gavilan college habits of mind 2013-2014. habits of mind: learning council

Gavilan College

Habits of Mind2013-2014

Habits of Mind: Learning Council

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

3 Lessons from the Jedi Masters

Build relationships, you willMake it your own, you shall

Allow it to grow organically, you must

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 you’d like to see highlighted? Please list at least 5.

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-mailetiquette, small group work communication, etc.

Fall/Spring 2014: Self-AdvocacyAreas of emphasis: awareness of campusresources, support for talking with instructors/counselors and gettingwhat you need from such conversations, conflict resolution,communication with support services, looking at role of studentgovernment, knowing your rights/principles of community, etc.

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.

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

The Process: HoM Meetings

Engaging in collaborative inquiry surrounding students’knowledge and use of available resources. Dialoguebroadened from student-only to creating more mindfulways of reaching faculty and staff.

Recognizing and nurturing leadership potential ofmembers within our HoM group.

Creating a structure/mechanism to make it possible tosurface student voices around self-advocacy in boththe classroom and on campus.

Habits of Mind

JOHARI IS COMING!

Johari Event

Event Day

Dialoguing between faculty, staff, and students atevent tables.

Faculty sharing with one another student feedbackand sharing their own thoughts/experiences.

Creating strong sense of community throughInquiry and celebration.

Promoting Habits of Mind

Student Voices: Dreams and Needs

Student Voices: Dreams and Needs

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, don’t know, and/or desire.

Sharing information/feedback in multiple groups(e.g. Learning Council, Division Chair Meeting,Professional Development Day Committee, Title VMeeting, etc.)

Discussions: The Need for Changes in Practice

Habits of Mind focus on student services hasresulted in conversations with other groups(Learning Council, Disability Resources, Dept.Chairs, etc).

Result: identified need to consolidate resourcesin a single place on Gavilan website.

Discussions

Who do we reach out to? Who needs to be involved in theconversation? Individuals?Groups? Existing FIGS? What is already taking place on ourcampus?

Discussions: Shared Ownership

Math Lab needs to do a better job promoting themselves

How can WE all work to promote the Math Lab?)

“Did You Know Slides”(Santa Rosa JC Model)

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

Concurrent Campus Activities

1) Academic Support Services Flyer (to be attached to syllabi)

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

HoM through a ProfessionalDevelopment Lens