Vancouver Community College Education (a), VCC May 2007 Volume 1, Issue 1 Welcome Without wishing to duplicate other important missives which you receive In this Issue Welcome 1 Moving towards a B S N. 2 regularly (e g the SIE Newsletter, Connections, President's Updates etc.) it has become apparent that we need more frequent and direct communi¬ cation with and between faculty and staff in Education, and with col¬ leagues m other parts of the College Education @ VCC is intended to- Family Literacy Initiative 2 • Keep you apprised of activities being undertaken (or which are an¬ Film and Feedback 3 School of Health Sciences Successes 4 ticipated) in departments, centres and schools that relate to our core busi¬ ness of teaching and learning • Solicit feedback and input from you by identifying contacts for each contribution Report from Education Council 4 • Make everyone aware of opportunities and timelines for input into the decision making process for educational matters being discussed at VCC Goes Around the Globe 5 (for instance) Distributed Learning Committee, Education Council, Edu¬ cational Administrators' Group, Management Group, the Board of Gov¬ Centre to Centre Collaboration 5 ernors, etc • Link readers easily to key internal and external documents and re¬ VCC's Digital Library 6 sources • Celebrate achievements m Education What's Happening m the Learning Centre 6 • Provide information and reminders on meetings and events Board Report 7 workshops etc. related to, for instance, professional development, recitals, piesentations, • Provide a voice for our new Centre for Instructional Development Committee Reports 8 I welcome any comments and suggestions on the format, scope and style of this newsletter. While many will contribute to its production, consider me to be responsible for its content and its usefulness (or not). Upcoming Events We are also looking at other ways to share and discuss ideas and opin¬ ions, including an Office of the VP Education web page and regular Edu¬ May 23, 2007 cation Forums. The first of these is on May 23cd at 2.00pm in Room 420 Education Fotum 2:30pm - 4:00pm Room 420 Downtown Campus at the Downtown Campus. It is intended primarily for Education faculty and staff, but all are welcome. Items for Education @ VCC can be submitted anytime, by anyone. Our next edition will be in October, and the deadline for that issue will be More information to follow shortly September 15th. Alan Davis ATP, Education adavis@vcc.ca May 2007 Volume 1, Issue 1 in increasing the pathway for stu¬ rounding community From this Moving towatds a Bachelor dents wanting to become nurses initial meeting, a Steering Commit¬ of Science in Nursing Pro¬ The BSN is now an entry to the tee was established. gram at VCC practice requirement to work as a Pat Bawtinlieimer Registered Nurse in British Co¬ pba\vtmheimer@vcc ca lumbia Approval is required from several areas m order to offer this pro¬ To begin the work, faculty from the Continuing Care, Practical gram, the Ministry of Health, the College of Registered Nurses of BC, and the Ministry of Advanced committed group of educators Nursing and Continuing Studies Health departments were brought volved in all of these approval from the Health Sciences and together to work towards describ¬ processes and are submitting the Continuing Studies—Health areas ing a vision for the VCC program. required documents For the past two years a small and Overwhelmingly it was felt that towards the offering of a Bachelor VCC has something special to of Science m Nursing (BSN) Pro¬ contribute in the area of Education. We are presently in¬ have been meeting and working The cooperative aspect of VCC's program will be unique to nursing gram at Vancouver Community (registered) nuismg education. It education m the province, and College. was determined that our program perhaps in the country. The Van¬ would be founded on our existing couver Coastal Health Authority strengths' solid and well respected has agreed to support this initiative At the present time, VCC offers a Home Support/Resident Care programs in Home Support/ and will be working with VCC to Attendant Program and a Practical Resident Care and Practical Nurs¬ implement die coop program. Nursing Program. The addition of ing, skilled instructors, and our the BSN program is a natural step unique relationship to our sur¬ Family Literacy Initiative menting literacy programs in the Gyda Chud community. hours of knowledge and skill based training by recognized leaders m the field gchud@vcc ca To date, the 15 hour course, "Introduction to Family Literacy", Offered through the Centre for In a new and innovative partner¬ is oversubscribed with 27 regis¬ ship with 2010 Legacies Now, Lit¬ trants who will begin studies on Continuing Studies, tins program compliments VCC's well estab¬ eracy BC and the Centre for Fam¬ April 4th. With Education Council lished reputation in literacy-related ily Literacy, VCC is preparing to training and will contribute to the approval, this course is being of¬ offer a "Certificate m Family Liter¬ fered on site as well as in five com¬ growth and development of this acy", the first of its kind in Can¬ munity based settings on Vancou¬ relatively new sector. ada. ver Island and m the Interior Designed to professionalize the Plans are in place to seek Educa¬ family literacy field, this program — tion Council approval this spring currently in development — will for the Certificate Program that offer a VCC credential to those comprises six core courses and a who currendy work or wish to practicum component In total, work with both adults and children the Program will provide over 180 in planning, designing and imple¬ 2 Participants in the pilot offering include early childhood educators, teachers, community development workers, health professionals and not for profit agency staff who are committed to literacy work and desire to advance literacy initiatives May 2007 Volume 1, Issue 1 Film and Feedback in Eng¬ lish for Health Sciences reported to her instructor that her In contrast earnings as a salesclerk (her job as been in Canada since she she was taking the EHS course) rose dramatically once she applied was a teenager. She is these strategies on the job1]. Sarah is a student who has Pam Hunt and Jane Forwaid phunt@vcc ca / jforward@vcc ca fluent, but has fossilized A typical student in the Refresher Practical Nursing or English for grammar and pronuncia¬ tion problems. However, task (based on the Grace Under Health Science courses communi¬ she uses compensatory Fire model of communication and cates comfortably in everyday con¬ strategies, learned from Interpersonal Skills) the students versations, but they need to de¬ many years of assimilating 'take the task to the real world'm For a follow-up communication velop awareness and expertise of the socio-lmguisttc com¬ the form of a contact assignment. communication behaviours m or¬ munication behaviours The students are to try out their der to work in health care settings. commonly used by native newly-gained confidence with Examples of such behaviouis are; English speakers such as: English-speakers from their com¬ munity or workplace, by using echoing to encourage more expla¬ watching her listener's nation and rapport, questioning to face while she is speaking communication behaviours such probe for more information, and in order to observe ex¬ as' body language and mannerisms; clarifying to ensure accuracy pressions of understand¬ tone of voice; volume (often dem¬ ing and misunderstanding, onstrating confidence and asser- Here are two typical profiles of EHS and Refresher PN students- and pausing to allow her tiveness); clarifying; pausing, para¬ listener to question her. phrasing; using fillers (not merely Frank is a student who speaks quickly and likes to be reciting statements) In addition, the communication skills of lan¬ verbose, as this is consid¬ An integral part of the EHS and Refresher PN programs is filming ered professional m his the students as they perform com¬ (word choice) and pronunciation culture Most English- munication tasks. This allows stu¬ are also practiced. speakers can understand dents to see their behaviours 'in most (although, impor- action', as well as to bear their lan¬ tandy, not all) of what he guage accuracies and inaccuracies. says, and they really strain When the class watches a dvd of a guage, such as clarity of meaning Although nervous at first (and of¬ ten beyond!) at being filmed, stu¬ dents in the English for Health to follow him It is likely classmate such as Sarah, everyone Science course and Refresher PN that no one has ever com¬ is able to identify, discuss and mented to him that he speaks too quickly learn from her strategies program benefit greatly from the use of film and feedback Other programs m PACE nication behaviours from Sim is by (Professional and Career English) haltingly, though relatively watching demo films (created by have successfully integrated the Another way of learning commu¬ Sue is a student who speaks accurately. This style of the instructors of these programs) speaking makes her voice which show not only effective use of film and feedback, espe¬ distracting and hard to cially in areas for job and job inter¬ strategies, but how communication view preparation Those programs breaks down when they are not include- the Combined Skills areas understand. used. so monotone that it is Immigrants such as Frank and Sue By watching these model films; of Hairstyling ESL, Culinary Arts ESL, Baking ESL, Resident Care Aide ESL and Accounting ESL; are not only challenged to learn seeing themselves on Elm; evaluat¬ the Academic and Professional language (vocabulary, grammar and idioms), but also typical com¬ ing themselves, and receiving in¬ English (Self-Paced) program, and structor and peer feedback, stu¬ the Communication for Engineer¬ municative behaviours, especially dents learn and apply new commu¬ ing and Technology course. nication behaviours. [One student for the workplace 3 Volume 1, Issue 1 May 2007 Reception during the Pacific Den¬ Dental Assisting and Dental Technology/Denturist Departments, received the Honoured Member School of Health Sciences tal Conference m early March Successes This award is in recognition of Pat Bawtlnheimer pbawtlnheimer@vcc ca tion of BC members who "on a Certified Dental Assisting Associa¬ Award from the College of Dental Surgeons Sandra has been active day to day basis, demonstrate pride with the CDSBC since 1972, serv¬ Gmny Cathcart, Department Head in the profession, exhibit exem¬ ing on a variety of committees of Dental Hygiene, is an author! plary certified dental assisting including Education, Examination, She has recently co-authored a skills, leadership among co¬ Ethics, Dental Public Health, dental hygiene textbook entitled workers, and high ethical and pro¬ Communications, Professional "Dental Hygiene Process of Care" fessional standards, and embodies Review, Legislative Review, and with faculty from the Miyagi School of Dental Hygiene The the spirit of the certified dental others. She was also a College assistant professional". The two Council member and a member of book is in Japanese, but Gmny's recipients are Barbara Young and the College of Dental Surgeon's name is clearly identified m Eng¬ Suzette Jestin, Executive Committee Sandra has been a past recipient of the Certifi¬ cate of Merit and the Dedicated phy is also m English. Congratula¬ Another VCC Certified Dental Assistant also received an award at Service Award from the Certified tions to Ginny lish on the tide, and her bibliogra¬ Two faculty members from the the Pacific Dental Conference Dental Assistants of BC, as well as Sandra Bailey, Dean of Design, a Dedicated Service Award from the College of Dental Surgeons of Certified Dental Assisting Progiam Technology and Trades, and for¬ mer Department Head of both the BC. received awards at the President's supporting academic amnesty for students on the Student National Day of Action of February 07, 2007. Report from Education Council Since January, Education Council has recommended February's discussion and debate on the Training the following new courses/programs to the Board. Plan led to the formation of an Education Plan - the Hospitality Operations Certificate Committee This Committee will, among other - the Activity Assistant Program things, present a report to the Council on FTEs. - the Orff Schulwerk Level I & Orff Schulwerk Computer network problems were discussed at both Level III courses the March and April meetings, and the topic is on - the Automotive Detailing Technician program the agenda again in May. - the Introduction to Family Literacy course The Education Council Executive has proposed to In January, Education Council heard a presentation the membership that the Council facilitate short dis¬ by Christina Clews, Chairperson for the Students' cussions/presentations on topics of Education Union of Vancouver Community College on the Council interest (e.g. PLAR, Distributed Learning, Student National Day of Action rally to encourage Program Development, & c.) as a regular component of meetings government to reduce tuition fees and to piovide more educational funding An email was sent out to the College Community on behalf of the President, 4 May 2007 Volume 1, Issue 1 up the audience with cued cheers semble under the direction of John and hollers and one of those Korsrud Our music students were Globe obligatory soccer chants that are endiusiastically cheered by the live Sal Feireras his sports theme song. Odier high¬ audience and were, if I may say so, sfeneias@vcc ca lights included grandma-turned VCC Goes Live Around the just a litde bit impressed that their laughtei specialist Surjeet Lahli sounds were going live across Can¬ whose hilarious laughter exercises, ada and on short wave, satellite, Last March 14 through 16, the normally held in Punjabi, got the VCC Broadway Auditorium be¬ came the temporary home of CBC whole crowd laughing, including Radio International's program Marc, the host of the show, who "The Link" produced by Jessica could barely contain his own once Grillanda. The show, normally the exercise began internet and digital radio to the 350 partner stations in 70 coun¬ tries around the world A special thanks to Stephen Barnngton and Karen Wilson for broadcast from CBCRI headquar¬ ters in Montreal, took to the road A special feature of the show and a steering this production our way this month to speak directly to the real treat for the students was die immigrant community that is its ful opportunity to profile our di¬ trivia pop quiz, this time taken llve-to-air by ESL International Ed verse student body and our dy¬ traditional audience. Show host and for providing such a wonder¬ Marc Montgomery stated "the Campus instructor Joanne Colettis, namic learning environment show is mostly directed to immi¬ International Education Associate grant communities m Canada but Director Cathy Cameron and Thanks to John Korsrud and the also speaks to the many listeners School of Music Director Sal Fer- Latin Jazz Ensemble for some around the world who look to reras. The students delighted m great music making. Another Canada as a possible tourism or settlement destination". watching instructors sweat through thank you to all those faculty a tricky Vancouver trivia quiz that members who graciously ceded we squeaked through, though room bookings to make way for On Friday March 16, over 150 Joanne seemed to have brought the technical set-up, and finally international students presendy her own student cheering section. thanks to the Cathy Cameron and Joanne Colettis at VCC Interna¬ enrolled at VCC showed up to take m a morning hve-audience-to- air variety show featuring inter¬ views, sports, live music and more. The show's sports host Ian Jones, took some pre-show time to rev Centte to Centre The first musical portion of the morning was superbly handled by the explosive hip-hop flavoured local Banghra band, Sigma. The campus CBC Radio International was thrilled to join us in this first final segment of the live event fea¬ time, truly internationally broad¬ tured VCC's own Latin Jazz En¬ cast "CBC live from VCO" tional Education and their students for making their way down to our sign" and we are seeking new ways VCC as a trainer of choice in a Collaboration to profile and promote them m the myriad of studio based programs. Sandra Bailey and Gyda Chud sballey@vcc ca / gchud@vcc ca community. Our collaboration reflects an excit¬ Whether offered on a full-time or Over the last months, members of part-time delivery model, these the Centre for Design and Centre programs highlight VCC's com¬ for Continuing Studies have been mitment to both the creative world ing and energizing model for mov¬ ing forward to maximize joint goals and shared purposes meeting to explore new initiatives and to studies that develop the for promoting VCC's design pro¬ grams knowledge, skills and expertise that are in high demand. Our showcase programs in Jewel¬ With guidance from Marketing sign offerings as a key component lery, Fashion, Interior Design, and Communications, we aie m of BC's Number 1 college Gemology, Graphics and Hair the process of developing materi¬ Design are indeed "a line to de- als, tools and displays that feature 5 Whether through posters, post¬ cards, portfolio displays or pur¬ pose built showcase units, we are on the move to position our de¬ May 2007 Volume 1, Issue 1 • Networking Links are pro¬ incorporate references into VCC's Digital Libtaty vided to resources in other digital word processing docu¬ Lila Heilbrunn lhellbmnn@vcc ca libraries very easily Immediacy Patrons can access ments In order to use ReJWorks, quality full text resources immedi¬ users must first create an ately. individual account (free For the past few years, VCC li¬ What's New from VCC's Digital lished, you can access brary has been focusing on ex¬ Library your ReJWorks personal Why a Digital Libtaty at YCC? of charge). 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Digital libraries have over 200 citation styles, the potential to store much more such as MLA, APA, Chi¬ tutorial/ Need additional help? Contact your Liaison Librarian http / / information cago, etc libiary vcc ca /services /services- per are eliminated. fs cfm writing .., What's Happening in the Learning Centre speaking Alison Woods awoods@vcc ca physics 2329 2256 1838 Students came from almost every department and divi¬ sion in the college The departments whose students visited the Learning Centre most were, English as a Second Language.. 586 Adult Basic Education . . 4593 University Transfer 4542 21,374 students were tutoied at the Learning Centre in fiscal 2006/07. That's an average of 3,190 students a year per fulltime tutor — no wonder we're tired at the end of the College Preparatory English 1682 Hospitality Management 1047 dayl The top five subjects tutored were chemistry 2625 algebra and number theory 2394 The Coordinator is hard at work trying to make sense of all tins data Look for a report specific to your de¬ partment coming soon 6 May 2007 Volume 1, Issue 1 weeks m the spring semester Education Shorts Thanks to a Rotary Hearing Foun¬ dation grant of $25,000, the Deaf The Culinary Afts department held and Hard of Hearing Department their annual " Student of the Year" is able to purchase more assistive Pop star Kinme Starr will be one of the main instructors for the upcoming Aboriginal Music Lab to be launched July 3rd She will be joined by jazz singer Jennifer competition on March 31st. The technology. The Department is competition is sponsored by the Doebeli Family which own "The also working on further curriculum Scott, actor Renae Mornseau, pi¬ development for the advanced anist Bill Sample, percussionist William Tell" restaurant. 1st levels of English Upgrading. Pepe Danza, and a specially assem¬ bled ensemble of Vancouver's top studio musicians. price,$1500, was won by Ricci- Leigh Smith, who is currendy Tanis Sawkins and Jacquie Ham- working at the Four Season hotel, son of the ESL Division will be 2nd price $750- Kelly Scholts, and 3rd price $250- Andrea Leung. involved m a national project to VCC took Gold m every BC Skills benchmark Red Seal Trades and competition that it entered. the certification examinations m Electronics: 2007/08. The project is funded by GOLD - VCC- Brian Hsueh A student team under the guides Human Resources Skills Develop¬ Automotive Service Technician: of Mr. Dave Ryan and Glen O ment Canada and managed by the GOLD - VCC - Derek Jarman (a Flaherty won the Peoples Choice Award at the Healthy Chef compe¬ Centre for Canadian Language 2nd year apprentice, working m Benchmarks Whisder at SMD Automotive) tition, which took place on April Automotive Collision: 4th at the Hyatt Hotel Local Res¬ The new Continuing Studies Fash¬ High school category - VCC taurants, hotels and culinary schools participated at this compe¬ ion Arts Diploma Program has now exceeded the minimum num¬ tition bers required for launch next fall sweeps the medals: GOLD - Steve Pasche SILVER - Tyler Burton Interest m the program is building BRONZE - Edgar Demchenko partment Head of VCC's Program dally and Continuing Studies looks Post Secondary Category: GOLD - VCC - Ian Rainone for the Visually Impaired, traveled forward to a newly renovated In late March, Betty Nobel, De¬ to Ottawa to rehearse for and at¬ classroom to house this new offer¬ tend a hearing with the CRTC re¬ ing Baking: garding a 24 hour accessible televi¬ sion channel for people who are blind or visually impaired The SILVER - VCC- Derrick Sanderson Dr Silvana Carr, Program Coordi¬ Post Secondary Category nator for the Continuing Studies GOLD - Jaqueline Moyer - VCC sion programs and movies. De¬ Interpreting Programs has been apprentice invited to present two sessions at - SILVER - Laura Barona - appren¬ the inaugural "Toronto Interpret¬ tice who will be coming to VCC scriptive video is somewhat like ing Symposium". One will focus Secondary school category captioning, except that there is an audio description of those visual on our VCC program, highly re¬ GOLD - Caitlin Mayo - a graduate spected across Canada, and the from our ACEIT baking partner¬ actions understood by the blind other on 'Resources for Interpret¬ ship person only if they are described. ing' SILVER - Jeffrey Derkson - men- The ASL and Deaf Studies De¬ World Music instructor Andy Hill- BRONZE - Canssa Sundeen - Lord partment has recently entered into a contract with the Burnaby Asso¬ house won a Juno award for Tradi¬ Tweedsmuir student and current ciation for Community Inclusion semble The McDades this past Accessible Channel, if approved, would broadcast described televi¬ tored by VCC baking dept tional/Roots music with his en¬ ACEIT student with VCC to provide worksite ASL instruc¬ April 1st. There are now seven The winners from the BC Skills tion for 24 of the Association's School of Music faculty members staff Instructor John Warren will that have either won or been competition will go on to the Na¬ tional competition m Saskatche¬ conduct a class once a week for 10 nominated for Juno Awards wan held June 6th to 9th, 2007. 7 May 2007 Volume 1, Issue 1 Committee Reports Distributed Learning Committee The new Distributed Learning Committee (DLC) met on April 11 to review and discuss its Terms of Reference, the proposed Centre for Regular Features you can Instructional Development and distributed learning as a mode of Expect in Education @ VCC educational delivery The DLC will be presenting a workshop on Educational Technologies at VCC Day on April 27. The DLC holds public meetings the third Wednesday of the month, September Upcoming Events through May, alternating between the Downtown and Broadway Campuses Contact Melissa Grover at mgrover@vcc ca for upcom¬ ing meeting locations and times. Professional Development Activities New Faces in Education Education Administrators Group The Education Administrators Group (EAG) has been discussing the 2008-09 Academic Planning process and the capacities of the new COGNOS Enrolment Reporting tool. EAG has updated the On¬ going Program/Department Review document, which will be widely accessible and housed on the Common drive. EAG meets biweekly to discuss and debate issues that pertain to the effective operation of the College and quality of the College's offerings. Committee and Council Reports • Education Council • Education Administrators Group • Management Group • Board of Governors • Distributed Learning Committee Enrolment Management Working Committee The Enrolment Management Working Committee (EMWC) pro¬ motes the development and implementation of best practices in ser¬ vice and processes to support instruction, increased recruitment, re¬ tention and transition of students at YCC Over the past two years a number of small and larger initiatives have been undertaken A sam¬ This month's Student Census pling of these includes the following: introduction of a dedicated phone line m Counselling and Advis¬ ing and the Registrar's Office These inquiry lines currentiy Draw laptop winner was Colleen Hawkins, a Continuing Studies student enrolled in the average 5,000 calls per month, adjusting of course lengths to accommodate student loans, development of a referral template to support students with in¬ quiries moving between areas, standardization of print materials (font, format etc.), naming of campuses by location, improvements in assessment / registration processes, improvement m response time for information requests, development of service standards. Sub-committees of EMWC include the following: Aboriginal, Adult Upcoming: Basic Education, Service, and Website. The EMWC is an open committee which meets monthly. We're al¬ Industry Training Authonty ways looking for new ideas and ways to improve our service to stu¬ dents. Contact Barb Ash at bash@vcc ca for more information or to Aboriginal Education Project give input. Affiliation Agreements Pokey Management Group Will be featured m an upcoming issue 8