• Award
financial aid
on progress
rather than
beginning or
end of course
• Faculty
loading
• Redefine the
faculty role
Initial Focus
Current Focus
Registration
Recognize

44. Redefining the faculty role
• Hire Instructional Associates (IA) to teach two to three courses
• IA will act as a student support specialist for 30 to 40 students
• IA will also act as a tutor when not teaching a scheduled course

45. Building the program: Competency Based Education
RewardRetainRecruit
• Chamber of
Commerce
• Info sessions
• Marketing
• Student Support
Specialists
• Accelerated
Learning
• MSA Award
• Certificates
• Degrees
• Career services
• Job Placement
Financial
Aid
Faculty
• Student flag
• Enroll in
certificate
rather than
course
• Award
financial aid
on progress
rather than
beginning or
end of course
• Faculty
loading
• Redefine the
faculty role
• LMS
• Synchronous tools
• Early intervention
• Online Proctoring
Initial Focus
Current Focus
Registration
Technology
Recognize

47. Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning: Building
interaction and engagement

48. From intake to employment
Intake
process
SSP
Ellucian
Degree Map
Starfish
Salesforce
Early
intervention
using
student
support
specialists
Career
Services
Student Tracking System: From intake to employment

49. • Computer Science/Computer Information Technology
• Visual Communication – BMI/Gates Foundation
• IT Capital Academy
• Career Expressway
The Accelerated
Career Program
Visual
Communication
IT Capital
Academy
CS/CIT
Career
Expressway
Scale Up: CBE in other demographics

50. The ACCelerator
Emporium Model
Some College
MSA Award
Accelerated DL CBE
IT Academy
User
Support
Web
Track

51. For information contact:
Linda Smarzik – Dean/Computer Studies and Advanced Technology
lsmarzik@austincc.edu

52. Academic
Planning
and
Strategies
CBE4CC
Annie Myers, Associate Dean Computer Science and Engineering

53. Planning the
Program

54. • Choosing the degree
• Choosing the delivery method
• Defining competencies process
– How students progress
• No required work
• Multiple rich resources
• Option to find their own
resources
• Practice tests
– Grading method
– Faculty roles
– Assessment policies
Planning the
Program

55. 1. PLA Services
a. How to apply experiential learning credits for
students who can demonstrate mastery
2. Working with the General Education disciplines to
share the model and identify SME
3. Working with Continuing Education to articulate
CE learning towards college credit for degree
seeking individuals
4. Career Center to align graduates with Industry
Partners for job opportunities
Partnerships

56. Ques%ons?

57. This workforce solution was funded by a $3,200,000 grant awarded
by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training
Administration. The solution was created by the grantee and does
not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of
labor. The Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, or
assurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such
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but not limited to, accuracy of the information or its completeness,
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