Greetings!
Please see the message below regarding two opportunities for our members this
month. I'm really looking forward to the workshop on Monday, April 12th
coordinated by Dr. Liza Erpelo of Skyline College -- the collaboration between
her LC students and the faculty and students at College of San Mateo is truly
inspirational! Oh, and no need to RSVP -- just join us on Zoom at 3pm PST.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Rita Sperry, PhD
Associate Dean, University College
Coordinator, First-Year Learning Communities Program
Professional Senior Professor, First-Year Seminar
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
rita.sperry@xxxxxxxxxx | 361.825.3158 | FC 117
Click here<http://learningcommunities.tamucc.edu> to learn more about the
First-Year Learning Communities Program at TAMU-CC!
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From: Learning Communities Association
<LearningCommunitiesAssociation@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 2, 2021 11:30 AM
To: Sperry, Rita <Rita.Sperry@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: LCA Special Events for April 2021
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Greetings, LCA Colleagues!
We are excited to announce two fantastic opportunities for our LCA members for
the month of April. We hope you will consider taking part in one or both
activities in order to enhance the LC work on your campuses.
LCA Workshop: Monday, April 12, 3pm PST
#StopAsianHate: Raise Awareness, Rise Up
In this workshop, we will provide a brief historical overview of the
discrimination and racism endured by Asians in America since the mid-1800s.
This will lead into our discussion of current events: the increase in
anti-Asian violence in the United States. Our primary goal for this shared
space is to look at the root causes of this problem, discuss how it has
affected us and our communities, then identify ways to take action and stand in
solidarity with our Asian brothers and sisters.
Presented by: Kababayan Learning Community at Skyline College (Dr. Liza Erpelo,
Jayde Nieve, Caitlin Collantes, and Asa Mobley) and Katipunan at College of San
Mateo (Doris Garcia, Angeli Ong, Tyler Castillo, and Monica Dollezon-Yu)
Zoom Details (Thanks to our colleagues at the Washington Center):
Join Zoom Meeting:
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Meeting ID: 818 2704 3109
Dial by your location:
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
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Invitation to Participate in HIPs in Practice Project
A message from our colleagues at the National Survey of Student Engagement
(NSSE)
Given your interest in HIPs, you may want to join our new pilot project, HIPs
in
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a continuation of the Assessing Quality and Equity in High-Impact Practices
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supported by Lumina Foundation.
HIPs in Practice is a targeted data collection focused on students
participating in specific HIPs. During Spring 2021, we're focusing on two HIPs
— learning communities and culminating experiences (capstone course, senior
project, etc.). The item sets will deepen the investigation of HIPs by
collecting more contextualized data through surveys keyed to specific HIPs.
Items from the HIP quality set, engagement-related questions drawn from NSSE
(questions about higher-order learning, reflective & integrative learning), and
items adapted from NSSE’s module on Inclusiveness and Engagement with Cultural
Diversity to examine equity, are included. View the item
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Who Can Participate?
To participate, institutions or programs must be able to identify students who
are involved in one of the designated HIPs (learning communities or culminating
experiences) and administer the survey this spring 2021 semester (or just after
the semester ends as an end of program evaluation activity). Survey samples are
determined by you – for example, HIPs in Practice surveys can be administered
to students in one learning community or across all sophomore-level learning
communities, or to seniors in a Business capstone course, or to Honors program
students doing senior projects.
Why Participate in HIPs in Practice?
Participation in HIPs in Practice provides learning community coordinators,
faculty teaching capstones or in learning communities, and departments offering
capstones or senior projects in-depth, HIP-specific information about the
quality of students’ experience, insight into issues of diversity and inclusion
and the benefits of participation in this HIP. Such data are valuable for
program evaluation and assessments of quality to guide program improvement.
Datafiles will be returned to project contacts for their use in program
assessment and improvement efforts.
How will the Survey be Administered and What Information is Needed?
There are two options for administering the survey:
* The HIPs in Practice project administers your survey: We send all emails
on a set schedule and require a population file that contains: Student First
Name, Student Last Name, Student Primary Email, and the HIP the student is
participating in.
* You administer your survey: You send invitations and reminders. We’ll
provide links to the survey, and a sample reminder schedule. Links will be
specific to HIPs or program and must be shared carefully. We will need a list
of HIPs or programs you intend to survey.
Who Should be the HIPs in Practice Contact?
Contacts will manage the administration process and be asked to complete a
program-level questionnaire to provide information about the program (i.e.
class level, number of students, program name, etc.). We recommend that each
distinct program, such as capstone course faculty member or LC coordinator,
have its own contact.
What is the Cost of Participation?
The HIPs in Practice survey is a grant funded pilot project and will be
administered at no cost.
How do I Register?
If you are interested in being part of the HIPs in Practice pilot, please
complete our interest
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The deadline to complete this form is APRIL 30, 2021 (surveys must be
administered to students in spring term). Programs that qualify for
participation will be contacted within one week with administration information.
Thank you for your interest in enhancing HIP quality and equity!
Thank you for all that you do in support of learning communities. Please email
us at learningcommunitiesassociation@xxxxxxxxx with any questions!
Sincerely,
Rita A. Sperry, PhD
President, Learning Communities Association
Coordinator, First-Year Learning Communities Program
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
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