Mark Renner

OVERVIEW OFSPRING 2014 PLENARY OF THE

ACADEMIC SENATE OF CA COMMUNITY COLLEGES

http://asccc.org/spring2014/spring-program

Breakout Session One: “From Punitive to Instructive: Changing the Conversation on Academic Integrity”

Main Points:• The role of professional development is huge: we should embrace a culture of integrity

from Day One in each/every course, irrespective of delivery modality

• Student responsibility can be handled by way of the student government forming an “Integrity Council” (e.g., a part of ASCR)

• This was a most enlightening breakout. I encourage you to view the handout (PDF)

Breakout Session Two: “Distance Education IS Different: Issues with Academic Integrity in Distance Education (DE) Modalities”

Main Points:• Six million students in U.S. took online classes (excluding MOOCs) in 2012.

• Recent initiatives by the CSU and UC systems make it clear that DE is expanding

• HEOA requires accreditors to require institutions “to have processes through which the

institution establishes that the student who registers in a DE course or program is the same student who participates in and completes the program and receives the academic credit.”

• Examples of processes/practices of Authentication:• An LMS adopted by the college and used by all faculty;• Proctored assessment(s);• LMS log-in statement discussing Student Code of Conduct, etc.

Breakout Session Three: “Just Leave us Alone Already! ADTs and SB 440: Will the Fun Ever End?”

Main Points:• Too numerous to mention, but points aligned with discussions and activities underway

at CR

• Much discussion about AoE (Area of Emphasis) degrees; included the clarification that local AoE degrees have nothing to do with SB440 AoE degrees

Breakout Session Four: “Strengthening Ties with Instruction and Student Services”

Main Points:• Ramifications of SB1456 – Student Success Act, 2012

• Should we as a local Senate strengthen the roles of non-teaching faculty as a result?

Because of the compelling nature of these discussions at this breakout session, I will introduce into the Senate Executive Committee, to be followed by a discussion at the full Senate, a potential rewrite of the Senate bylaws to ensure, if at all possible, that the Senate Executive Committee includes a non-teaching faculty member serving within Student Support Services (e.g., a counselor)

Breakout Session Five: “Championing Quality: Increasing the Number of Full-time Faculty”

Main Points:• FON number calculations established in 1988; seem inherently inequitable today

• Non-credit faculty not included in the FON

• System-wide, the FT faculty in CCC’s is slowly decreasing:

• 2010: 58%; 2011: 57%; 2012: 57%; 2013: 56%

• Presenters argued persuasively that to ensure higher levels of quality within programs, districts need to reverse the trend of reducing FT / increasing PT faculty

Thursday General Session“Panel Discussion: State Technology Initiatives”

(for details, see http://asccc.org/sites/default/files/Panel%20Discussion%20-%20State%20Technology%20Initiatives.pdf

Main Points:• Three main initiatives underway:

• Online Education Initiative: Foothill-DeAnza CCD/Butte-Glenn CCD Consortiumhttp://ccconlineed.org (OEI’s common CMS is primarily for online ADTs but they are designing tools to be used in all ways, including for hybrid and web-enhanced ftf support.)

• Common Assessment Initiative: Butte-Glenn/CalPASS-San Joaquin Delta College/Saddleback Collegehttp://cccassess.org

• Education Planning Initiative: Butte-Glenn CCDhttp://cccedplan.org

Saturday General Session: Elections, and Resolution Deliberations/Voting

Elected Officers for 2014-2015

President: David Morse, Long Beach City CollegeVice President: Julie Bruno, Sierra CollegeSecretary: John Stanskas, San Bernardino Valley CollegeTreasurer: Wheeler North, San Diego Miramar CollegeArea A: James Todd, Modesto Junior CollegeArea B: Dolores Davison, Foothill CollegeArea C: John Freitas, Los Angeles City CollegeArea D: Cynthia Rico, San Diego Mesa CollegeNorth Rep: Kale Braden, Cosumnes River CollegeNorth Rep: Phil Crawford, San Jose City CollegeSouth Rep: Michelle Grimes-HillmanSouth Rep: Craig Rutan, Santiago Canyon CollegeAt Large: Dan Crump, American River CollegeAt Large: Debbie Klein, Gavilan College

Saturday General Session: Elections, and Resolution Deliberations/Voting

Adopted Resolutionshttp://asccc.org/2014-spring-session-resolutions

Resolutions of particular interest:see annotated final resolutions list