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

Supporting Diverse Students: Identifying Colleges That Narrowed Equity Gaps

CCRC Webinar
November 16, 2021

CCRC's latest research on Integrated Planning and Advising for Student Success (iPASS) considers promising practices for supporting Black, Latinx, and low-income learners. In this webinar, researchers presented data analyses designed to identify colleges where racial and income equity gaps narrowed following advising and student support reforms. They discussed how they made key analytic decisions, such as which outcomes to measure, how to define the sample, and how to incorporate qualitative data. The webinar also featured administrators from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, who discussed how the college uses data to inform efforts to improve the experiences and outcomes of racially minoritized students.

Associated Papers

Participants

Senior Research Associate
Community College Research Center
Research Associate
Community College Research Center
Armando Lizarraga
Doctoral Student
University of Texas, Austin
Matthew Peteresen
Biology Instructor
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Bob Van Schyndel
Faculty Development Consultant
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Associated Project(s)