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SI and Teaching Protocols
Attending: Richard G., Kristin P., Daniel C., Patrick L., Emral D., Aleksandr G., Tian C.
Discussion:
- Review of what SI is (“ground rules”)
- “TAS” program in NYC schools (SI)
- Re-enroll low-pass Regents – review with instructors, then have them teach new students Algebra, Living Environment, Geometry, Chemistry
- Discussion of value of tutoring (as practiced currently at KCC)
- What works & what doesn’t
- How it might be improved
- Discussion of teaching to pass a test, vs. teaching context, depth, and application
Supplemental Instruction (SI) for STEM Courses
Attending: Richard G., Tian C., Emral D., Michael W., Daniel C., Kristin P., Azure F.
Discussion Points:
- Issues with finance and for SI, as well as funding sources
- Does tutoring make a difference?
- Data shows yes — data specific to KCC (Mike W.)
- Materials cost: textbooks, online assignments/assessment, etc.
- OERs, Waymaker, ALEX
- Negotiated prices with publishers
- Special grants/programs for textbook vouchers
- Check out from library
- Are OERs as good as private sources? – Yes, and improving
- Impact of voluntary nature of SI – MAT 05 is basically mandatory SI (as other institutions have done) for highest-risk-of-failing students
- MAT 5, while a relatively low level math class, has a lot of resources put into it (7 hours for 3 credits)
- Rationale: combined remedial & college math, so liberal arts students are not prevented from continuing by M@ (co-remediation, essentially, in one semester)
- AA degrees – non-algebra track
- Funding for SIs – probably not enough for wide adoption, or for permanent adoption; and institutional funding unlikely on permanent basis
- To what extent are administrators influencing what or how STEM instructors teach?
- E.g., if algebra or calculus is not required to take statistics, but statistics faculty teach or consider statistics in light of calculus.
- Perkins – needs to see the data for need for tutoring (ask IR) (ABC grades) – discuss w/ M. W. tutoring by appointment (like BIO 11/12)
- Next meeting – likely in this same time slot/Doodle will be sent