Upcoming Presentations

2024 CSCC Annual Conference

April 18–20, 2024
Pittsburgh, PA

Developing Self-Directed Learning Skills in the Online Classroom: Importance and Strategies

April 19, 8:00–9:15 AM

Self-directed learning (SDL) skills and mindsets like self-efficacy, help seeking, and goal-setting are considered malleable factors for learning. Drawing on survey data and faculty interviews, we present evidence about their predictive validity with academic outcomes and strategies for promoting the development of these skills in online courses in community colleges.

Presenters

Jorge Mahecha, Research Associate, CCRC

Ellen Wasserman, Research Associate, CCRC

Access to Success: Insights and Strategies in Implementing Multiple Measures Assessment

April 20, 12:30–1:45 PM

CAPR, with support from Ascendium Education Group, are assisting colleges and states nationwide in the adoption and implementation of MMA practices that place more students, and allow more students to be successful, in college-level courses. This presentation summarizes insights derived from this work, focusing on the adoption of multiple measures assessment in open-access colleges in Arkansas and Texas. During the presentation, researchers will present cost analysis findings, explore supporting factors for implementation, and delve into specific strategies used by colleges to tackle common implementation challenges.

Presenters

Elizabeth Kopko, Senior Research Associate, CCRC

Dan Cullinan, Senior Associate, MDRC

Using Lesson Study to Improve Teaching and Learning

March 01, 2020
Seattle, WA

This presentation described Lesson Study—a structured, collaborative professional development approach to supporting instructors' improvement of learning in classrooms. Presenters shared experiences and findings from a research project on the implementation of Lesson Study among developmental mathematics faculty at three community colleges. They also discussed the feasibility of Lesson Study as a strategy for professional development in higher education.

Participants

Carrie Kyser
Math Instructor
Clackamas Community College
Jacqueline Raphael
Practice Expert, System Improvement
Education Northwest
Senior Research Associate
Community College Research Center

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