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SSD21: Supporting Online High-Risk Courses
Hours: 1
Austin Community College (ACC) was awarded a Department of Education Title V, InFocus grant in October 2021. Over the next five years, the InFocus grant will help the college achieve continued enrollment growth by strengthening online student advising, embedded tutoring, and curriculum redesign support in the college’s 14 online high-risk courses (OHRCs). OHRCs are defined as those ACC courses that have less than a 70% completion rate by the students who enroll in them each semester.
Participants who attend this workshop will be introduced to the Title V InFocus resources available to faculty and students. Additionally, participants will be provided a progress report on Title V InFocus grant priorities for year one related to the following grant objectives.
- Provide targeted, evidence-based, intensive advising support to struggling Latinx students in OHRCs.
- Expand infrastructure to offer embedded tutoring services to students enrolled in OHRCs.
- Enrich learning in OHRCs by training distance education faculty to employ the nationally recognized Quality Matters (QM) standards and certify all OHRCs via the official QM peer review certification process.
Lastly, faculty will learn how to request an embedded tutor be enrolled in online courses, how Title V distance education advisors will provide support for all Latinx students enrolled in OHRCs, and how to request support to pursue a National QM certification for their OHRCs.
*ACC Online High-Risk Courses: BIOL 1309, COSC 1336, ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302, GOVT 2305, GOVT 2306, HIST 1301, INRW 0340, INRW 0420, MATD 0370, MATH 1314, MATH 1324, MATH 1332, MATH 1342
About the Presenter(s):
Currently, Dr. Denise Robledo is working to implement initiatives for a Department of Education, Title V InFocus grant awarded to ACC in October 2021. Previously, Dr. Robledo served as the Director of Distance Education at Austin Peay State University located in Clarksville, Tennessee. In her role as Director, she managed a diverse staff who provided instructional design and technology support services for the university. Prior to her position in Tennessee, Dr. Robledo also served as a Director of Distance Learning for South Arkansas Community College (SouthArk) located in El Dorado, Arkansas. As Director of Distance Education services at a university and a small community college, she managed all operational areas and support mechanisms for the delivery of online learning. This involved the evaluation and acquisition of instructional technology platforms, continuous improvement of online learning policies, and support mechanisms for the purposes of cultivating talented and innovative faculty.
Dr. DeEadra Albert-Green currently serves as a Manager of Online Learning for Austin Community College. Prior to working for ACC, Dr. Albert-Green served as Assistant Director of Academic Support at Texas A&M University – Central Texas (TAMUCT). In her role as Assistant Director, she managed department operations for student abroad, tutoring center, and learning assistance programs. Dr. Albert-Green also served as Interim Director of Access and Inclusion for TAMUCT and Special Education Coordinator for Austin Independent School District to ensure students with disabilities had appropriate support and accommodations to engage in high-school and university courses, programs, facility activities, and services. Dr. Albert-Green has also been an Assistant Professor and Dean for both Concordia University and University of Houston-Downtown. Dr. Albert-Green graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction from College Station, Texas and a Master of Arts in Counseling and Guidance from Prairie View A&M University.
To access the online workshop, go to the workshop schedule on the Summer Software Day webpage and click the "Connect" button next to the workshop on the day of the conference. Click here to view the full list of SSD workshops!
If any accommodations are needed for this workshop, please email facdev@austincc.edu as soon as possible but at least five days before the workshop. Please include the name of the workshop. You will be contacted by a member of our staff to discuss your specific needs. |
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