Area: Counseling

Participants:

Allene Young
Hermia Yam
Jennifer Lenahan
David Johnson

Research Question:

How can we improve students’ experiences at their first orientation at BCC?

Resolutions:

1. Re-design BCC orientation that is mandatory and includes campus tours, interactivity, and relevant information;
2. Students should feel they are receiving the tools and information that will help them achieve their goals.

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Area: Physical Geography

Participants:

Rita Haberlin
Elena Givental

Research Question:

How do physical geography students use online resources to learn and understand earth science concepts?

Resolutions:

1. Use Moodle early in the semester;
2. Research open textbooks that are available and find how to synchronize them with course syllabi;
3. Gather topographical maps from U.S. Geological Survey;
4. Increase use of Google Earth and its accompanying manual: Encounter Earth.

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Area: Modern Languages

Participants:

Gabriela Pisano
Fabian Banga
Allene Young
Jose Martin
Willy Lizarraga

Research Question:

What do students know about the Spanish program and its benefits, and how can teachers and counselors better inform or show them these benefits?

Findings:

(need summary)

Resolutions:

 

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Area: Service Learning

Participants:

Matt FreemanStephanie Sanders-Badt
Juana Alicia Montoya
Katie Koelle

Research Question:

How does this project help you feel a sense of empowerment and what activist skills did you acquire that you can apply beyond this semester?

Findings:

Student response on student empowerment:

1. Increased student awareness of their capacity to work towards positive social change;
2. Increased ability to take knowledge and skills learned in the classroom into the world;
3. Increased overall self-confidence and awareness, especially around personal, community, or social issues.

Activist and organizing skills acquired during projects:

1. Improved work with others (classmates, community members, etc.);
2. Practiced planning and implementing projects;
3. Understood the difficulty of gathering resources;
4. Synthesized ideas as a part of planning project.

Resolutions:

1. Instructors would like to build a more diverse and inter-disciplinary team of faculty who use service learning into their classes;
2. Acquire faculty release time for future development;
3. Host a staff development flex day in spring 2011.

Project Report: