Guided Pathways Services Newsletter

November 2019

1. Surveying Students: Brainstorm meeting for Pop-ups and eHacks

2. GPS Luncheon: "What is Our 'Why'"?

3. Leading From the Middle Academy

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Definitions:

Pop-ups: Team-based Rapid Qualitative Inquiry (RQI) strategy that collects just-in-time insider knowledge on a focused subject or initiative. It's like a temporary store-front, like a seasonal Halloween store.
eHacks: Equity-focused methods for presenting ideas and seeking solutions, using smart devices to capture consultant information quickly. eHacks can be conducted in one-on-one interviews in fewer than 3 minutes or in focus groups of 5 to 8 consultants in 30 to 45 minutes. The focus on equity ensures that marginalized voices are represented in data-driven decision-making.
Meta-majors: Meta-Majors are collections of academic majors that have related courses grouped and aligned with career areas.

Check out these short videos introducing eHacks and Pop-ups, and how students are shaping change in California's community colleges through Guided Pathways.

E-Hacks & Pop-ups

California Community College Students Shaping Change

AVC's first Pop-up and eHack event: Student Equity's 2019 Friendsgiving (tentative)

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Student Equity's Friendsgiving

Tuesday, Nov 26, 2019

Visit the Student Life and Service Campus Activity Calendar for information about Friendsgiving.

Are you interested in participating in the GPS Pop-up event? Contact Prof. Kristine Oliveira to get involved! We are looking for 5 student researchers and 3 faculty advisors. The first eHack will ask students about Meta-majors and barriers to Student Engagement. Each interview will last less than 3 minutes. The results of the Pop-up will be discussed at the December 3 meeting of the GPS Committee in L201, from 1 - 2p.

eHack researchers will participate in a 20-minute training on the day of the event, just before Friendsgiving kicks off.

Guided Pathways Luncheon to answer the question, "What is our Why?" (Friday, November 22, 2019 --tentative)

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"What is our Why?"

Friday, November 22, 2019, from 11:30a - 2:30p

Location to be announced

3 hours of Standard 2 FPD Credit plus lunch

Guided Pathways is a faculty-led initiative across the state to streamline our students' educational experiences. The purpose of Guided Pathways is to smooth the way for our students as they navigate the sometimes bewildering institutional processes to meet their educational goals.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 20: https://forms.gle/enLzZ4RU7vYt94qs8

RP Group's Leading from the Middle (LFM) Academy

Two cross-functional leaders from Antelope Valley College have applied to participate in a year-long professional development academy through the RP Group, called "Leading From the Middle." If selected, the groups made up of faculty, staff, and managers, will study our college's process to implement Guided Pathways across the district. The LFM Academy is put on by the Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group), a nonpartisan organization that provides research on behalf of the California Community Colleges system.

RPG describes Leading from the Middle (LFM) as an initiative to "[develop and equip] middle leaders with skills and strategies to advance lasting reform efforts at their respective colleges through a project and problem-based learning model. LFM's pedagogical approach provides a space for campus teams to engage with and learn from one another in addition to taking into account that middle leaders are critical agents who can influence change through their positions on campus and their connections with students."

The team members from AVC are . . . . . . . . . The projects that the teams will be working on: . . . . . . . . . and . . . . . .

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