1. An Open Forum: Coursework Recency, & Compressed Calendars Kathy O’Connor, Santa Barbara City College Pat Mosteller, San Diego Continuing Education Wheeler North, San Diego Miramar College Spring Plenary – 2008 Academic Senate for California Community Colleges

2. Breakout Focus Engage in discussion Examine concerns and issues Document Determine next steps

3. Coursework Recency Several programs mandated by external accreditation or licensure Requisite skills concerns The meaning of a degree/certificate Potential articulation concerns Others

4. Coursework Recency Next steps, where should the ASCCC go with this? Rostrum Articles Best practices paper Surveys Other

5. Compressed Calendars 10 or more relevant resolutions Spring 2000 Paper Two recent resolutions: #1 Calls for position (short term, high units, separate curriculum review, CC approval required) #2 Calls to produce a curriculum committee guide

6. Compressed Calendars Primary focus specific to: Curriculum Delivery/pedagogy Faculty workload Student workload Modality

7. Compressed Calendars Issues and determinant criteria What does the curriculum committee review? What decisions or recommendations would they make? What would they base these upon? What aspects are negotiable? Other concerns?

8. Compressed Calendars Best Practices What is working? What is not working?

9. Next Steps Current state of immediacy Are these currently hot local issues?

10. Thank You!