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21. On-line Course Package Development
Doula Zaharopoulos
Phoenix College (2008-2009)
Build a pod of strictly on-line courses to satisfy the majority of renewal credit hours for AZ department of real estate. We would like to introduce a bundle of courses that students, former students, and the business community can conveniently access online.
Dictionary.com definintion of the word bundle - to offer or supply (related products or services) in a single transaction at one all-inclusive price.
* This grant project is currently in progress
 Final report  MLX entry 22. Phoenix College Biosciences Academics and Careers Resource
John Schampel
Phoenix College (2008-2009)
Currently, there is no comprehensive, easy-to-use tool for biosciences advisement at Phoenix College. This project will create, develop, and implement a biology-specific database tool for Phoenix College students, faculty, and advisors, to connect interested biology students with: 1) program degree pathways, 2) academic and occupational internships, and 3) funding and scholarship opportunities.
* This grant project is currently in progress
23. Presenting IPC Certified Soldering Training Films
Richard Barkley
Maricopa Skill Center (2008-2009)
IPC is the worldwide standards organization for soldering used in the electronic assembly industry. IPC creates and offers enhanced training materials covering many aspects of the soldering process. The training films are an essential ingredient for producing a good knowledgeable solderer. The films depict information found in a modern workplace. We would use the funds from the grant to purchase these films and maintain a soldering training library.
* This grant project is currently in progress
24. Renovating the Research Paper Writing Classroom
Alisa Cooper
South Mountain Community College (2008-2009)
This project will further develop my online and hybrid ENG102 courses by creating interactive, student-centered, rich-media online resources that are customizable and mobile using screencasting, video and audio podcasting. The project will also involve learning about and teaching students to use new portable applications to help in the research process.
* This grant project is currently in progress
25. STEP Academy: A recruitment and retention program
Dr. Karen Hardin
Mesa Community College (2008-2009)
The grant will provide scholarly research on strategies, methods and best practices to increase recruitment, persistance and retention of African American students and 1st generation students throught the analysis of the Students Striving Toward Excellent Performance (STEP) Academy intervention program that will assist students' transition to post secondary education as Mesa Community College. African American students only make up 5% of the student population at Mesa Community College while experiencing significant challenges to completing their degree. Understanding the obstacles through research will assist in eliminating obstacles to success and increase student enrollment, persistance and graduation for the underrepresented students.
* This grant project is currently in progress
26. Storytelling is for Scientists
Maureen Zimmerman
Mesa Community College (2008-2009)
While storytelling seems a natural pedagogical fit for teachers in the Arts and Humanities, what about storytelling in the Sciences? I have recently elucidated and made explicit to students the enduring ideas--“The Ten Grand Principles of Human Nutrition.” The concept of articulating the “big ideas” is an amalgamation of the work of many learning for understanding experts like Wiggins and McTighe (2005). My next step in this never-ending quest to increase the quality of students’ scientific comprehension is to use storytelling to convey how nutrition scientists do their work, linking these stories to various scientific methods and to the course's Grand Principles. This enhanced course should provide scientific insight and be coherent, relevant, engaging, and memorable.
* This grant project is currently in progress
27. Stress, Wellness, Research, and Writing: A Metacognative Approach
Kevin O Neill
South Mountain Community College (2008-2009)
Through research and writing, students will learn how to reduce and manage stress, thereby improving their wellness. This increased wellness will, in turn, contribute to students' personal and academic development. While not a "team taught" class, Thomas Kirsch Rojas of the Counseling department will be a frequent visitor.
* This grant project is currently in progress
Final report MLX entry 28. Unifying CIS105 at CGCC
Bill Holmes
Chandler-Gilbert Community College (2008-2009)
CIS105, Survey of Computer Information Systems, is changing from Office 2003 to Office 2007 next fall. The entire course must be rewritten, and with 30 sections it is necessary to establish a framework so all sections meet the District's course competencies and each student will have equal educational opportunities. Rather than just preparing for my own classes, I will prepare for all 30 sections.
* This grant project is currently in progress
29. Web-based Interactive Tutorials for BIO 107 "Introduction to Biotechnology" for Teacher Training
Ana Marti-Subirana
Phoenix College (2008-2009)
This proposal entails the development and application of interactive, dynamic, widely accessible Web-based tutorials to be used as teaching and learning tools by instructors and students enrolled in BIO 107. Even though they can be incorporated into community college and high school dual enrollment curricula, they are specifically intended for K-12 science teachers professional development and use.
* This grant project is currently in progress
30. “Fast Tracking” Learning Program (FTLP)
Asha Dey
South Mountain Community College (2008-2009)
The project goals are designed to enhance students’ reading, writing and cognitive skills in a pilot hybrid FTLP model using ENG101 and CRE101 in an 8- week, back-to-back schedule. FTLP is designed to meet the demands of the 21st Century students. Students want a quality college education along with accelerated, creative courses using active learning strategies. They want courses that have consistency and coherence across disciplines regarding core essential assignments so that they develop a baseline of solid structural guidelines when continuing their college education on to higher level learning reading and writing courses. The FTLP project will afford students the opportunity to gain a quality education in an accelerated learning college setting.
* This grant project is currently in progress
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