ACE Overview
- 1. AcademicCollaborative forExcellenceFelix Alexis, Shayan Mirabi, Dr. Dayton Hall
- 2. The Need to ChangeStudents:- Demonstrate Little Interest in Developmental Courses - Want Program Level Courses ImmediatelyAIU Houston:- Improved Student Satisfaction - Improve Student Retention . Improve Enrollment Effectively Strengthen Gen-Ed Skills
- 3. Individualized Gen-Ed Skill ModulesAcademic Collaborativefor Excellence ACE: Alternative SolutionA partnership between new students and faculty mentors to provide the academic support students needA commitment to developing skills foundational to both academic and career successProgram that offers students ownership and responsibility for their learning and personal development
- 4. Current ApproachStudents without transfer credit or PLA required to take AccuplacerAccuplacer scores are used to place students in ENG105 and MTH132 or up to 6 developmental courses—the equivalent of 2 full-time termsHow many potential students never enrolled because of this approach?
- 5. Current Approach (cont.)Advantages ChallengesStudents gain skill sets they needMandated class time to work on skillsStudents with varying needs treated the same in classDevelopmental courses do not offer College creditsMature students don’t want developmental courses
- 6. ACE ApproachAll students are assessedIndividualized plans focus on those areas needing improvementFactors taken into account include transfer credits
- 7. ACE ApproachAdvantagesChallengesPlans are individualized—Students work only on areas of needNo additional courses requiredFlexible support—online, small group mentorship, one on one tutoring Time management and Individual commitment —work is completed outside of set class structure, generally requiring 2 hours a week
- 8. ACE focuses on preparation of Gen-Ed skills to support continued academics and personal development through collegiate success
- 9. How Does It Work?
- 10. Computer-based assessment during the first/second week of the UNV 103 courseIndividualized plan/modules assignedACE mentor begins to track/communicate with self-directed learnerFaculty, Virtual Campus & Learning Center tutors availableStudent Services has continued supportive role Progress tracked through module completion
- 11. Houston Implementation Plan Continue to monitor Atlanta/South Florida Progress
- 12. Upgrade UNV102 to college level UNV103
- 13. Map developmental Math & English outcomes to new modules
- 14. Confirm new assessment tool
- 15. Continue Accuplacer until the end of the 3rd quarter
- 16. Confirm UNV103 text
- 18. Define new tracking measuresQUESTIONS