Becoming an Intentional Learning College

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Becoming an Intentional Learning College
F O C U S O N L E A R N I N G
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• The successful community colleges in the
  21st century will be colleges where faculty
  members can demonstrate that their teaching
  strategies are in fact causing learning.
• -George A. Baker III

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1. Its a New Day for Teaching Learning
2. Learning is a Natural Function of the Brain
3. Guiding Principals for a Learning College
4. Strategically Planning Implementing

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I. Its a New Day for Teaching and
Learning

• Access is not enough!
• Good Teaching is not enough!
• Good Intentions are not enough!
• Economy demands greater efficiency
  accountability.

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Leaders are Anticipatory Thinkers
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Its a New Day for Teaching and Learning

• Todays colleges must learn to move from
  Teaching Teachers to Learning Learners.
• Community colleges exist to provide added value
  to students their communities. We must measure
  that value via learning outcomes.
• Nothing affects our future like our ability to
  educate!

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Labor Skills GapsLabor Force Trends

• Greatest worker shortage in Americas history
  will return.
• 40-60 of jobs in 2015 dont exist today.
• 70 of recent high school graduates require
  remediation.
• Last chance for H. S. dropouts.
• Jobs of the future require higher skills
  knowledge.

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Labor Skills GapsCommunity College Trends

• 66 of colleges expect higher turnover.
• 65 expect more FT faculty to retire than in the
  past 10 years.
• 97 expect a greater need for public service
  workers, i.e. nurses, teachers, police.
• 84 expect difficulty in recruiting leaders.
• -League for Innovation

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Change is at Hand! The time for
fundamental change is when societys needs can
no longer be met by the institutions that serve
it. -Al Lorenzo

• Economy
• Globalization
• Technology
• Changing Demographics
• Curriculum delivery must have a variety of
  options
• Students must get engaged.
• Pre and post assessments (We must measure what
  learning occurs)

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• Change is at Hand!
• We now accept the fact that learning is a
  lifelong process of keeping abreast of change.
• And the most pressing task is to teach people
  how to learn.
• Peter F. Drucker, Economist

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Change is at Hand!

• Students must leave colleges with a core set of
  workplace skills
• 12. Experience work, internships, etc.
• 11. Academic Technical Skills
• 10. Be Active Learners
• 9. Be Forward Thinking
• 8. Be Organized
• 7. Be Results Oriented
• 6. Be Service Oriented
• 5. Be a Problem Solver
• 4. Be a Team Player

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Change is at Hand!

• Students must leave colleges with a core set of
  workplace skills
• 3. Strong Work Ethic
• 2. Good Communicator
• 1. Positive Attitude!
• 12 Laws for Becoming Indispensable - Zeiss

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II. Learning is Natural Function of the Brain

• Learning becomes easier as we learn.
• People have preferred learning styles.
• Past age 25, age has nothing to do with learning.
• Restructure pathways intentionally.
• Use it or lose it.

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Stress Test

• The picture that you will see has 2 almost
  identical dolphins in it. Look at both dolphins
  jumping out of the water. In spite of the fact
  that the dolphins are identical, a person under
  stress will find differences in the two dolphins.
  Look at the photograph and if you find more than
  one or two differences you are under great stress
  and may want to take a vacation.

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Perception Theory
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Contextual Learning
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Contextual Learning
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III. Guiding Principles for a Learning College

• Learning must be the centerpiece of the college
  its strategic plan.
• Everyone is responsible for learning!
• Learning is the goal for students, all employees,
  and the college itself.

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Guiding Principles for a Learning College

• Seven key elements in a learning organization
• The Learning College creates substantive change
  in individual learners.
• The Learning College engages learners in the
  learning process as full partners who must assume
  primary responsibility for their own choices.
• The Learning College creates and offers as many
  options for learning as possible.
• The Learning College assists learners to form and
  participate in collaborative learning activities.

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Guiding Principles for a Learning College

• Seven key elements in a learning organization
• The Learning College defines the roles of
  learning facilitators in response to the needs of
  the learners.
• The Learning College and its learning
  facilitators succeed only when improved and
  expanded learning can be documented for learners.
• All Learning College employees identify their
  role in supporting learning.
• - Terry OBannion

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The Learning College asks Two Essential Questions

• How will any action or decision improve learning?
• How do we know?
• (Director of Assessment)

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Core Learner Competencies

• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Personal Growth Responsibility
• Information Technology

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Learner Retention Rates

• 5 Lecture
• 10 Reading
• 20 Audio visual
• 30 Demonstrative
• 50 Discussion
• 75 Practice by doing
• 90 Teaching others
• Source Jon Erlendron

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IV. Strategically Planning Implementing
Learning-Centered Colleges give learning more
attention and become more intentional in efforts
to support learning.
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Align College Values to Support Learning
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CPCC Learning ActivitiesLearning Dialogues

• Cross-functional discussions with college
  personnel regarding the learning college concept.
• 400 participants
• 25 dialogues

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CPCC Learning ActivitiesTitle III - Improving
Academic and Student Support Services for High
Risk Students

• Enhancing learning outcomes for students by
• Helping students become more self-directed
  learners
• Implementing an Online Student Profile tracking
  system
• Improving instruction through targeted training
• Implementing Student Success Centers.

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CPCC Learning Activities

• Learning Leaders Awards
• Learning Fellows (Release time)
• Learning Communities
• Service Learning
• Technological support
• e.g. Smart Classrooms, student portal, online
  schedule, catalog bookstore

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Other Learning College Initiatives

• CPCC Leadership Program
• Presidents Council
• Doctoral Support Group
• Presidents Entrepreneurial Council
• Revised Faculty Professional Development Plan
  focused on Learning
• New Faculty Orientation
• Adjunct Faculty Certification
• Learning College Steering Committee

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Keeping it Simple Strategically

• Four Levels of Separation Support
• College Goals
• VP Unit Objectives
• Department Action Plan
• Personal Development Plan

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Measure and Report Goals

• Personal Development Plan Reviews
• Department Action Plans
• Unit Objectives
• Accomplishments Under Goals

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• Power Point Presentation
• www.cpcc.edu/president/presentations
• Learning College Website
• www1.cpcc.edu/Learning College