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Ventura College: How Faculty Leadership Advanced Student Success
Ventura College English faculty recently did something many of us talk about in higher education, but few have the time, structure, or su...
Reflections on the Columbia University Feature: Inquiry, Action, and What Actually Moves Outcomes
Columbia University’s Community College Research Center (CCRC) featured my work in a Q&A titled “Engaging Faculty in Systemic Reforms Usi...
Who Helps Our Faculty Learn?
I had the opportunity to sit down with a local NPR station to discuss a simple but powerful question: Who helps our faculty learn?
It’s ...
The 5E Learning Cycle
The 5E's is an instructional model based on the constructivist approach to learning, which says that learners build or construct new idea...
The Ongoing Grading Crisis
Grading Crisis Overview
Grading is a touchy subject. It’s intertwined with academic freedom, yet it’s the 800-Ibs gorilla that hardly an...
Academic Freedom vs Academic Responsibility
In my professional career I've always considered myself first and foremost, a teacher. I began teaching at fifteen-years-old, continued i...
Increasing Latina/o/x Student Success
Photo Credit: Hispanic Network Magazine
In a longitudinal comparison study, there was a 41% gain in student achievement above and beyond...
Transforming Instruction in Math
November 30, 2021
Update: In my last update in December 2019 (scroll below), I noted that first time enrollment in transfer-level math w...
Ensure Learning and Equity
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The content below focuses on Santa Barbara City College. Click on their webinar presentation. It begins at 4:40.
Imagine a group of dis...
Focus on the Basics: Doing Online Teaching Well
(A. Solano)
March 28, 2020
Text below captures relevant content in the video.
Many institutions of higher education made the rapid shift to online in a...
