Chabot College
Basic Skills Committee
Meeting Agenda
September 14, 2010
12 pm – 12:50 pm
Room 1814
I. Call to Order (12:00-12:10)
Welcome and introductions
II. Committee Business/Announcements (12:10-12:20)
a. Schedule – changing November 23 30, and what about Oct 26?
b. BSC Logic Model to Faculty Senate on 10/14
c. LINC event on 11/19
III. Presentation by Basic Skills FIGs/projects (12:20-12:50)
 Research Skills in Social Science, Sara Parker and Pedro Reynoso
(12:20-12:50)
PURPOSE of presentations:
• Study, discuss, and publicize results from all BSI/T3 FIGs.
What do our own best practices tell us?
• Refine or add to Basic Skills Committee recommendations
Besides encouraging students to take assessment and basic skills courses earlier,
what else can we recommend to increase student success in basic skills?
Guidelines for presenters:
• What you have done?
• What have you learned?
• How do you think that other faculty or staff
can best use what you have learned?
What questions do you still have?
IV. Future Meetings
Meetings
Guidelines for discussions:
• Clarifying questions?
• How can other faculty or the college
best use what was learned here?
FIG Presentations - tentative schedule
Tuesday, Sept 14
Tuesday, Sept 28
Tuesday, October 12
Tuesday, October 26
Tuesday, Nov 9
FIG presentation: Sara and Pedro – Social Science research skills
FIG presentation: Learning Connection: Tutoring
FIG presentation: Learning Connection: Learning Assistants.
FLEX DAY (find another day?)
Report (s) from Student Success Conference
Tuesday, Nov 23->30
Tuesday, Dec 14
Reading Apprenticeship – effective techniques in diverse disciplines
Supporting student’s affective skills – Counseling (Matt and Michael)
V. Adjournment
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, September 28, 2010