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Academic Excellence Workshops Enhancing Learning Outcomes and Community Building for STEM Students and Beyond . Academic Excellence Workshops. What is an Academic Excellence Workshop?. AEW. Group study, facilitated by trained peer leaders Little to no lecturing - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Academic Excellence Workshops Enhancing Learning Outcomes and Community Building for STEM Students and Beyond
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Academic Excellence Workshops

Enhancing Learning Outcomes and Community Building for STEM Students and Beyond

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Academic Excellence Workshops

What is an Academic Excellence Workshop?

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Group study, facilitated by trained peer leaders

Little to no lecturing

Interactive coaching, nurturing, mentorship

AEW

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Dr. Uri Treisman established the Mathematics Workshop Program as a component of the Professional Development Program (PDP), an affirmative action effort of the University of California Academic Senate, Berkeley Division.

Graduate instructors

AEW History

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This approach was a Substantial departure from the individualized tutoring, self-paced instruction, mentoring, and study skills courses which constituted the pedagogical methodology of institutionalized minority programs.

AEW History

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Transition from Graduate instructors to Undergraduate facilitators via MEP.

AEW History

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Maximizing Engineering PotentialRecruitment

Summer Program

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MEP

• Clustering• AEW Group Study• Introduction to Engineering

Course

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MEP

• Advising and Counseling• Peer Mentoring• Scholarships

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MEP

• Industry Advisory Board• Employment Opportunities• Professional Development

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Academic Excellence Workshops clusters MEP students in common sections of their chemistry, math and physics courses and requires group study of the students who are clustered in these classes.

AEW in MEP

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Expected outcomes:

Academic performance/Retention

Group study skills

Group study appreciation

AEW in MEP

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Facilitator Selection◦ Prior AEW participant◦ Outgoing personality◦ Communication skills

Facilitator Training◦ 2- day session

AEW in MEP

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AEW Facilitator

Why did you do that? Is this problem similar to any others you

have worked? How? How do you know your answer is correct? What do you think? Is there another way to do this?

AEW in MEP

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Faculty Involvement◦ Designated Clustered Class◦ Agree to meet with Facilitator◦ Provide and Review Results

AEW in MEP

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AEW Rules Not remedial Not a homework problem session Never help one individual with homework in

AEW Facilitator hours Informality over formality

AEW in MEP

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Priority Registration Permission numbers

Scheduling

AEW in MEP

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Average AEW GPA Comparisons 2006-2010

2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-20100

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

Workshop AverageCourse Average

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Withdrew 14%

Graduated3%

Changed Ma-jor6%

Engineer-ing77%

Quest 2007

Withdrew 13% Changed Ma-

jor10%

Engineer-ing77%

Quest 2008

Withdrew 14%

Changed Ma-jor6%

Engineer-ing80%

Quest 2009Withdrew

3% Changed Major3%

Engineer-ing94%

Quest 2010

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Science Educational Enhancement Services Share AEW LSAMP-funded, et. al. Departmental and College collaboration

AEW in MEP and SEES

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Campus-wide adoption of AEW

Realities of the economy

AEW and Beyond

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Thank you for having me!

-Milton


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