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

Redesigning Your Community College for Student Success: Lessons From Colleges Leading Whole-College Guided Pathways Reforms

Through the guided pathways whole-college redesign approach, Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) implemented academic pathways to support student success. In this presentation, CCRC researchers discussed how Tri-C and other pathways colleges nationally have redesigned their institutions to support student success through strategies designed to engage faculty and staff college-wide. Karen Miller of Tri-C provided detailed examples of strategies and considerations that guided Tri-C’s redesign efforts.

Participants

Senior Research Associate and Director of Applied Learning
Community College Research Center
Research Associate
CCRC
Karen Miller
Executive Vice President of Access, Learning, and Success
Cuyahoga Community College

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