Inter-institutional Collaboration: Our Process Kim Bates, Kim Kurz, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Inter-institutional Collaboration: Our Process Kim Bates, Kim Kurz, Darryl Luton, Stacey Storme The Conference of Interpreter Trainers 2018 Biennial Conference Friday, November 2, 2018 Key Acknowledgements: Ruthann Atchley, Shannon Portillo, Petra Horn-Marsh, Bonnie Goben, Caroline Jewers

Agenda  BACKGROUND  Context around JCCC’s decision to transition from interpreter education to only ASL education,  PROCESS  Highlight the cooperative relationship with KU for proposing advanced ASL education and interpreter education,  CURRENT UPDATE  Program development & goals for the next two to five years.  Q & A

Who are we?  Stacey Storme, JCCC Professor  Darryl Luton, JCCC Professor  Dr. Kim Kurz, external consultant  Kim Bates, participant observer (PhD student) Not present  Bonnie Goben, CDI, MA  Dr. Petra Horn-Marsh  Dr. Caroline Jewers, KU SLLC Professor KU Administration  Dr. Ruthann Atchley (June 2016 –March 2018)  Dr. Shannon Portillo (March 2018 – present)

Who are you?  Show of hands  Two-year program (AA, AAS, Certificate program)  Four-year program (BA, BS)  Graduate Program  Not affiliated with a program  Educator  Mentor/Practicum Supervisor

BIG PICTURE  Last graduating class receiving an AAS in ASL/English interpreting will be May 2019  JCCC is no longer providing any interpreting education  JCCC will offer foundational ASL and Deaf Studies coursework  KU is currently in program development and proposal stages of Advance ASL/Deaf Studies and Interpreting education

Factors that lead to this decision  Changes in Interpreter Education and Interpreting Profession  2007 NCIEC AA~BA Work Team Summit  RID Mandates & State Certification changes  Assessing possible future models  University Centered Model  Dual Enrollment/Dual Degree  Language to Interpretation Model  Program Review  Need expansion  No longer willing to make the impossible seem possible

“If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.” ~ John D. Rockefeller

JCCC’s History  1980’s one of federally funded Regional Interpreter Consortium Programs  1990’s early attempts to partner with the University of Kansas  Originally focused on educational (K-12) interpreting  2002 Dr. Bern Jones’ 2+2 model proposal for partnership with KU Edwards campus failed

JCCC’s History  2000 – 2010 responded to credentialing shifts (RID, KQAS)  Major curriculum revisions, pedagogy shifts  Statewide Taskforce/Stakeholder meetings initiated by JCCC  Articulation Agreement with WWU  2010-2018  CCIE accreditation granted 2010  Conversations with various institutions  Spring 2016 decision to stop providing interpreter education  Sabbatical 2016-2017

Why 17+ years and still waiting? “ The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark” ~Michelangelo

KU Developments  KU Lawrence Campus  2014 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (SLLC) established  KU Edwards Campus  Campus growth  Mission & Scope to focus on workforce needs in the greater KC area  Administrators focusing on expanding undergraduate programs

JCCC & KU CONVERSATIONS  SLLC (Kim Bates and Marc Greenberg)  SLLC & KU Edwards campus Leadership  KU Edwards Leadership and JCCC AIEP Faculty  Stacey and Ruthann  Stacey, Ruthann, and various informal and formal consultative meetings  Including KCDHH Executive Director, Robert Cooper  Determining key stakeholders to invite Outreach Committee Curriculum Committee

Timeline  Fall 2015  JCCC begins serious discussion about ending AAS  KU – internal, unofficial conversations with Kim Bates  Spring 2016  JCCC final decisions – narrowing down options (KU and Baker)  KU – reaches out for conversation

Timeline  Summer 2016  Stacey’s sabbatical begins  Dr. Ruthann Atchley, new position Assistant Vice Chancellor for Program Development meets with Stacey  Fall 2016  Meetings with KU folks  Educating & building relationships  Spring 2017  Symposium on Translation and Interpreting at Gallaudet – Ruthann Atchley attended  1 st JCCC VLOG https://youtu.be/wDHgq578V44

D R A F T

Timeline  Summer 2017  Establish outreach committee  KAI-RID & KAD announcement and Q&A session  Fall 2017  2 nd JCCC VLOG https://youtu.be/AMM0uuLwkpE  September 13, JCCC/KU Open House  First meeting of curriculum committee  December 2017  Curriculum Retreat  SLLC Luncheon

Curriculum Planning Retreat December 3-4, 2017 Facilitated by Dr. Ruthann Atchley, who utilized a Collaborative Leadership in Action model (Sanaghan & Gabriel, 2011). Generated a lot of data!!

Rabbit Hole vs Shooting for the Moon

Meeting Process Techniques  Backward Design – Begin with the big picture  Las Vegas Voting Technique

Process  BA Years 1,2,3,&4  MA Years 1 & 2 Required Elective Future

D R A F T

Continued Timeline  Spring 2018  Follow through with Curriculum proposals  Ruthann Atchely left KU for USF  Shannon Portillo took over  Major KU Budget Cuts  Record 3 rd VLOG https://youtu.be/0IVIAon6roM  Summer 2018  2 nd Curriculum Retreat  Addressed budget cut and impact

Stackable Certificates UNDER REVIEW ***DRAFT****

Transitions at JCCC  Foreign Language Department  ASL Studies Certificate  Transfer degree  Silent Weekend modifications

Fall 2018 at KU  KU internal Dean’s review  College Processes (curriculum systems)  Letters of support to submit to KBOR

Possible next steps…  December 2018 – January 2019  Plan for Kansas Board of Regents review and approval  Spring 2019  Develop course outline and outcomes  Hire faculty  JCCC & KU Joint Advisory Board  Fall 2019  Program launch

“If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.” ~ John D. Rockefeller

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” ~Lao Tzu