Becoming an Intentional Learning College
FOCUS ON LEARNING
“The successful community colleges in
the 21st century will be colleges where
faculty members can demonstrate that
their teaching strategies are in fact
causing learning.”
-George A. Baker III
I.
It’s a New Day for Teaching & Learning
II.
Learning is a Natural Function of the Brain
III.
Guiding Principals for a Learning College
IV.
Strategically Planning & Implementing
I. It’s a New Day for
Teaching and Learning
 Access is not enough!
 Good Teaching is not enough!
 Good Intentions are not enough!
 Economy demands greater efficiency
& accountability.
“Leaders are
Anticipatory Thinkers”
It’s a New Day for
Teaching and Learning
 Today’s colleges must learn to move from
“Teaching & Teachers” to “Learning & Learners”.
 Community colleges exist to provide added value
to students & their communities. We must
measure that value via learning outcomes.
 Nothing affects our future like our ability to
educate!~
Labor & Skills Gaps
Labor Force Trends
 Greatest worker shortage in America’s history
will return.
 40-60% of jobs in 2015 don’t exist today.
 70% of recent high school graduates require
remediation.
 Last chance for H. S. dropouts.
 Jobs of the future require higher skills &
knowledge.~
Labor & Skills Gaps
Community College Trends
 66% of colleges expect higher turnover.
 65% expect more FT faculty to retire than in the
past 10 years.
 97% expect a greater need for public service
workers, i.e. nurses, teachers, police.
 84% expect difficulty in recruiting leaders.~
-League for Innovation
Change is at Hand!
“The time for fundamental change is when society’s needs can
no longer be met by the institutions that serve it.”
-Al Lorenzo
 Economy
 Globalization
 Technology
 Changing Demographics
 Curriculum & delivery must have a variety of options
 Students must get engaged.
 Pre and post assessments – (We must measure what
learning occurs)~
Change is at Hand!
We now accept the fact that learning is a
lifelong process of keeping abreast of
change.
And the most pressing task is to teach
people how to learn.
Peter F. Drucker, Economist
Change is at Hand!

Students must leave colleges with a
core set of workplace skills:
12. Experience –work, internships, etc.
11. Academic & Technical Skills
10. Be Active Learners
9. Be Forward Thinking
8. Be Organized
7. Be Results Oriented
6. Be Service Oriented
5. Be a Problem Solver
4. Be a Team Player
Change is at Hand!
 Students must leave colleges with a
core set of workplace skills:
3. Strong Work Ethic
2. Good Communicator
1. Positive Attitude!
12 Laws for Becoming Indispensable - Zeiss
II. Learning is Natural
Function of the Brain
 Learning becomes easier as we learn.
 People have preferred learning styles.
 Past age 25, age has nothing to do with
learning.
 Restructure pathways intentionally.
 Use it or lose it.~
Stress Test
The picture that you will see has 2 almost identical dolphins
in it. Look at both dolphins jumping out of the water. In
spite of the fact that the dolphins are identical, a person
under stress will find differences in the two dolphins. Look
at the photograph and if you find more than one or two
differences you are under great stress and may want to
take a vacation.
Perception Theory
Contextual Learning
Contextual Learning
III. Guiding Principles for
a Learning College
 Learning must be the centerpiece of the
college & its strategic plan.
 Everyone is responsible for learning!
 Learning is the goal for students, all
employees, and the college itself.~
Guiding Principles for a
Learning College
Seven key elements in a learning organization:
1.
The Learning College creates substantive change in
individual learners.
2.
The Learning College engages learners in the learning
process as full partners who must assume primary
responsibility for their own choices.
3.
The Learning College creates and offers as many
options for learning as possible.
4.
The Learning College assists learners to form and
participate in collaborative learning activities.
Guiding Principles for a
Learning College
Seven key elements in a learning organization:
5.
The Learning College defines the roles of learning
facilitators in response to the needs of the learners.
6.
The Learning College and its learning facilitators
succeed only when improved and expanded
learning can be documented for learners.
7.
All Learning College employees identify their role
in supporting learning.~
- Terry O’Bannion
The Learning College asks
Two Essential Questions:
1. How will any action or decision
improve learning?
2. How do we know?
(Director of Assessment)~
Core Learner Competencies
 Communication
 Critical Thinking
 Personal Growth &
Responsibility
 Information Technology~
Learner Retention Rates
 5% Lecture
 10% Reading
 20% Audio visual
 30% Demonstrative
 50% Discussion
 75% Practice by doing
 90% Teaching others~
Source: Jon Erlendron
IV. Strategically Planning
& Implementing
Learning-Centered Colleges give
learning more attention and become
more intentional in efforts to support
learning.
Align College Values
to Support Learning
LearningCentral to the
Strategic Plan
Student
Employee
College
College Goal 1:
Student Success
College Goal 2:
Professional
Development
College Goal 2:
Organizational
Development
CPCC Learning Activities
Learning Dialogues:
 Cross-functional discussions with
college personnel regarding the
learning college concept.
 400 participants
 25 dialogues~
CPCC Learning Activities
Title III - Improving Academic and Student
Support Services for High Risk Students
Enhancing learning outcomes for students by–
 Helping students become more self-directed learners
 Implementing an Online Student Profile tracking system
 Improving instruction through targeted training
 Implementing Student Success Centers.
CPCC Learning Activities
 Learning Leaders Awards
 Learning Fellows (Release time)
 Learning Communities
 Service Learning
 Technological support
 e.g. Smart Classrooms, student portal, online
schedule, catalog & bookstore~
Other Learning College Initiatives

CPCC Leadership Program

President’s Council

Doctoral Support Group

President’s Entrepreneurial Council

Revised Faculty Professional Development Plan focused on
Learning

New Faculty Orientation

Adjunct Faculty Certification

Learning College Steering Committee~
Keeping it Simple Strategically
Four Levels of Separation & Support
1. College Goals
2. VP Unit Objectives
3. Department Action Plan
4. Personal Development Plan~
Measure and Report Goals
 Personal Development Plan Reviews
 Department Action Plans
 Unit Objectives
 Accomplishments Under Goals~
Power Point Presentation:
www.cpcc.edu/president/presentations
Learning College Website:
www1.cpcc.edu/Learning College