Perceptions About Facilities The library building serves as a hub for innovative teaching and learning with the library staff, tutoring services, learning commons, writing center, and teaching and learning center physically together. However, the building is the oldest un-renovated building on campus and needs to be remodeled to reflect its role as a learning resource center and to present an image of relevancy and currency. Space for collaborative learning, study rooms, multi-media creating spaces as well as additional office space are needed. The satellite centers in Coyote Valley, Morgan Hill, and Hollister need library support services and space. Perceptions About Technology The library’s building infrastructure needs significant upgrades in wired and wireless connectivity and electrical power capacity. Also needed is server space to support a robust civic engagement archive and multi-media student work. The distance education program is making use of the campus wireless support update and expansion. The Canvas learning management system is being implemented. Videoconferencing technology is being evaluated for the Hollister satellite center at this time. As with any technology, the College will need to plan for upgrades and expansion in the future to support the efforts to expand distance education offerings.
Academic Affairs Noncredit and Community Education Team Visions Noncredit and Community Education Instructional Group* • Curriculum Started, Recently Approved or Modified o A GED Preparation certificate was approved in 2015. o ESL faculty members implemented a Lifeskills and vocational ESL certificate in 2015. These are intended as a part of the regional Adult Career and Education Services (ACES) block grant consortium plan. o A series of ESL occupational classes have been created to contextualize language learning with the occupational skills. These include: keyboard basics, computer/internet basics, presentation basics, website design basics; excel basics, word processing basics, business (entrepreneur) basics. These are intended as a part of the regional Adult Career and Education Services (ACES) block grant consortium plan. o ESL faculty members have developed a way to simultaneously teach credit and noncredit courses with the same content. o A full-time noncredit program counselor has been hired o Community education is offering fee-based courses in medical Spanish and another in phlebotomy as a pilot that might be converted to regular credit classes. •
Ideas Percolating, Undetermined Implementation Date o In the near future the noncredit program leadership and faculty members plan to create additional career and technical education programs that partner with credit instruction in areas such as welding and hospitality.
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