BASIC EDUCATIONAL SKILLS
Department-sponsored services
Area of Service
Served
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BSLC ACT COMPASS Reading Review Sessions: Fall 2009 (192) Spring 2010 (209)
401
BSLC ACT Writing Review Sessions Fall 2009 (89); Spring 2010 (114)
203
BSLC ACT COMPASS Reading 20 hour Workshop
325
BSLC EPortfolio Development
386
Technology Support for Digital Storytelling
50
College 101 BSLC Computer Lab Space
500
Technology support for Service Learning Projects
80
Supporting Service Learning Students
750
Department-Sponsored Staff Development Activities
Activity Type
Topic
Date
Total
Building 21st Century Competencies by Aligning Writing Assignments with
Technology
12/22/2009
25
QCC Reading across The Disciplines Professonal Development Series for
Tutors: Facilitator: J. Pantaleo
2/5/2010
65
Service Learning 101: Jo Pantaleo co-presented with Meg Tarafdar, CETL
2/17/2010
13
Online Reading Review: Fiction or Reality; J. Pantaleo, BSLC Director
3/10/2010
7
Library Support for Service Learning Projects
6/10/2009
4
Reviewing Policies and Procedures for Basic Skills Learning Center Staff
8/27/2009
14
Con Edison Partnership Building Breakfast: Host: J. Pantaleo, Service Learning 9/25/2009
High Impact Coordinator
49
Overview of the Learning Express Library presented by Sara Marcus, QCC
Librarian
10/26/2009
19
Understanding How Chinese Grammar Affects Chinese Students' Spoken and
Written English" Presenter: Ashley Minihan from John Jay College
11/2/2009
5
Service Learning End of Semester Celebration
12/2/2009
65
Service Learning Advisory Board Semi-Annual Meeting
12/22/2009
26
Planning Meeting for the ACT Reading January 2010 Workshop: Presenter: J.
Pantaleo, BSLC Director
1/6/2010
18
Spring 2010 Basic Skills Learning Center Overview of Goals and Objectives:
Presenter: J. Pantaleo, BSLC Director
1/21/2010
18
Organizational Meeting for the Across Disciplines Tutor Training Sessions
2/3/2010
5
Helping Students Understand the Language of Textbooks; Presenter: Ashley
Minihan, John Jay College
2/5/2010
65
Discover Service Learning Day
4/14/2010
65
Earth Day 2010
4/22/2010
250
gave presentations
organized
Department-Sponsored Staff Development Activities
Activity Type
Topic
Date
Total
Preliminary Overview of CAAW: Presenter, J. Pantaleo, BSLC Director
5/13/2010
5
Tutor Training on Making PowerPoint Effective; Presenter, Ed Volchok
5/20/2010
11
Tutor Training Planning Meeting for June 2010 ACT Reading Workshop:
Presenter: J. Pantaleo, BSLC Director
6/10/2010
29
Individual faculty/staff professional activities
First Name
Last Name
Work Type
Judith
Barbanel
Conference
Presentation, other
Reference
Pacific Northwest Teaching English in the Two-Year College
(TYCA) “Using Contemplative Practices in Higher Education,"
Portland, Oregon, Fall 2009.
Manette
Berlinger
Conference, workshop,
training attended
CETL Presentations, Fall 2009.
Conference of the College, Fall 2009.
Faculty Assessment Task Force Meeting with John Erickson,
November 18, 2009.
Two Praxis assessment workshops with Michelle Kalina, Fall 2009.
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QCC Sustainability Meeting, Spring 2009.
Manette
Berlinger
Service to department,
College, University,
community, and/or
professional society
Department of Basic Educational Skills P&B Committee, Spring
2008 – present.
Adjunct Supervisor, Fall 2009 - Spring 2010.
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Basic Skills Assessment Committee, Fall 2009–Spring 2010.
Developed Basic Skills Department Diagnostic Essay Exam, Fall
2009.
Faculty Leader: New York Times Reading Group, Department of
Basic Educational Skills, 2009.
Member, Bronte Society, Haworth, England.
Member: American Bronte Society.
Individual faculty/staff professional activities
First Name
Last Name
Work Type
Reference
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Faculty Assessment Task Force, Fall 2009–.Spring 2010
Liberal Arts Academy Cohort on Assessment, Dr. Linda Stanley,
Chair, Fall 2009.
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Berlinger
Works
submitted/accepted/in
press or in progress;
works
reprinted/republished
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Manette
Berlinger
Conference
Presentation, other
Presenter: “David Foster Wallace, Finding Peace,” CUNY
Contemplative Network Meeting, Queensborough Community
College, February 26, 2009.
“Using Contemplative Practices in Higher Education," PNW TYCA
Conference (Pacific Northwest Teaching English in the Two-Year
College), Portland, Oregon, Fall 2009.
Proposal Accepted: “Contemplating, Culture, Competency,
Curriculum and Composition: Applying Integral Theory in a
Diverse Classroom,” IFAW Conference, Tel-Aviv, Israel, July
2010.
Proposal Accepted: "Renewing Teaching and Learning:
Contemplative Practices in Higher Education," NCTE (National
Council of Teachers of English) Annual Convention, Orlando,
Florida, November 2010.
Manette
Berlinger
Curriculum or
laboratory
development, workshop
conducted
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Presenter: Workshop on “David Foster Wallace, Finding Peace,”
CUNY Contemplative Network Meeting, CC, February 26, 2009
Individual faculty/staff professional activities
First Name
Last Name
Work Type
Manette
Berlinger
Service as a
reviewer/editor/consul
tant
Reference
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Helene
Dunkelblau
Conference
Presentation, other
“Contemplative Practices: Renewing the Spirit and Sustaining the
Mind,” presented at the Two-Year College English Association
(TYCA), Pacific Northwest Conference, Portland, Oregon, October
9, 2009.
Helene
Dunkelblau
Service to department,
College, University,
community, and/or
professional society
One of five members of the Planning Committee for the Second
CUNY Mindful Learners Conference, CUNY Graduate Center on
April 3, 2009.
Margot
Edlin
Service to department,
College, University,
community, and/or
professional society
Participant on English Discipline Council; Affirmative
Action/Inclusive Excellence Committee; Veteran's Center Advisory
Board;Learning Outcomes Facilitator; Academic Advisement;
Departmental Assessment Committee.
Margot
Edlin
Grants awarded (title,
awarding agency,
amount and period of
award)
IMLS grant, $82,000, September 2009-2010.
Margot
Edlin
Conference
Presentation, other
Long Island ESOL conference, April 2009, Molloy College; National
Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Margot
Edlin
Conference, workshop,
training attended
Middle States Commission of Higher Education Conference,
Annual Conference, December 10-11, 2009, Philadelphia,
Pennsyalvania.
Emily
Gordon
Conference, workshop,
training attended
Academy Teaching Workshops on Student Learning Outcomes—
participant
Institute for rubric development led by DVP Praxis
Individual faculty/staff professional activities
First Name
Last Name
Work Type
Emily
Gordon
Service to department,
College, University,
community, and/or
professional society
Reference
High School Initiatives Steering Committee, creating reading &
writing components of new program.
Chair, BE112 Assessment Committee.
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Josephine
Pantaleo
Service as a
reviewer/editor/consul
tant
Youth Service America, Reviewer and Evaluator for Disney Friends
for Change Awards, December 2009.
Josephine
Pantaleo
Grants awarded (title,
awarding agency,
amount and period of
award)
CUE Innovations Service Learning Grant, $37,500.
Perkins 2009 Major Effort 4, Sub 1, NYS Department of Education,
$ 35, 042.00, July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009.
Perkins 2010 Major Effort 6, NYS Department of Education, $ 46,
027.00, July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010.
ExCEL: AACC Learning Initiative, American Association of
Community Colleges Administrator: Learn and Serve America
funder; $ 14,000.00, September 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010.
E-portfolios for Learning and Transfer, co-PI, US Department of
Education, $12,500, January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2010.
Con Edison Go Green Initiative, Con Edison, $10,000, 2009.
Developing Regional Collaborations, North Hampton Community
College, $2,000, September 1, 2008 to August 31, 2009.
Josephine
Pantaleo
Conference
Presentation, other
Excellence through Civic Engagement Learning: Queensborough
Community College Service Learning Model; American Association
of Community College Year End Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona,
May 18, 2009.
Demystifying Partnerships, co-presenter, Community College
National Center for Community Engagement: 18th Annual
National Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, May 21, 2009.
Leadership and Empowerment through Service Learning, copresenter, National Institute for Staff and Organizational
Development; 31st Annual International Conference on Teaching
and Leadership; Austin, Texas, May 27, 2009.
Using Technology to Enhance Student Collaborations in Service
Learning, Conference of the College, facilitator and respondent,
Queensborough Community College, October 30, 2009.
Individual faculty/staff professional activities
First Name
Last Name
Work Type
Josephine
Pantaleo
Curriculum or
laboratory
development, workshop
conducted
Reference
Service Learning and Student Retention; March 10, 2009 to newly
hired Freshman Academy Coordinators; April 10, 2010, to
Freshman Academy Coordinators; December 4, 2010, to
Freshman Academy Coordinators.
Josephine
Pantaleo
Awards
Chancellor's Reception honoring CUNY faculty and administrators
who received major institutional grants, May 14, 2009.
National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development
Excellence Award, Austin, Texas, May 27, 2009.
Queensborough Community College Grants Recognition,
November 5, 2009.
Josephine
Pantaleo
Conference, workshop,
training attended
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Pantaleo
Service to department,
College, University,
community, and/or
professional society
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Individual faculty/staff professional activities
First Name
Last Name
Work Type
Jospehine
Pantaleo
Conference
Presentation, other
Reference
Diversity: Our Vision, Our Value; co-presenter; American
Association of Community Colleges, Phoenix, Arizona, April 6,
2009.
Regina
Rochford
Book, Authored
Rochford, R. & Pantaleo, J. (2009). Test Taking Tips for the ACT
Reading Compass Exam and Practice Reading Passages. 2nd
Edition. Pearson: New York.
Regina
Rochford
Journal Article, peerreviewed
Rochford, R. (2009, September). Dreaming the impossible dream:
Getting through college. Insights on Learning Disabilities 5(1), 8910.
Regina
Rochford
Works
submitted/accepted/in
press or in progress;
works
reprinted/republished
Rochford, R. A., & Maltzman, R. (in press). To Reach the
Unreachable Star: Academic Success and Developmental
Learners.
Rochford, R. & Hock, S. A Letter Writing Campaign: Linking
Academic Success and Civic Engagement
Rochford, R. A. (2010). Grammar Made Simple for ESL Students.
Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt.
Rochford, R. (in press). Book Review for: The History of the Dunn
and Dunn Learning-Style Model Author Sharon R. Parris, Ed.D.
Publisher: The Edwin Mellen Press
Rochford, R. (in press). Struggling to learn to read: A professor’s
story.
Regina
Rochford
Curriculum or
laboratory
development, workshop
conducted
Developed curriculum with Biology Department for BI-115,
Introduction to Biology for Science Majors
Regina
Rochford
Conference
Presentation, other
Deciphering College Level Science Textbooks. (February, 2010).
Reading across the Curriculum: Tutor Training.
A letter writing campaign: Linking Academic Success and Civic
Engagement presented at Queensborough Community College’s
Conference entitled “Assessing the Learning behind the Service:
Faculty and Student Perspectives on Service Learning,” on June 4,
2009
A letter writing campaign: Linking Academic Success and Civic
Engagement, Long Island TESOL, April 2009.
Regina
Rochford
Service to department,
College, University,
community, and/or
professional society
Chairperson for the Committee on Committees
Individual faculty/staff professional activities
First Name
Last Name
Work Type
Reference
Recipient of Pedagogical Research Challenge Awards (2010). An
Analysis of the Effects of Service Learning on Basic Skills Reading
and Writing Students.
Employed Service Learning pedagogy in BE-201: Students visited
College’s Holocaust Center in preparation for writing letters to
advocate for hate crime legislation, Fall 2009.
Employed Service Learning in a BE-112: Students wrote letters to
the governor of New York State and state senators about not
raising tuition or cutting financial aid at the City University of New
York.
Member of the Academic Senate
Member of the Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Donated royalties from a book, "Test Taking Tips for the ACT
Reading Compass Exam and Practice Reading Passages," 2nd
Edition, to the Basic Skills Learning Center.
Participated in Digital Story Telling project under the direction of
Beth Counihan, English Department.
Personnel or organizational structure changes, newly developed projects
Changes
Ms. Emily Gordon became a full-time Lecturer on an adjunct conversion line as of September 1, 2009, after more than 25 years
as an adjunct. Two new faculty members were added for the Spring 2010 semester, Dr. Jed Shahar (Assistant Professor) to
teach writing, and Ms. Wilvena Gordon (Lecturer) to teach reading. Mr. Sami Baig was hired as a CLT for the Computer Lab as
of June 2010. Searches for two Assistant Professors or Instructors, one to teach reading and one for ESL, were being
completed at the end of June 2010. A committee to conduct an assessment of BE112 was formed in the fall of 2009 and
worked throughout the academic year. A committee to develop materials and strategies for the new CUNY QWriting Test
(CAAW) was formed at the end of the spring semester.
Facilities/space changes
Facility modification
Purpose
Room H246, formerly a storage closet, was The department has no
remodeled to be used for office space.
more space for offices
for full-time faculty.
Semester
Facility Evaluation
Spring 2010
A decision as to the best use of the
space was still being worked out at
the end of the academic year. A
resolution will be reached during
the summer, and the space will be
in use as of September 2010. An
evaluation of the space will be
conducted during the following
academic year.
Equipment changes
Equipment Changes
Purpose
Semester Evaluation
Acquisition of five new Dell Optiplex
760 computers on January 21, 2010
Update computers
Spring 2010 Improved service
Equipment changes
Equipment Changes
Purpose
Semester Evaluation
Purchased Focus on Grammar
Update dated software
Interactive (Network License)Level 4;
Focus on Grammar (Network License)
Level 5; Azar Grammar (Understanding
and Using Grammar) Network Version
Spring 2010 Improved relevancy of material
Purchased 30 Camtasia Snagit Bundle,
Version 7.0/10.0 Licenses and 30
Camtasia Studio Snagit Bundle
Maintenance
Software needed to support the
Digital Storytelling Project
Spring 2010 Remain current with pedagogical
needs.
Purchase 100 site licenses of Comfit
Online Learning Center
Provide additional online resources
Spring 2010 Improved access to online
for Basic Educational students who
materials.
are preparing for reading exit testing
and retesting.
Purchase 150 access codes for My
Reading Lab.
Provide additional online resources
Spring 2010 Improved access to online
for Basic Educational students who
resources.
are preparing for reading exit testing
and retesting.
Purchase 1 site license of Qualtrics
Provide online survey tool.
Purchase 30 Creative Fatal1ty USB
Support the Digital Storytelling
Gaming Headset for use with Camtasia Project.
Spring 2010 Not available.
Spring 2010 Remain current with pedagogical
needs.
Resource changes
Other Resources Purpose
Semester Resource Evaluation
Purchase 5 headsets Replace worn headsets
Spring 2010 Improved equipment
Other changes affecting department
Departmental procedures for conducting assessment
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use a variety of sentence structures;Students will edit their work for grammatical correctness.
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ACT Reading Review Student Satisfaction
Surveys were distributed and collected, but
the results are still being tabulated.
Identify strengths and weaknesses and respond
accordingly.
ACT Writing Review Student Satisfaction
Surveys were distributed and collected, but
the results are still being tabulated.
Respond to the strengths and weaknesses
accordingly.
Student Surveys (current
students)
Goals/objectives for year just completed
Goals
Strategic
Plan
Evaluation of achievement
Action Plan
True
Improve pass rate on ACT exit
exams
Scores have remained fairly steady
Since there will be a new Writing
although there has been some falling off test in the fall, new materials will
have to be developed; Reading
scores will have to be compared to
previous years and appropriate
action taken
continue to apply for grant
money
Three President's Pedagogical Challenge The department will continue to
grants were obtained; other grants were investigate further grant
applied for
opportunities.
Work to increase the number
of Learning Communities
Additional LC's were offered both fall and Track students who took LC's to
spring and provided positive experiences see how they do in future courses;
for both students and faculty
develop more LC's
Continue to offer formal and
informal faculty development
for full-time and adjunct faculty
and to develop faculty use of
technology
This goal was not achieved
goal will be repeated for next year
Continue to encourage more
BE-112 students to use the
BSLC
There was a small improvement in
attendance
Because the CAAW combines
reading and writing skills, BE112
students will have to be strongly
encouraged to take advantage of
the BSLC
Continue to improve placement
of incoming BES students to
guarantee that students are
registered in appropriate
courses
Because funding was available most
writing placement tests were reread for
better placement, but many errors still
occur.
Better criteria for rereading exams
need to be developed; also the
new exam will bring further
challenges
Continue to encourage more
faculty to participate in Service
Learning
More service learning projects were
attempted with positive response from
both students and faculty
Follow progress of students who
participated in Service learning to
see how they do in future
semesters; encourage more faculty
to participate
Evaluate one or two new
courses
BE112 was evaluated.
the evaluation report shows that
students have mixed results in the
course; more attention needs to be
placed on developing clear course
objectives and achieving them.
Begin evaluation of two more
writing courses during Spring
2010 semester
This was not achieved.
Evaluations of several more
courses must be done during the
next academic year.
Goals/objectives for coming year
Upcoming Goals
Related Strategic Plan
Objective
Planned Method of Evaluation
Improve ACT Reading pass scores
3.2
Obtain ACT exit scores for each semester and
compare them to previous years
Design and develop materials to
prepare students to take and pass
the CAAW
3.2
Examine exit test scores and look over completed
essays if possible
Continue to apply for grants
8.5
Continue to investigate the number of grants
applied for and received
Goals/objectives for coming year
Upcoming Goals
Related Strategic Plan
Objective
Planned Method of Evaluation
Mentor Adjunct Faculty
3.2 and 3.1
Examine success rates of adjunct faculty and also
gather anecdotal information about their classes
as well as their reactions to the classes and the
mentoring
Mentor New Full-Time Faculty
3.2 and3.1
Examine success rates of new faculty and gather
anecdotal information about their classes as well
as their responses to the classes and mentoring
process; peer evaluation and and Annual
Evaluation will also be helpful
Faculty Development for the new
writing exam (CAAW)
3.2 and 3.1
Examine pass rates over several semesters;
gather responses to value of faculty development
sessions both formally and informally