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Connections for Communities. Linking Courses through Learning Communities. Jennifer Beattie & Katy Goforth Tri-County Technical College. TCTC Learning Communities. ENG 032. COL 105. MAT 032. ENG 101. COL 105. SOC 101. BIO 100. COL 105. CHM 100. Points of Intersection.
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Connections for Communities Linking Courses through Learning Communities Jennifer Beattie & Katy Goforth Tri-County Technical College
TCTC Learning Communities ENG032 COL 105 MAT032 ENG101 COL105 SOC101 BIO 100 COL105 CHM100
Points of Intersection • Purpose: Students can apply and integrate course concepts from the three linked courses and “dive deeper” with their learning
Points of Intersection • Purpose: Faculty can teach course concepts that will be reinforced in one or more of the three linked courses through lecture, activities, or team work
Accept Personal Responsibility Discover Self-motivation Master Self-management Employ Interdependence What is Freshman Seminar A course designed to prepare students for success in college and in life. Focuses on 8 behaviors: Photo courtesy of Houghton Mifflin
8 behaviors (cont’d) • Gain Self-Awareness • Adopt Lifelong Learning • Develop Emotional Intelligence • Believe in Themselves
How? • Provide a structured learning experience • Provide specific and measurable knowledge, skills, behaviors, and values • Provide deeper, transferable learning
Design Grids • Active Learning Techniques • Structures and Strategies • Learning Styles
Link: Success Teams • Welcome to your success team. What is a success team? Well, a success team is basically a group of people working together for one common goal: success. More specifically, a success team is a team of people with whom you have individual agreements to contribute to each other's success. The point is that in order for all of us to be successful, we rely on others to help us along the way. And, we can do it in a way that allows us to help others be more successful, too!
Success Team Instructions • Step 1: Name Yourself • Step 2: Discuss Your Goals • SMART • Step 3: Make Promises • Team contract • Commitments agreed to by each and every member
Link: Success Teams • COL 105 • Discussion: Interdependence • Activity: Create Success Teams • ENG 101 • Activity: Effective Peer Review • Success Teams for Peer Review • SOC 101 • Success Teams for study groups
Contact Info. • Jennifer Beattie • jbeattie@tctc.edu • Katy Goforth • kgoforth@tctc.edu