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Community colleges Junior colleges Technical colleges
Sandwiched between HS and 4YC – perfect fit to the model of lifelong learning
AIP Survey, 2001 – TYCs enroll almost half of all undergraduate students in the US
Returning students – recertification Adult education resource Local industry ties Smaller class sizes Faculty readily available Good option for non-traditional
students, women, & underrepresented minorities
Four-year Two-year
Discipline specific depts. Related discipline divisions
Major / Minor Programs of studyBudget autonomy No budget autonomySeparate Lecture & Lab Integrated Lecture w/
LabTeaching + Research Teaching (larger loads)Change is a challenge Curricular flexibility
Serves academic studies Serves technical / vocational education
Advantage of local colleges reaching the populace & making PHY accessible.
AIP Survey, 2003 - 25% of students take intro PHY nationwide at TYCs
Course types: Reform activities*:
Conceptual CurricularAlg/Trig-Based LaboratoryCalculus-Based RecruitmentTechnical RetentionK-12 Career
information*AIP Survey, 2003 - ~50% were
involved in curricular or pedagogical changes.
Isolation issues for some TYC PHY faculty Professional development source from 4Y
research in current teaching pedagogy (PER, PEPTYC)
Transfer populations – compatible course offerings
Encourage more students to pursue STEM degrees
Current PHY Research resource at 4Y(“Neutrinos, Exploding Stars, and the Origin of the Heavy Elements” at 4:30 pm!)
Collegiality – NCS-AAPT involvement at state and national levels.
PD opportunities – The Science House, WebAssign Users Group, Southern Regional SPIN-UP Workshops
Consultants - New bldg. N. Campus – labs, storage
Collaborations - Student centered models – SCALE-UP (Fall, 2001), Peer Instruction, Lecture Tutorials Formative Assessment
Summative – Assessing learners for what they were supposed to learn after instruction.
Formative - Conducted during instruction frequently, with the intent to improve instruction and student learning.
Share teaching methods that work Share experiences w/ technology Four year professors as guest lecturers
in two-year classrooms – video conference, online forum, etc.
Honors sections of PHY – lab demos, hand-me-down equipment
SPS Collaboration
Denise M. WetliWake Technical Community College9101 Fayetteville RoadRaleigh, NC [email protected]