Spotlight on Gavilan College

8/12/2019 Spotlight on Gavilan College

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Gavilan College

Habits of Mind

2013-2014


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Habits of Mind: Learning Council


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Our FIG

FIG meets two Tuesdays of each month

Comprised of: Instructors

Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences Institutional Researcher Counselors Librarian

Professional Development Faculty Liaison, Title V Director Public Information Officer (PIO) Students


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3 Lessons from the Jedi Masters

Build relationships, you willMake it your own, you shall

Allow it to grow organically, you must


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HoM: Out of the Gates

Survey sent out to campus to identify core skillsand practices of successful students.

Sample Questions:

Do you support a success themes idea?

What do you think should be the appropriate spacing of themes?

What are some themes youd like to see highlighted? Please list at least 5.


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HoM THEMES

Spring 2013: Time ManagementAreas of emphasis: tools for time management,

prioritization, taking care of yourself, and planning ahead.

Fall 2013: CommunicationAreas of emphasis: active listening, paraphrasing, e-mail

etiquette, small group work communication, etc.

Fall/Spring 2014: Self-AdvocacyAreas of emphasis: awareness of campus

resources, support for talking with instructors/counselors and gettingwhat you need from such conversations, conflict resolution,

communication with support services, looking at role of student

government, knowing your rights/principles of community, etc.


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Gavilan College:

Theory of Change

Supporting, cultivating, and promoting our

campus FIGs and the innovative and

foundational strategies therein, produces an

osmotic effect, which helps create more close-knit and engaged faculty relationships, as well

as strengthens the campus learning community.


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Theory of Change Led to

More Public Events: Advising and Outreach Lemonade Event (Counseling/Ed Plans)

Stand-up Comedian in the Student Center

Communications Challenge

Johari (Inquiry) Windows Event

More Outreach:

Student Groups (RAMbassadors, Puente Ambassadors, ASB,Communications Club)

Professional Development Faculty Liaison

Director of Library


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OPEN: Resources you know about and

believe are widely known by others.

SECRET: Resources you may know about,

but which you think may be unknown to

others.

HIDDEN: Resources on campus that you

may have heard of, but know very little

about.

DREAMS OR NEEDED: Resources on

campus that you believe are needed


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The Process:

HoM Meetings

Engaging in collaborative inquiry surrounding

students

knowledge and use of available resources. Dialogue

broadened from student-only to creating more mindfulways of reaching faculty and staff.

Recognizing and nurturing leadership potential of

members within our HoM group.

Creating a structure/mechanism to make it possible to

surface student voices around self-advocacy in both

the classroom and on campus.


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Habits of Mind

JOHARI IS COMING!


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Johari Event


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Event Day

Dialoguing between faculty, staff, and students atevent tables.

Faculty sharing with one another student feedback

and sharing their own thoughts/experiences.

Creating strong sense of community throughInquiry and celebration.

Promoting Habits of Mind


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Student Voices: Dreams and Needs


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Student Voices: Dreams and Needs


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Sharing Results and Debriefing

Exposure to multiple student perspectives: what isknown, not known, and what is desired/needed.

Conversations between Faculty/Staff able toidentify what they know, dont know, and/or desire.

Sharing information/feedback in multiple groups

(e.g. Learning Council, Division Chair Meeting,Professional Development Day Committee, Title VMeeting, etc.)


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Discussions: The Need for

Changes in Practice

Habits of Mind focus on student services has

resulted in conversations with other groups

(Learning Council, Disability Resources, Dept.

Chairs, etc).

Result: identified need to consolidate resources

in a single place on Gavilan website.


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Discussions

Who do we reach out to?Who needs to be involved in the

conversation?

Individuals?Groups?

Existing FIGS?

What is already taking place on our

campus?


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Discussions: Shared Ownership

Math Lab needs to do a better jobpromoting themselves

How can WE all work topromote the Math Lab?)


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Did You Know Slides

(Santa Rosa JC Model)


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Where Slides can be Found

Slides are posted on Mondays and kept up for the week.

Where slides are posted:

Electronic:

On Student Ilearn Page (When They Log In) Gavilan College Facebook Page Gavilan College Distance Ed Facebook Page Student Success Center Page

Physical:

Bookstore MESA Writing Center Library


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Concurrent Campus Activities

1) Academic Support Services Flyer (to beattached to syllabi)

2) FIG created to make a Resource Directory(including non-campus resources).


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HoM through a Professional

Development Lens

Documents

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