Presentation

IntroductionJames/Jim Kerr
Professor CIS/Cisco
Chaffey Community College
Rancho Cucamonga, Ca.
http://www.chaffey.edu/
Academic years 2010/11 to 2014/15
Six sections per
semester (Hybrid/8 weeks)
Twenty-four
semester units per
semester
CCNA Cisco 1-4 (2)
CCNP Route,
Switch and Tshoot
VoIP
Hospital IT
Academic years 2010/11 to 2014/15
Academic years 2010/11 to 2014/15
Academic years 2010/11 to 2014/15
Promotion/Marketing
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Talk to Industry reps/advisors/instructors and ask them to refer students your way.
Professional associations/local employers/former students - let them know about
new classes; they might help publicize them.
Post fliers/posters (in your office, hallways, classrooms, etc.)
Attend/Speak at career fairs at primary and secondary schools. Hand out
promotional items.
Announce your classes during the term before your classes begins
Send e-mail messages to students suggesting they consider enrolling in your
classes.
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Ask your department/school/instructors to add info about your classes in other
relevant classes.
Competition - Recognize competition to the course. Make your offering more
attractive. (Short term/hybrid/cost/books/flex schedules)
Competitions – Participate in relevant competitions (puts you on map)
Keep promoting, never stop promoting.
Students sign up after class starts.
Many students are procrastinators.
Send them reminders, and the more informative those reminders are the
better.
Former students are great promoters
Student Retention The class of 2016 grew up in cyberspace, a factor that has
increasingly influenced how today's students approach learning.
• Younger generation - 241 social media friends, but they have trouble
communicating in person
• Electronically far more sophisticated than their parents or teachers, yet
somewhat unprepared for the real world. Coddled, entitled and dependent?
• Students of all ages entering college with questions about jobs, whether the
college degree/certificate has value. Also - I’m to old, to young, no
experience, overqualified, etc.
• Helping students gain confidence that they can do it and be
successful.
• Understand what makes generations unique and different.
• We do need to understand who we are teaching. Keep up with
what’s trending in students’ world’s—from what movies they’re
watching on their tablets to what’s playing in their ears.
• It could mean adapting teaching styles to accommodate the
learning needs of students.
(Demographics/languages/ages/full time/ two jobs/ four kids, etc.?)
• Rethink “all-knowing teachers.” Offering students the
opportunity to “teach” their peers. (Clubs/extra credit?)
• Teacher not perfect, they just want to know that we are
willing to work with them.
• Try a humorous/simplified approach. (Bob and Mary)
In the Fall 2015 semester, more than 16% of our students withdrew
from one or more classes the first week they were on our campus,
and more than 4% completely withdrew from Chaffey College
during that same time. These students were registered attended at
least one class, but for one reason or another, did not return. ????
• This semester, we will have 10 booths across multiple campuses to
provide access and information to help students get to their classes
and become aware of support services and reinforce their belief
that they should be in college. (Retention)
Do not overwhelm in first class meeting – give a strong start!
• Give students a break in finding classroom
• Syllabus (Simplify)
• I can do this atmosphere
• Career opportunities
• Former student success info
• Humor
• etc. ??????
What other ways stands in the way of student success?
• Working full-time
• Caring for dependents
• Being academically unprepared
• Lacking finances
• Language
• Bureaucracy (Admissions/Repeatability, etc.)
• Transportation
• More ??????
• Fixes??
•What tick’s students off ?
• Know it all’s
• Closed minded people
• Difficult to find/missed assignments
• Unclear assignments
• Busy work
• Pointless projects
• Taking too long to teach something
• Long lectures
• “Bullying” in a discussion
• Prescribed groups
What makes students tick –
• On-line assignment posting (Moodle/Blackboard)
http://www.chaffey.edu/
• Open class discussions
• Fun environment (Clubs)
• Open ended projects (Clubs)
• Hands on learning (Open labs)
• Competitions (CCDC, Net Riders, etc.)
What leads students to success?
• Soft Skills - Organization/time management/presentation skills
• Soft Skills - Teamwork (know your neighbor)
• Intense faculty/student engagement
• Class and on-line attendance
• Learning outside the classroom
• Supplemental instruction/tutoring
• Conferences
• Cheating or Plagiarism ?
• Motivation!!!!!
Pathways to student success (Careers/Jobs)
Faculty input
• Advisory meeting
• Scholarships, Job Postings, Career sites
• Local industry/presentations by industry http://www.sigmanet.com/
• Field trips/Career days/Conferences
• Mentors/former successful students/guest speakers
• Encourage use of ‘Success centers”
• Posting of positions . Example- “Moodle/Blackboard”
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Questions/Comments
http://www.chaffey.edu/