Wednesday, June 3, 2009

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May 14 through June 3

Roxanne Newton—14th

Joyce Roseberry—15th

Marie Prather—16th

Bobby Johnson—17th

Mike Brown—18th

Christine Morrison—24th

Beverly Brown—25th

Camille Reese—26th

Gordon Knight—28th

Sandra Shealy—30th

Douglas Eason—June 1st

Candy Putnam—1st

Vicki Caldwell—2nd

Beth Downing—3rd

Creative Thinking Series
Reapplication is a fourth method to achieve creativity. This is a process of looking at something old with new eyes and asking how it can otherwise be used. For example, an old car tire might be used as a swing, a flower planter, or as a boat-guard attached to a pier. A fifth process involves a complete change of direction. Sometimes known as creative insight, it occurs when attention is shifted from one angle of a problem to another. Here we must focus on the goal which is to solve an identified problem, not to implement a particular solution. When one solution is not working, move to another. There should be no commitment to a particular path, only to a particular goal. —Submitted by Employee Development (05.06.09)

• Answer TRUE or FALSE for each question below. Answers below. More questions next week.

1. The Quality Enhancement Plan is also called the QEP.
2. MCC’s Quality Enhancement Plan is a five year plan that focuses on improving student learning in Developmental Mathematics.
3. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, better known as SACS, requires that all colleges develop a QEP to enhance student learning.
4. MCC’s Quality Enhancement Plan focuses on developmental mathematics because many students have difficulty succeeding in math classes.
5. Contextual Teaching and Learning, or CTL, is a way of teaching that brings real life situations in the classroom.
6. In MCC’s Quality Enhancement Plan, Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL), is the strategy suggested for improving student learning in developmental mathematics courses.
7. Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) will show students how they use math in their everyday lives: at home, at work and at play.
8. Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) involves hands on activities and small group exercises.
9. Some examples of Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) activities are using recipes, calculating distances, building a shed and adding up your grocery list.
10. The SACS On-Site Team will visit MCC in mid-October and may ask you about the QEP. —Submitted by Yolanda Wilson (10.10.07)

—Submitted by Yolanda Wilson (10.10.07)

• Contextual teaching and learning builds on the knowledge learners possess and uses their life experiences to help them move from what they know to what they do not know. —Submitted by Yolanda Wilson (09.05.07)

• Contextual teaching and learning encourages students to direct their own learning and monitor their own progress. The teacher acts as a facilitator of student learning, guiding students along a path of discovery. —Submitted by Yolanda Wilson (08.29.07)

• Contextual teaching and learning supports instruction that encourages students to learn together and from each other. Hands-on activities that promote group interaction are critical. —Submitted by Yolanda Wilson (08.22.07)

• Contextual teaching and learning (CTL) provides opportunities for students to learn knowledge and skills in meaningful contexts such as the home, the community and the workplace. —Submitted by Yolanda Wilson (08.15.07)

• Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) helps teachers relate math content to real world situations and motivates students to make connections between math concepts and its applications to their lives as family members, citizens and workers. —Submitted by Yolanda Wilson (08.08.07)

• In Contextual Learning, the instructor is a facilitator of the learning process. As such, the instructor guides and engages the students, acting both as a coach and a cheerleader. The instructor’s role is clear: to provide students with multiple opportunities to connect course content to their daily lives. —Submitted by Yolanda Wilson (03.21.07)

• The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is a faculty-driven initiative to improve student learning on MCC’s campus. Based on data from student surveys, student focus groups, national research, and campus-wide input, the QEP focus is developmental math, particularly MAT 060. —Submitted by Yolanda Wilson (02.27.07)

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