Gavilan College

Habits of Mind

Scott Sandler & Doug AchtermanApril 24, 2015

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

Appreciative Inquiry Model

Building Relationships in the HoM Meetings/Classrooms

Please share a common challenge that you see students facing at Gavilan. It could be something that students experience in the classroom, office, library, etc. Anything that comes to mind. It only needs to be 2-3 sentences.  No stress.

Building Relationships in the HoM Meetings/Classrooms

“I am taking online classes, but the instructors often do not reply to

our questions in a timely manner (within 3 days or so), if at all.”

Building Relationships in the HoM Meetings/Classrooms

“I bought a used copy of the textbook online and it still hasn't come, and it's the third week of class. I'm having trouble because we have homework and reading out of that book every class.”

Building Relationships in the HoM Meetings/Classrooms

“I'm having trouble understanding the content in class but I don't know

how to explain it to my instructor, so my grade just keeps falling.”

HoM: Out of the GatesSurvey sent out to campus to identify core skills

and 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 THEMESSpring 2013: Time Management

Fall 2013: Communication

Fall/Spring 2014: Self-Advocacy

Spring 2015:Persistence

Big Questions

Which resources do students already know about and are widely using?

Which resources may students need, but do not know about?

How can we help to promotecampus resources?

What resources might students need that we do not have on our campus?

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: Immediate Value

• Collaborating through inquiry• Nurturing Leadership • Creating Structure/mechanism

to surface student voices.

OPEN : Resources you know about and believe are widely known by others

•Admissions and Records•Financial Aid•Counseling•Child Care•Library

JOHARI WINDOWS: CAMPUS RESOURCESRESOURCES: PEOPLE, PLACES, GROUPS, PROGRAMS, TOOLS, ETC.

SECRET: Resources you may know about, but which you think may be unknown to others.

•Writing Center•DRC•High Tech Center•Student Success Center•EOPS•CARE•Veteran’s Council

HIDDEN: Resources on campus that you may have heard of, but know very little about.

•CARE•Cosmetology: getting hair and nails done•MESA•TRIO

DREAMS AND NEEDS: Resources on campus that you believe are needed

•Puente•Math Lab•Firefighting Dept.•Army Recruiting Station•Parenting Classes•Police Academy•Field Trips to Colleges for Transfer•American Sign Language Class

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

Math Lab needs to do a better job promoting themselves

Discussions: Shared Ownership

Habits of Mind

JOHARI IS COMING!

Johari Event

Event DayDialoguing between faculty, staff, and students

at event 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

Student Dreams/Needs

HoM through a ProfessionalDevelopment Lens

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.)

Adaptation of the “Who Map”

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

the conversation? Individuals? Groups? Existing FIGS?

• What is already taking place on ourcampus?

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

Where Slides can be FoundPosted Weekly

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

Campus Wheelchair Tour: How Do You Wheel?

Big Takeaways:

“My eyes and heart were full of admiration for those for those who are in daily wheelchairs.”

“I didn’t realize how what seemed like smallcracks/elevations in walkway create such barriers.”

“The condition of our facility sends a direct message tothose in wheelchairs about how we do and do not valuethis community.”

Suggestions:

“Encourage board members to attend tourslike this so that they may realize issuespertinent to people with disabilities.”

“Create an advisory group whose memberswill consult during any redesign of campusand provide scheduled feedback of issues to our maintenance staff. Would also likefeedback on accommodations in classes.”

Continued Strategies for Scaling Up

• Building Relationships

• Expanding Ownership

• Increasing Visibility