ACADEMICRETREAT2018

MAY23,2018CASTLETONUNIVERSITY

PathstoGraduation:SupportingStudentPlanning,Purpose,andPersistence

KeynoteSpeaker:Dr.DhanfuElston,VicePresidentofStrategy,CompleteCollegeAmerica

“GuidedPathstoGraduation”

Dr.DhanfuE.Elston(pronounced:dah-nee-foo)servesasCompleteCollegeAmerica’sVicePresidentofStrategyforGuidedPathwaysandPurposeFirstwhereheutilizeshiscampusexpertiseforpracticalapplication,implementation,andscalingofCCAstrategiesatinstitutionsthroughoutthenation.Inovertwodecadesofhishighereducationcareerinacademicandstudentaffairs,Elstonhascreatedandimplementedcomprehensivesuccessandretentionprogramsthathavegarnerednationalattention.Hehasbeenrecognizedasanexpertincollegecompletionpolicyinitiativesatinstitutionsthateducatehighlydiverseandunderrepresentedstudentpopulations.PriortohiscurrentrolewithCCA,Dr.ElstonheldthepositionofExecutiveDirectorofStudentSuccessandTransitionatPurdueUniversityCalumet.UnderElston’sleadership,PurdueCalumet(nowPurdueNorthwest)experiencedexponentialgainsinfirst-yearretention,graduationrates,andenrolledcredithours.

Followinghiskeynoteaddress,Dr.DhanfuElstonwillleadaworkshopusingVSCS-basedstudentscenariostoexplorepotentialapplicationsofnationallyrecognizedstrategiestoachievesignificantimprovementsinstudentoutcomes.

THISYEAR’SACADEMICRETREATWASDEVELOPEDWITHSUPPORTFROMCOMPLETECOLLEGEAMERICAANDINALIGNMENTWITHTHEVSCSBOARDOFTRUSTEES’STARTTOFINISHINITIATIVE,THEGOALSOFWHICHARETOINCREASE

ACADEMICSUCCESSANDRETENTIONINTHEFIRSTYEAR,SUPPORTON-TIMECOMPLETIONOFAVSCSDEGREEOROTHERCREDENTIALOFVALUE,ANDSUPPORTSTUDENTS’PROGRESSIONWITHINTHESYSTEMTOFURTHERLEARNING.

RETREATPLANNINGMEMBERS

JENNIFERALBERICO,CCVKELLEY BECKWITH, CU KIM CAREY, CU ROSEMARY DISTEL, VTC

GILLIAN GALLE, CU HARRIET JOHNSON, OC SARA KINERSON, NVU CATHY KOZLIK, CU ERIC SAKAI, CCV

BRENT SARGENT, VTC TRISH VAN DER SPUY, CU MARGO WARDEN, NVU

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RetreatScheduleOverview

8:30Arrival,coffee,informalnetworking

FineArtsCenter

VSCSTeaching&LearningTechnologiesSponsoredSessions:

MoodleMedicDrop-inClinic

StaffordRoom15711am-3pm

Anannualretreatfeature,stopbyforone-on-oneassistancewiththegradebookanddemonstrationsofpopularMoodleresources.

MoodleCourseShowcase

VSCS-TLThascreatedaMoodleCourseShowcase,

featuringexemplaryMoodlecoursesfromall

VSCSinstitutions.ShowcasecoursesareavailabletotheentireVSCScommunitytoillustratevarious

approachestodesigningMoodlecoursesthatare

user-friendlyandaccessibletoallusers.

VSCS-TLTHosts:JeremyVaughn,CCVAmyBeattie,NVU

ShowcaseFaculty

Presenters:GinaOttoboni

ChauntelleEckhausJeneveGirard-Dicarlo

ElizabethZinn

9:00WelcomeCasellaTheater

CastletonPresidentKarenScolforo

OurData:VSCSStudentsfromStarttoFinishVSCSChiefAcademicOfficerYasmineZiesler

Keynote:GuidedPathstoGraduationDr.DhanfuElston,CompleteCollegeAmerica

11:00ConcurrentsessionsI

StarttoFinishAdvising&TeachingwithDr.DhanfuElstonCasellaTheater

UsingMoodleforRetention&ConnectionStaffordAcademicCenterHerrickAuditoriumUsingAlumnitoincreaseStudentEnrollment

StaffordAcademicCenterRoom139

12:00Luncheonremarksandconversationwith:(Pavilion)

ChancellorJebSpaulding,VSCSBoardChairChurchillHindes,andEducation,Personnel,andStudentLifeCommitteeChairAlyson

Richards.

1:30ConcurrentsessionsII

DistanceLearning:What,How,andWhyJeffordsAuditorium122

WorkingSession:Cross-CollegeAdvisingCampusCenter1787RoomMoodleCourseShowcase

StaffordAcademicCenterHerrickAuditorium#146

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2:45ConcurrentsessionsIII

CompetencyBasedSolutions:

RecognizingPriorLearningforIncreasedPersistenceJeffordsAuditoriumRoom122

LowandNoCostTextbookSolutions:DevelopingaSystemOERInfrastructure

CampusCenter1787RoomMoodleCourseShowcase

StaffordAcademicCenterHerrickAuditorium#146UsingMoodleforRetention&ConnectionStaffordAcademicCenterRoom139

3:45EvaluationsandClosingJeffordsAtrium

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ConcurrentSessionsI:11:00AM-NoonStarttoFinishAdvisingandTeaching–DhanfuElston,CompleteCollegeAmerica

JoinourkeynotespeakerDr.DhanfuElstonforaworkshopusingVSCS-basedstudentscenariostoexplorepotentialapplicationsofnationallyrecognizedstrategiestoachievesignificantimprovementsinstudentoutcomes.

BeforeStudentsFadeAway:UsingMoodleforRetentionandConnection–PhilCrossman,CoordinatorofAcademicServicesandJenniferAlberico,LeadCoordinatorofAcademicServices,CCV

TheCenterforOnlineLearningatCCVhasdeveloped—ortakenadvantageof—variouswaystouseMoodletoolstohelpkeepstudentsengagedintheirwork,bothonlineandoff.Studiesshowthatstudentsdobetterwhentheyknowtheymatterandthattheirpresencecounts.Theyarealsomoremotivatedwhentheyknowhowthey’redoing.Buthowcanastudentdowellwithoutknowingwhat’sexpected?WewilldemonstratestrategiesCCVhasdevelopedtoorient,support,andmonitorstudentsfromthebeginningofthesemestertotheend:allwithtoolswealreadyhave!AlsopresentedduringconcurrentsessionIII.

UsingAlumnitoincreaseStudentEnrollment–ZoeMcDonald,AmeriCorpsVISTAVermontTech

Academicresearchshowspromisingfindingsrecruitalumnitoincreaseenrollment.InVermont,thesealumni-studentconnectionscanbecomethedecidingfactormotivatingstudentstoenrollinaparticularinstitution.Thispresentationreviewsacademicresearchrelatedtoalumniambassadors,studentsatisfaction,andstudentenrollmentdecisions.Themajorityofthispresentationwillbedevotedtoparticipantsapplyingthosefindingstotheirinstitutionsinsmallgroups.

ConcurrentSessionsII:1:30-2:30PMTheWhat,How,&WhyofDistanceLearning–SarahBillings-Berg,AssociateDeanofNursing,VermontTech&BobbiJoCarter,AssociateDeanofDistanceEducation,Johnson

Inthissession,wewillexplorewhatdistancelearningatNorthernVermontUniversityandVermontTechlooksliketodayandwherewe’retakingittomorrow.We’lltalkabouthowonlineandhybridcoursesareusedtodeliverNVUprogramssuchasWellnessandAlternativeMedicine,andhowtelepresencehasenabledVermontTechtoaddressthenursingshortagebyservingstudentsthroughoutthestate.Inadditiontosharingwhatwearedoing,wewillalsosharehowwedoitbydiscussingourmodelsforprovidingstudentandfacultysupport.Afterlookingatthebigpictureofdistancelearning,wewillshareinsightintowhyourinstitutionshavedecidedtopursuedistancelearningoptionsfordeliveringourprograms.

InvitedWorkingSession:Cross-CollegeAdvising–FacilitatedbyJenniferAlberico,LeadCoordinatorofAcademicServices,CCVandLoriArner,Registrar,Castleton

Joinaninvitedteamofacademicadvisingstaff,faculty,andregistrarsinaworkingsessiontoidentifytheneeds,issues,currenttoolsandbestpractices,andpotentialnewstrategiestosupportstudentswhoaretransferringwithinorotherwisedesire(orcouldbenefitfrom)takingadvantageofthefullresourcesofthesystemtostayontrackandcompleteadegree.Haveyouworkedwithstudentswhoaccessedcoursesatanothercollegetocatch-uporspeedup?Whostruggledtoadapttoanewlearningenvironment,whetheronlineoranewcampus-basedculture?WhobegantheirstudiesviaDualEnrollmentorEarlyCollegewithagoaloftransferringwithintheVSCtofinishadegree?Pleasejoinustocontributeyourperspectives.

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MoodleCourseShowcase–VSCS-TLTSponsoredSession,PresentedbyShowcaseFacultyVSCS-TLThascreatedaMoodleCourseShowcase,featuringexemplaryMoodlecoursesfromallVSCSinstitutions.ShowcasecoursesareavailabletotheentireVSCScommunitytoillustratevariousapproachestodesigningMoodlecoursesthatareuser-friendlyandaccessibletoallusers.FacultyauthorsofShowcasecourseswillpresenttheircoursesandexplainhowandwhytheydesignedthemastheydid.AlsopresentedduringconcurrentsessionIII.

ConcurrentSessionsIII:2:45-3:45PMCompetencyBasedSolutions:RecognizingPriorLearningforIncreasedPersistenceMelissaDeBlois,DirectorofPriorLearningAssessment,andStephanieGiese,AssistantProfessorofBusiness,NVU-Lyndon

Inthissession,youwilllearnabouttheVSCS’snewCompetencyBasedsolutionsdevelopedbyBusinessdepartmentsaroundthesystem.Thesolutionsincludeefficientandconsistentonlineassignmentsthatprovidestudentswithawaytodemonstratetheirlearninginfiveidentifiedcourses.Wewillexploredataaroundretentionofadultlearners,sharehowtheVSCSBusinessdepartmentsmadethishappen??,seethedevelopedcourseshells,consideradvisingscenarios,andbrainstormwaystosupportnon-traditionalstudents.WewillfinishupwithanexplorationofthecoursesinyourownprogramsthatmightfitintoanexpansionofstreamlinedCompetencyBasedsolutions.

LowCostandNoCostTextbookSolutions:DevelopingaVSCSOpenEducationResourcesInfrastructureEileenGatti,AssistantDirector,HartnessLibrary;JamiYazdani,Director,CalvinCoolidgeLibrary;MikeKeogh,Business&CommunityOutreachManager,CCV;SamBoss,Director,SamuelReadHallLibrary

Textbookpriceshaveskyrocketedinthepastfewdecades,withramificationsforstudentaccessandsuccess.Inonerecentsurvey,66.6%ofFloridastudentspolledsaidtheyhadgonewithoutbuyingarequiredtextbookduetothehighpricetag;another47.6%saidtheyhadsimplytakenfewercourses.AglobalmovementtowardOpenEducationalResources(OER)hasariseninresponsetothiseconomicburdenandinsupportofanopen,creativeandcollaborativeapproachtoeducationalmaterials.HowcantheVermontStateCollegeshelpfacultymaketheswitchtolow-orno-costcoursematerialstohelpbooststudentsuccessandretention?TheVSCLibraryCouncilproposesanOERProgramthatwouldbringtogetherstakeholdersacrossthecollegestocontributetotheplanning,oversight,andcollaborationneededtomakeOERattheVSCarobustandsustainablepartofhighereducationaffordabilityinVermont.Comehearlibrariansandfacultydiscusstheirapproach,seehowprogramshavebeenimplementedaroundthecountry,andshareyourownexperiencesandpotentialOERsupportneedsasfaculty.

MoodleCourseShowcaseVSCS-TLTSponsoredSession,PresentedbyShowcaseFaculty

AlsopresentedduringconcurrentsessionII.

BeforeStudentsFadeAway:UsingMoodleforRetentionandConnection–PhilCrossman,CoordinatorofAcademicServicesandJenniferAlberico,LeadCoordinatorofAcademicServices,CCV

AlsopresentedduringconcurrentsessionI.

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NorthernVermontUniversity

ACloserLookatFirst-TimeFull-TimeStudents

First-semestercreditsenrolledandcompleted

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DatafromstudentsenteringJohnsonandLyndonin2009andcompletinganyleveldegree.(N)=numberofstudents

050100150200250300350

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15+

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<15

enrolled<15050100150200250300350

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CommunityCollegeofVermont

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CastletonUniversity

ACloserLookatFirst-TimeFull-TimeStudents

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VermontTech

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