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