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Ocotillo Retreat 2002 Agenda

Building the Vision

Tuesday, May 14: "Putting it on Paper"

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Early arrivers can check into rooms, beverages and snacks available.
10:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Welcome / Overview
Doug Sawyer, Ocotillo Chair
Anna Solley, Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
Ron Bleed, Vice Chancellor Information Technologies Services
10:45 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
"Creating a New Culture of Teaching and Learning" and "From Smart Toilets to Smart Schools"
Alan November, Renaissance Learning
(see presentation notes)
11:50 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Visioning Overview
Doug Sawyer, Ocotillo Chair
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch and Visioning Overview
Doug Sawyer, Ocotillo Chair
Overview of the retreat goals, with reflections and summaries of the 3 previous forums. Participants will have available a copy of Philip Parson's summary "Planning a Campus to Support Hybrid Learning" and "Information Technology and the Future of Education" a recent interview with Diana Oblinger. Lunch Discussion on what it will take to build the future Maricopa.

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Café Discussions on Key Visioning Topics
Working in randomly assigned groups of 7-8 people each, we will spend 20 minutes on each topic. Pretend you are an architect and need to document on paper how you will build the "visions." Tables have large blueprint work sheet paper. The goal is to sketch plans, and visual ideas- not to discuss them in detail.
- One Stop Shop for Student Services / Maricopa Student Portal What would it look like? What are the key features? What are the relationships between departments, colleges, the district? Explore the "Swirling Services" Model (more...)
- Library of Re-usable Learning Objects What would it look like? What are the key features? Where is it located? How is it accessed? How can it be supported? (more...)
- 24/7 Technical and Learner Support (Shared Service) What would it look like? What are the key features? What are the relationships between departments, colleges, the district? (more...)
- Common Descriptor for Hybrid Courses Can we develop accepted Maricopa-wide descriptions for "Hybrid Courses" that would be clear to students and faculty? Start with Scottsdale model (Web-presence course; Web-enhanced course; Web-centric course; Web course). (more...)
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
break with beverages and snacks

2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Best of Show / Best Features
All of the ideas and plans generated in the Café Discussions will be posted in identified areas. Participants will on their own review the ideas, informally discuss, and mark specific sketches as "Most Important for my College" (indicating which college) and "Most important for Maricopa as a System" (indicating a category such as for student services, technology support, instructional area).

3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
College Views
Work in college team groups to synthesize the ideas and respond to how it affects local planning. Each college will summarize what they saw as important on one blueprint sheet of paper.
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Group Summary
Colleges share their ideas in paired groups.
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Happy Hour
"The Ovens" in St Philips Square featuring Ocotillo nibbles and no host bar. Plus, entertainment from the "Ocotillo Blues Band"
7:30 p.m. - ?
Dinner
On your own among the many locations at St Philips Square.

Playing rhythm guitar, Tom Foster, Chandler-Gilbert Community College.	Jim Elam, Scottsdale Community College, amazed us with his lead guitar work.
On bass and vocals, Doug Sawyer, Scottsdale Community College.	The Ocotillo Blues Band!

Breakfast is delivered to your rooms, optional check out before first session (final check out is 12:30 p.m.)

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Morning Briefing
Overview for day 2
8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
College Campuses of 2016?
Working in college groups, taking the ideas and discussing how they fit into the current master planning process. Take a strong look at the physical needs of your campus and consider new facilities will not even start until after 2006 and may be in use at least 10-15 years out. Bring your current planning materials. For reference, current air photos and campus plans will be posted.

Put the ideas on paper! Are we paying attention to the need for what Philip Parsons called "mixed-use" and "circulation" spaces? What should the classroom space look like? What should the spaces include as features, and where should they be located? What are the implications of hybrid teaching modes on space planning? What and where should student services be? What are the design and support implications for multi-site colleges?
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
break with beverages and snacks, post plans on the wall
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Best Features
Review ideas and plans from the other colleges
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
College Revise/Refine
Review and revise the ideas generated already, and prepare key questions for the large group discussion

10:45 a.m. - 11:20 p.m.
The Maricopa Plan
Responses to the retreat activity from our distinguished panel. How does this all fit into the District Strategic Plan? Bond Planning?

Rufus Glasper, Vice Chancellor Business Services, co-chair of District Strategic Planning
Ron Bleed, Vice Chancellor Information Technologies Services
Lionel Diaz, Director of District Facilities Planning Doug Sawyer, Ocotillo Chair
11:20 a.m
Closing / Prize Drawings
Prizes drawn from those who turn in completed evaluations