Basic Skills Revision and Support: Making Sense of the Blizzard of Innovation

David Morse, ASCCC Curriculum Committee ChairDonna Mae Villanueva, Los Angeles Pierce College, Dean Jeff Waller, Grossmont College

ASCCC 2012 Curriculum InstituteSan Francisco, July 12-14

Starter Questions

What curricular or student support innovations regarding basic skills has your college explored or implemented?

What curricular or student support innovations regarding basic skills have you heard of and would you like more information about?

Basic Skills Revision and Support:Decision-Making Processes

Importance of basing decisions on data

How and what kind of data to use Misinterpretations of data – “Knee-

Jerk Reforms on Remediation” Comparing wrong populations

Who to include in the process

Basic Skills Revision and Support:Practical Realities

Economic and Budgetary Factors Enrollment Management Issues Logistics and Resource Issues

Basic Skills Revision and Support:Curricular Possibilities

Acceleration What does this mean? Differing definitions

Modularization Compression Contextualized Instruction Learning Communities Summer Bridge program Mainstreamed courses Working with K-12 to restructure courses

between high school and college

Basic Skills Revision and Support:Support Services Possibilities

Supplemental Instruction Big SI vs. little si

Skills Centers Tutoring Services

Basic Skills Revision and Support:Local Options and Initiatives

What has worked for your college? What has been tried and not

worked? What would you like to explore? What data did/would your college

look at to drive developmental education reform?

Would your college be willing to share data on outcomes from any reforms/revisions made at your college?