amp Student Inquiry Based Learning June 1 2015 TCCIA Fred Hills PhD Why Inquiry Based Learning Makes education come alive to engage students Awake curiosity for learning in students Develop careerprofessional Skills ID: 306536
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Building Creative Spaces for Faculty & Student Inquiry Based Learning
June 1, 2015TCCIAFred Hills, PhDSlide2
Why Inquiry Based Learning?Makes education come alive to engage studentsAwake curiosity for learning in studentsDevelop career/professional SkillsContacts and visibility for students at professional, scientific conferences
Increased acceptance into competitive programs and universitiesEngage FacultySlide3
in the curriculumProject based learningClassroom projects, assignments, and presentationsPoster presentationsScholars Day – posters, prototypes, and presentations
Encourage students to interact, present & publish at local, state and national forumsSlide4
HIGHLANDER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE(huri)Slide5
HURIStarted through the Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI)NSF grant through Finger Lakes College in NYNational effort, focused on SciencesFaculty created a campus wide HURI
Started in the Sciences and MathNow growing to include all disciplines on campusFaculty Steering CommitteeProject based learning expanding to the classroomsFocus on student’s interestsDirect ties to Honors CollegeSlide6
Student Study TripsTrips a continuation of classroom inquiry and applied learningTravel to:Local field study locationsMARS – All disciplines
Honduras – Marine BiologySouthwest US – Geology, Archeology, Environmental Sciences, & EngineeringNew Zealand and Australia – Economics, Engineering and ScienceNew York City – Business and MarketingCosta Rica – Language and Culture immersion courses
Washington DC – History and Government
Haiti – Nursing and Health CareersSlide7
Health Careers Simulation Labs
Joint usage:MCC Health CareersFamily Practice ResidentsLocal hospital trainingEMS and
Paramedicine
Occupational Therapy
Promote separate and joint exercises among diverse communities
Emphasis on real world practicesSlide8
Faculty engagementWorkshops on Teaching StrategiesCollaborative/Cooperative LearningProfessional DevelopmentFaculty Learning CommunitiesTeaching and Learning Book ClubCourse Learning Communities
Faculty Summer Institute4 day intensive workshopSlide9
Measures of SuccessStudents placed in graduate research programs18 students to present at the Great Plains Honors Council Conference with 2 BOE Award winners in 2015
5 students presented at the Texas Academy of Science- Annual Meeting. One student won ”Best Poster Presentation- Marine Sciences Division."2 students presented at the Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative National
Posters
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students presented
their research at the Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative National Posters Session in Washington, D.C.
Session in Washington, D.C.
8 students may also attend the Mars Society Convention in Washington, D.C
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306 student poster, displays, and presentations at Spring Scholars Day
Faculty presentation at the National
Collegiate Honors Council
Conference on writing Boot Camp
Faculty leading collaborative and inquiry based initiativesSlide10
OpportunitiesInnovation in pedagogy - project based/program based/inquiry based, cooperative and/or individual research project learning opportunitiesTies to new State Core requirementsComplements College’s student
success initiativesRewards engaged faculty and innovativeSlide11
ChallengesHow does applied learning fit the traditional community college mission in a time of shrinking resources?Buy-in from faculty – time and effortMaking it interdisciplinary
Finding and prioritizing resources Long term sustainabilitySlide12
PlannedExpanding creative spaces and inquiry opportunities for students and facultyBuilding a Learning CommonsExpanding “Summer Camps” for students and facultyDigital Repository for Information ExchangeBuilding collaborative arrangements with HS
Expanding pathways with 4-year college partnersSlide13
Key to SuccessAdministration buy-in key to successDon't reinvent the wheel - find those doing similar projects and invite them to joinPromote, promote, promoteKnowing when to lead and when to step back and followSlide14
QuestionSFred Hills, PhDDean of Arts, Sciences & Businessfhills@mclennan.edu
254 299-8661