ASCCC Fall Plenary 2015
• Big Themes
– Accreditation Report
– Task Force on Workforce Report
– Equity and Diversity – students and faculty
(hiring)
– Distance Education
– ADTs and Baccalaureate Degree
– BS, SSSP, SEP Task Force forming
– Institutional Effectiveness Initiative
Hot topics in Online Education
• Accreditation – Online is a focus of ACCJC!
– More than 50% online requires substantive change;
issue is usually GE
– Equal services
– Policies/procedures
– Annual Report of offerings
• Accessibility
– P&P, demonstrate compliance, assign responsible
person
– Canvas has committed to improving and is working
with groups (e.g. National Institute for the Blind)
Hot topics in Online Education
• Authorization
– CCCs are working on establishing state wide
agreements so that students can choose – not there
yet!
• Authentication
– Logging in through portal ok now but may need
more in future: retinal & finger print scans, key
stroke analysis
• CANVAS – lots of schools still struggling with
decision or implementation. PEW research
supports one LMS system for all of CCCs –
beneficial for student success
Task Force on Workforce
• Wide reaching changes
– Definition of student success to include jobs
– Recognition of skill building
– Emphasize team teaching
– Equalize pay
– Review curricular processes with CTE in mind
– Regional coordination, Sectors may be redrawn
– Move away from growth model (most CTE
programs are slow growing or stable)
Empowering Part Time Faculty
• Participation in Senate and governance
• Communication and resources tailored to
specific/unique needs and concerns
• Pay for flex time (SJCC = 12 hours); paid office
hours ½ -1 hour per week
• Space where full time and part time faculty
have opportunity to mingle
• Even though folks say we need to take action
– solutions were not very evident. Most
colleges struggle with this.
And The Beat Goes On: Effective practices
for meeting the ACCJC 2014 standards
• Systematic – Ongoing – Longitudinal
• Embed standards into committee work and
meeting minutes
• Inform and reach out to everyone!
• Workshops and training – ongoing
• Standing Accreditation Committee with
feedback loop to the Senate
• Key perspective – what do you know? How do
you know it?
And The Beat Goes On….
• Make sure to respond to the whole question – each
and every part
• Program review if foundational for every standard
• Quality Essay – 5000 words. Be honest! Don’t use
hyperbole (Reedly example)
• Share with other colleges who have just been through
the process
• Hold a mock visit to prepare
• Napa Valley (piloted the 2014 standards) welcomes
other colleges to use their report as a guide. Team
liked it but won’t know the results of their visit until
early next year