Project Team for Kapi'olani Community College
Saturday: | August 23 | September 13 | October 25 | December 6
Place: Kalia 109 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
8:30-9:00 a.m. Refreshments
9:00-9:30 Welcome
9:30-10:00 TCUP Overview--Who's who, Objectives, Funding
10:00-noon Institutional Assessment of Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)
Noon-1:00 Lunch and STEM Assessment discussion
1:00-1:40 What do you do in your courses that would help students achieve the six competencies in the Quantitative Reasoning Skill Standard KapCC's General Education outcomes?
1:40-2:20 Make up questions that would measure students achievement of at least three out of the six Quantitative Reasoning competencies. Questions should be appropriate for a student in a mathematics 140 course.
2:20-3:00 Whole group presentation and discussion of questions developed.
Project Team:
John Morton <jmorton@hawaii.edu> 734-9565 Ilima 214
Leon Richards <lr24@hawaii.edu> 734-9519 Ilima 213
Louise Pagotto <pagotto@hawaii.edu> 734-9517 Ilima 213
Faculty writing team:
John Rand <jrand@hawaii.edu> <http://www2.hawaii.edu/~jrand/> 734-9433 Kokio 209B
Andrew Pak <apak@aloha.com> 734-9895 Kalia 107
Judi Kirkpatrick <kirkpatr@hawaii.edu> <http://www2.hawaii.edu/~kirkpatr> 734-9331
Bob Franco <bfranco@hawaii.edu> 734-9569
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) leadership team:
Mark Alexander <markalex@hawaii.edu> 734-9417 Kalia 208
Mike Ane <anem@hawaii.edu> 734-9554 Manele 110B
Maria Bautista <mariab@hawaii.edu> <http://www2.hawaii.edu/~mariab/> 734-9265 Kokio 209C
John Berestecky <johnb@hawaii.edu> <http://www2.hawaii.edu/~johnb/> 734-9123 Kokio 105
Harry Davis <harryd@hawaii.edu> 734-9186 Kokio 116
Kauka De Silva <des@hawaii.edu> 734-9381 Koa 208
Nathan Dwyer <ndwyer@hawaii.edu> <http://www2.hawaii.edu/~ndwyer/> 734-9462 Kopiko 112
Bob Moeng <moeng@hawaii.edu> <http://www2.hawaii.edu/~moeng/> 734-9389 Kokio 202A
Naresh Pandya <naresh@hawaii.edu> 734-9318 Iliahi 221
Antonio Pizarro <pizarro@hawaii.edu> <http://www2.hawaii.edu/~pizarro/> 734-9188 Olona 106
Nelda Quensell <nquensel@hawaii.edu> <http://www2.hawaii.edu/~nquensel/> 734-9428 Kokio 102
Hank Snider <rsnider@hawaii.edu> <http://www2.hawaii.edu/~rsnider/> 734-9869 Kokio 207
Purpose:
Develop breadth and detail for a five-year NSF-TCUP grant to be submitted in November 2004.
Website that presents the full proposal, approximately 15 pages, with references, can be found at:
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~kirkpatr/tcup/tcupfull.html
Abstract of the full proposal below:
Title : Assessing
and Planning for STEM Development at Kapi'olani
Date : June 13, 2003
Award Number: 0323815
Start Date : August 1, 2003
Expires : July 31, 2004 (Estimated)
Expected
Total Amt. : $50000 (Estimated)
Investigator: Leon Richards lr24@hawaii.edu (Principal Investigator current)
Abstract
Kapi'olani, one of ten public colleges in the University of Hawai.i (UH) system,
is an urban institution offering comprehensive programs in integrated liberal
arts and 21st century career education. The College is now widely recognized
for learning-centered excellence and for integrating a coherent curriculum that
connects and reinforces learning across classroom, campus, community and cyberspace.
Our Goals and Objectives for this TCUP Planning Grant are:
Goal 1 To
conduct a detailed institutional assessment of STEM infrastructure.
Objective A Identify specific areas of strength and weakness in the
institutionalization of STEM at the College using an existing and proven Institutional
Assessment Rubric.
Objective B Assess strengths and weaknesses in the retention and academic performance
of Native Hawaiian students in STEM programs at the College.
Objective C Conduct a thorough literature review of STEM programs at Tribal
Colleges, Native Alaskan, and Minority-Serving Institutions.
Objective D Conduct a thorough literature review related to the strengthening
of STEM infrastructure in American higher education.
Objective E Identify existing UH system databases that can provide cyclical
assessment data in monitoring STEM strengths and weaknesses, gains and losses.
Objective F Identify gaps in existing UH system databases and engage in UH system
dialogs to eliminate these gaps. Objective G Develop
a campus site visit protocol to gather consistent and comparative data on STEM
programs and active learning strategies during campus site visits.
Objective H Employ the protocol instrument in examining exemplary STEM programs
and active learning strategies at identified leadership colleges and universities.
Goal 2 Develop
an institutional plan to enhance the College.s STEM program.
Objective A Identify STEM curriculum development needed to enhance
student achievement of Quantitative Reasoning and Information Retrieval and
Technology learning outcomes.
Objective B Identify STEM curriculum developments needed to enhance student
academic success in STEM majors.
Objective C Identify best practices in enhancing the STEM academic performance
of Native Hawaiian, Native American, Native Alaskan, and Minority students.
Objective D Identify best practices in STEM faculty professional development.
Objective E Explore and determine most appropriate and effective active learning
strategies (inquiry-based, web-based, community-based, learning communities)
for integration into STEM program.
Objective G Identify key UHM faculty, community and business partners, and their
roles in strengthening the STEM program at the College.
Objective H Identify key K-12 school collaborations in STEM learning.