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STEM Faculty Interest Group (FIG) Findings and Recommendations What is the STEM FIG? Summer 2012, 9 faculty and 1 administrator attended the National Summer Institute for Learning Communities in Olympia, Washington. The 5-day institute

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STEM Faculty Interest Group (FIG) Findings and Recommendations

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What is the STEM FIG?

  • Summer 2012, 9 faculty and 1 administrator

attended the National Summer Institute for Learning Communities in Olympia, Washington.

  • The 5-day institute provided an opportunity for

the team to develop a 2-year action plan that would help initiate STEM learning communities at MSJC

  • The STEM FIG is an ongoing faculty inquiry group

for STEM Learning Communities development and implementation.

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STEM Grant Award

  • Mt. San Jacinto College received the 4.2

million dollar STEM grant because we are a Hispanic serving institution dedicated to increasing Hispanic student success in STEM fields

  • The STEM grant award continues until the end
  • f the 2015 – 2016 academic at which time
  • ur college should have met the following
  • bjectives
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STEM Grant Objectives

Hispanic and Underprepared Student Population

  • Improvement in the development of Student Education

Plans by 45%

  • Course retention and success rates will be significantly

higher

  • The percentage transferring to CSU and/or UC systems

will increase a minimum of 6%

  • The percentage attaining degrees in the fields of STEM

will double STEM Instructional Departments

  • By June 2013 100% of will develop SLOs. By September

2016 at least 80% will have assessed their SLOs.

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STEM FIG Thesis

  • The objectives of the STEM grant are

interrelated and can be achieved through changes in three areas

  • 1. Capacity: Course offerings that match student’s

needs

  • 2. Curriculum: Enhance course content and

integration

  • 3. Community: Student services intervention and

engaging extracurricular opportunities

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Capacity Questions

  • What courses are required for STEM majors?
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Math 96 Math 105 Math 110 Math 211 Math 212 Math 213 Phys 201 Phys 202 Chem 101 Chem 102 Chem 112 Chem 113 Biol 150 Biol 151 Engl 92 Engl 101 Engl 103

Semester 1 Semester 3 Semester 4 Semester 5 Semester 6 Semester 2

STEM Core Course Pathway (Required for most STEM majors)

Data for degrees at UCR, UCLA, CSU San Bernardino, and CSU San Marcos from assist.org and SB1140.org for Mathematics, Physics, Geology, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, Environmental Science and Computer Science

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STEM Core Course Pathway

Actionable Items

  • Discuss STEM core course pathway with STEM

departments and refine what classes should be included

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Capacity Questions

  • Are there schedule conflicts for STEM core

classes?

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STEM Upper Core Course Offerings

Data taken from Spring 2013 Schedule of Classes

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:00AM Math 211/212/213 Math 211/215 Math 211/212/213 Math 211/215 Math 211/212/213 8:30AM /215 /215 /215 9:00AM 9:30AM 10:00AM 10:30AM 11:00AM Chem 102/Phys 202 Chem 113 Chem 102/Phys 202 Chem 113 11:30AM 12:00PM Math 211 Math 211 12:30PM Biol 151 Chem 102 Biol 151 Chem 102 1:00PM Phys 202 Phys 202 1:30PM 2:00PM 2:30PM 3:00PM 3:30PM 4:00PM 4:30PM 5:00PM Biol 151 Biol 151 5:30PM Chem 102 Chem 102 6:00PM Math 212 Math 212 6:30PM 7:00PM 7:30PM 8:00PM 8:30PM 9:00PM 9:30PM

One Course Two Courses Three Courses Four Courses

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STEM Core Course Scheduling

Actionable Items

  • Comprehensively review when STEM core

courses are scheduled and work with departments to alleviate conflicts

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Capacity Questions

  • Do we offer enough core STEM courses to

increase transfer rates by 6%?

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Math 96 2416/2922 Math 105 900/1397 Math 110 140/369 Math 211 16/204 Math 212 140 Math 213 62 Phys 201 59 Phys 202 38 Chem 101 264 Chem 102 132 Chem 112 23 Chem 113 18 Biol 150 59 Biol 151 45 Engl 92 Engl 101 Engl 103

Semester 1 Semester 3 Semester 4 Semester 5 Semester 6 Semester 2

Math Assessment Numbers/Seats Offered per Year

Math assessment data provided by Alex Cuatok. Seat data from MSJC Data Warehouse.

STEM Prep Students STEM Ready Students

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Cohort Analysis from last STEM grant

Data taken from student transcripts

Semesters at MSJC before enrolling in Chem 101 Years at MSJC until transfer Number of units accumulated prior to graduation Cohort of 14 STEM students from last STEM grant

5 4 100

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STEM Core Course Seats

Actionable Items

  • Develop a forward looking plan to increase the

number of science classes

  • Create a 2 to 3 year pathway for STEM ready

students

  • Collect more complete data about courses

taken by STEM majors

  • Consider ways to improve success if it is not

possible to increase capacity

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Capacity Questions

  • Can we create a more successful learning

environment for STEM prep students?

  • Can we create entry points into the STEM core

course pathway for STEM ready students?

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Math 96 Math 105 Math 110 Math 211 Math 212 Math 213 Phys 201 Phys 202 Chem 101 Chem 102 Chem 112 Chem 113 Biol 150 Biol 151 Engl 92 Engl 101 Engl 103

Semester 1 Semester 3 Semester 4 Semester 5 Semester 6 Semester 2

STEM Core Course Learning Communities

Class pairings supported by data from MSJC Data Warehouse

STEM Prep LCOMS STEM Ready LCOMS

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STEM Core Course LCOMS

Actionable Items

  • Create strategic basic skills LCOMs for STEM

prep students

  • Create strategic STEM Core Course LCOMS for

STEM ready students

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Curriculum Questions

  • How can we significantly increase the number
  • f STEM degrees awarded at MSJC?
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Finalized TMCs Transfer Model Curriculum Date Approved Computer Science 19-Jul-12 (Updated December 4, 2012) Geography 10-May-12 (Revised May 24, 2012) (Updated December 4, 2012) Geology 13-May-11 (Updated December 4, 2012) Mathematics 24-Mar-11 (Updated December 4, 2012) Physics 13-May-11 (Updated December 4, 2012) TMCs - Vetting Open Transfer Model Curriculum Date Closes Biology Biology Survey (Vetting Closes March 31, 2013) Model Curricula - Vetting Open Transfer Model Curriculum Date Closes Engineering - EE/Comp Vetting Closed Engineering - Mech/Civil/Aero/Manu Vetting Closed TMCs - In the queue Transfer Model Curriculum Environmental Science/Studies

SB 1440 Transfer Model Degree Curriculum

Data from http://www.sb1440.org

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STEM Degrees

Actionable Items

  • Encourage development of TMC degrees by

providing stipends to faculty in STEM departments

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Curriculum Questions

  • Can we increase success rates without

reducing rigor by enhancing our STEM core course curriculum?

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Math 96 59% Math 105 67% Math 110 67% Math 211 67% Math 212 68% Math 213 81% Phys 201 77% Phys 202 89% Chem 101 72% Chem 102 60% Chem 112 75% Chem 113 94% Biol 150 86% Biol 151 93% Engl 92 Engl 101 74% Engl 103 76%

Semester 1 Semester 3 Semester 4 Semester 5 Semester 6 Semester 2

STEM Core Course Pathway Success Rates

Success rate data from MSJC Data Warehouse

Success Rates >70% Success Rates <70%

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STEM Core Course Success

Actionable Items

  • Develop and nurture a STEM curriculum

professional development committee of STEM faculty

  • Shift focus of curriculum from discipline specific

breadth to interdisciplinary depth

  • Investigate and implement student centered

curricula and blended course approaches

  • Invest in inquiry based laboratory curriculum that

engages students in the scientific process

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Curriculum Questions

  • Are there adjunct learning opportunities

available that improve student success?

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STEM Adjunct Learning Opportunities

Actionable Items

  • Continue to develop and extend SI to as many

STEM classes as possible

  • Investigate which sections benefit most from

SI and share out best practices

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Curriculum Questions

  • Can we provide a diversity of learning options

for the diverse needs of our students?

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Math 96 Math 105 Math 110 Math 211 Math 212 Math 213 Phys 201 Phys 202 Chem 101 Chem 102 Chem 112 Chem 113 Biol 150 Biol 151 Engl 92 Engl 101 Engl 103

Semester 1 Semester 3 Semester 4 Semester 5 Semester 6 Semester 2

STEM Core Course Pathway Strategic Learning Communities

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Math 96 Math 105 Math 110 Math 211 Math 212 Math 213 Phys 201 Phys 202 Chem 101 Chem 102 Chem 112 Chem 113 Biol 150 Biol 151 Engl 92 Engl 101 Engl 103

Semester 1 Semester 3 Semester 4 Semester 5 Semester 6 Semester 2

STEM Core Course Pathway Honors Sections Courses without honors Courses with honors

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STEM Core Course Learning Options

Actionable Items

  • Create strategic learning communities that

connect courses for interdisciplinary learning

  • pportunities
  • Create honors sections to encourage deeper

student inquiry

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Community Questions

  • How many students entering MSJC are

seriously thinking about majoring in STEM disciplines?

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Math 96 2416/2922 Math 105 900/1397 Math 110 140/369 Math 211 16/204 Math 212 140 Math 213 62 Phys 201 59 Phys 202 38 Chem 101 264 Chem 102 132 Chem 112 23 Chem 113 18 Biol 150 59 Biol 151 45 Engl 92 Engl 101 Engl 103

Semester 1 Semester 3 Semester 4 Semester 5 Semester 6 Semester 2

Math Assessment Numbers/Seats Offered per Year

Math assessment data provided by Alex Cuatok. Seat data from MSJC Data Warehouse.

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Number of STEM Majors

Actionable Items

  • Identify students that are already planning on

majoring in STEM by asking them during student orientation or by sending them letters from the STEM program if they assess into Math 105 or higher

  • Without knowing how many students we are

serving we cannot make data driven decision about how many courses to offer

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Community Questions

  • Are STEM students aware of the required

courses for STEM majors?

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Educational Plan Data?!?

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STEM Major Counseling

Actionable Items

  • Make sure that STEM majors receive

appropriate counseling and educational plan development

  • Include additional information in the class

schedule and catalog that makes it clear which science classes are for STEM majors and which

  • nes are for general education
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Community Questions

  • Do we provide enough enriching

extracurricular activities for STEM students to keep them engaged and help them persist?

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Avg

Effectiveness of workshop

4.64

Presenter(s)

4.93

Clarity and organization of presentation.

4.93

Knowledge of subject matter.

4.93

Contents

4.86

Workshop material (handouts)

4.36

Workshop value to you.

5

Overall rating

5 Robotics Workshop Evaluations (1 not at all to 5 very much) STEM Robotics Workshop Survey

Data provided by Alex Cuatok

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STEM Extracurricular Activities

  • STEM students are motivated to participate in

STEM Club and STEM Lecture Series

  • Develop and nurture a sustainable number of

STEM extracurricular opportunities on campus

  • STEM students have also expressed interest in

more internship opportunities and a STEM specific study space