LISTSERV@LISTSERV.AUSTINCC.EDU
with only
SUBSCRIBE ACC_FACULTY
in the body
and nothing in the subject line.
Other sources of information include the Texas Community College Teachers Association blog and Inside ACC.
acc Adjunct Faculty Association
Monday, October 31, 2011
additional information sources
Faculty members may subscribe to the ACC_FACULTY discussion list by sending an email from your austincc.edu address to
LISTSERV@LISTSERV.AUSTINCC.EDU
with only
SUBSCRIBE ACC_FACULTY
in the body
and nothing in the subject line.
Other sources of information include the Texas Community College Teachers Association blog and Inside ACC.
LISTSERV@LISTSERV.AUSTINCC.EDU
with only
SUBSCRIBE ACC_FACULTY
in the body
and nothing in the subject line.
Other sources of information include the Texas Community College Teachers Association blog and Inside ACC.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Board of Trustees at Upcoming Student Forums on Seven More Campuses
All students are invited to share their questions, concerns, and comments with the Board of Trustees at upcoming Student Forums, sponsored by the Student Government Association. Dates, times, and locations are as follows:
Students will be able to meet Trustees and learn about the roles of Board members and current issues that stand at the Board level.
Click here for more information.
You might wish to encourage your students to attend. You also might wish to attend.
October 25, 2011, 2 p.m.: Rio Grande Campus, Student Lounge, Room 101
November 3, 2011, 6:30 p.m.: Riverside Campus, Student Lounge, Bldg. G, Room 8129November 17, 2011, 11:00 a.m.: Round Rock Campus, Café, Bldg. 2000, Room 2131
February 9, 2012, 10:00 a.m.: Eastview Campus, Student Lounge, Bldg. 2, Room 2100.4February 9, 2012, 6:30 p.m.: Northridge Campus, Student Lounge, Bldg. 1000, Room 1112
March 6, 2012, Noon: Pinnacle Campus, Student Lounge, Room 905March 29, 2012, Noon: South Austin Campus, Student Commons, Room 1120
Students will be able to meet Trustees and learn about the roles of Board members and current issues that stand at the Board level.
Click here for more information.
You might wish to encourage your students to attend. You also might wish to attend.
fyi: a press release received this week from WGU
WGU Texas Officially Launched with a Formalized TACC Partnership
WGU Texas was established August 3, 2011 by Governor Rick Perry with support from Texas Higher Education Chairs Senator Judith Zaffirini and Rep. Dan Branch. The state’s only online, competency-based university, WGU Texas offers more than 50 fully accredited bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Business, Information Technology, Teacher Education, and Health Professions, including Nursing. A subsidiary of nationally recognized, nonprofit WesternGovernors University, WGU Texas is open to all qualified Texas residents.
“The Texas Association of Community Colleges is very pleased with our new partnership with WGU Texas,” said TACC President Dr. Reynaldo Garcia.“This agreement offers our graduates another opportunity for completing their bachelor’s degrees at a quality university that is affordable and accessible.”
WGU Texas’ academic model is unique—rather than earning degrees based on credit hours or time spent in class, students are required to demonstrate competency in degree subject matter. They advance by writing papers, completing assignments, and passing exams that demonstrate their knowledge of requiredsubject matter. This allows students to move quickly through areas where they have prior work or academic experience and focus on the areas they still need to learn. Learning is individualized and guided by the one-on-one support of a faculty mentor. Degree programs are rigorous and challenging, but designed to allow students to schedule their studies to accommodate work and family obligations. Tuition is affordable; approximately $6,000 per year for most degree programs, and federal financial aid is available. For more information, visit the WGU Texas website: http://texas.wgu.edu/.
“We are very pleased to have the support and endorsement of Governor Perry, SenatorZaffirini, Representative Branch, the TACC, and so many higher education leaders in Texas,” said WGU President Dr. Robert W. Mendenhall. “This is a very important day for WGU Texas, and we are looking forward to making higher education more affordable and accessible for Texans.”
We at WGU Texas look forward to working with your community college, and will be schedulinginformational sessions soon!
Regards-
Kenneth Sorber, V.P.; Mike Manning, Manager; Bob Rustad, Strategic Partnerships
Sandra Freeman, Marketing Coordinator – Strategic Relations
WGU Texas
Direct: 877.435.7984 Ext. 5132 |Email: SFreeman1@wgu.edu
Regards-
D. Chase Schults - STRATEGIC RELATIONS
Western Governors University
4001 South 700 East, Suite 700 | Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Direct: 801.428.5965 | Fax: 801.993.2316 |Email: cschults@wgu.edu
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Web Advisory Committee report
The WAC meeting held on 10-20-11 about ACC's Web sites basically involved sitting and listening to what the Webmaster and his team were tinkering with on the ACC sites.
Two items of interest: 1. Google+, the alternative to Facebook, will become available to faculty sometime in the near future. No definite commit date on this. 2. A mobile Web site is being tested, so you can get a menus of access items on your smartphone. No definite commit date as to release on this.
That is the update for now.
Submitted by Ron Mendell
Two items of interest: 1. Google+, the alternative to Facebook, will become available to faculty sometime in the near future. No definite commit date on this. 2. A mobile Web site is being tested, so you can get a menus of access items on your smartphone. No definite commit date as to release on this.
That is the update for now.
Submitted by Ron Mendell
Friday, October 14, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Public college officials gather in Dallas for private sales pitch to make higher education cheap, nimble, and online
They gathered in a ballroom at the Four Seasons Resort and Spa outside Dallas last week.
Click here to read the entire story.
Click here to read the entire story.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Faculty & Staff Evaluation Committee meeting report
EVALUATION COMMITTEE MEETING – FRIDAY, OCT. 7, 2011
1. There will be workshops covering 4 modules to make sure Distance Learning (DL) instructors are adequately prepared and that curriculum is uniform, generated from SACS. Previous instructors can test out.
2. The evaluation forms for full-time and adjunct faculty are exactly the same now. There are separate lines for DL now, and are aligned with the other evaluation windows. Percentage calculations in DL are based upon total responses, not total enrollment.
3. Fall 2011 Faculty Evaluation packets and online DL courses ore current with the calendar.
4. Action needed to approve the evaluation form, but a revision was suggested. Rather than the last column being % participation, to change that blank to a check box saying “NA – This was not statistically valid”. There is a low response rate for DL, so % participation should have been only for DL. I suggested keeping % participation for purposes of comparing DL with face-to-face classes. The DL responses seem to be mostly negative. The form will include the percentage cut-off rate for “statistically invalid”. No one knows what that is now. We will see the proposed changes and vote at the next meeting on Nov. 4.
5. There are subcommittees formed to review and update the Faculty Evaluation Procedures Manual and for the PEP Online Manual (PEP sub-comm doesn’t have a chair yet). Marilyn Love was added to the PEP committee to represent IAII’s, since only one Adjunct faculty member is allowed (4 full-time). The deadline for submitting the revised manuals to the ACAC is Nov. 1. It must be there by Feb. After approval by the ACAC by April, it will go to the Faculty Senate, the AFAEC, etc. It’s supposed to be ready by May for use in the Fall, 2012. There is no consistent structure so it needs to be checked for typos, content and substantive changes.
6. We aligned the timelines from Manual Revision subcommittees with regard to the SACS evaluation documentation deadlines. Phase 1 will be manual revisions that clarify workflow without changing processes, and Phase II will be Manual revisions that affect processes and require FSE and ACAC action.
7. In the open forum, I brought up (again) the evaluation of full-time by Adjunct and was told that it is at the discretion of the Dept. chairs, and not the Eval. Committee. Adjuncts cannot evaluate other adjuncts.
Submitted by Marilyn Love
1. There will be workshops covering 4 modules to make sure Distance Learning (DL) instructors are adequately prepared and that curriculum is uniform, generated from SACS. Previous instructors can test out.
2. The evaluation forms for full-time and adjunct faculty are exactly the same now. There are separate lines for DL now, and are aligned with the other evaluation windows. Percentage calculations in DL are based upon total responses, not total enrollment.
3. Fall 2011 Faculty Evaluation packets and online DL courses ore current with the calendar.
4. Action needed to approve the evaluation form, but a revision was suggested. Rather than the last column being % participation, to change that blank to a check box saying “NA – This was not statistically valid”. There is a low response rate for DL, so % participation should have been only for DL. I suggested keeping % participation for purposes of comparing DL with face-to-face classes. The DL responses seem to be mostly negative. The form will include the percentage cut-off rate for “statistically invalid”. No one knows what that is now. We will see the proposed changes and vote at the next meeting on Nov. 4.
5. There are subcommittees formed to review and update the Faculty Evaluation Procedures Manual and for the PEP Online Manual (PEP sub-comm doesn’t have a chair yet). Marilyn Love was added to the PEP committee to represent IAII’s, since only one Adjunct faculty member is allowed (4 full-time). The deadline for submitting the revised manuals to the ACAC is Nov. 1. It must be there by Feb. After approval by the ACAC by April, it will go to the Faculty Senate, the AFAEC, etc. It’s supposed to be ready by May for use in the Fall, 2012. There is no consistent structure so it needs to be checked for typos, content and substantive changes.
6. We aligned the timelines from Manual Revision subcommittees with regard to the SACS evaluation documentation deadlines. Phase 1 will be manual revisions that clarify workflow without changing processes, and Phase II will be Manual revisions that affect processes and require FSE and ACAC action.
7. In the open forum, I brought up (again) the evaluation of full-time by Adjunct and was told that it is at the discretion of the Dept. chairs, and not the Eval. Committee. Adjuncts cannot evaluate other adjuncts.
Submitted by Marilyn Love
Thursday, October 6, 2011
National Save for Retirement Week
The HR Benefits department is offering a series of retirement planning "lunch & learns" to promote National Save for Retirement Week (October 17-21). Space is limited and participants must register on the professional development website to attend.
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
your input on library collections
The ACC Library Services Collection Development Team invites you to participate in the collection development process. Please find their letter with more information at this link.
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