VCC-VANCQUVER VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE VVINSIDER VOLUME 5 NUMBER 09 MAY 11, 1987 MAY 1 k 1987 BLOOD DONOR CLINIC m YOUR BLOOD IS ® LIFE'S VITAL FLUID There will be a Blood Donor Clinic on Monday, June 1, 1987 in the Main Mall from 10:00 to 16:00. FOR YOUR INFORMATION 1. Who can give? Anyone who is in good health between the ages of 17 and up to their 66th 6. How much blood do we take? One donation is birthday. 2 How often can you give? Every 90 days. 3 How long does it take to donate? Actual giving 9/10 of a pint, 450 millilitres, only 6 to 8% of the time varies from four to ten minutes. 4. How many pints of blood in the human body? Adults, depending on their body weight have about 12 pints. As your weight decreases so does the volume. 5. Does weight make a difference? Yes, if you weigh less than 100 lbs. please check with the body's biood volume. 7 How long does it take to replace the donation? It takes 24 to 48 hours to replace the plasma which is about 80% water and 3 to 5 weeks to replace the red cells 8. What tests are done on the blood alter donation? About a dozen tests, verify blood group and type; screen tor antibodies, hepatitis, syphilis and anti-HTLV III clinic nurse. It has been requested that smoking in the area of the Blood Donor Clinic be curtailed. In order to comply with this request, it is directed that there will be NO SMOKING allowed in the Mall on Monday, June 1, 1987. George Clark SMILE OF THE WEEK H/cn Some PeoPle re9arci discipline as a chore. kSSriCOUyCX For me it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly. COMMmiVf Vancouver Vocational Institute SAFETY OF PERSONAL ITEMS From time to time it is necessary to remind staff that the campus of Vancouver Vocational Institute is one in which the public has full access to the building. As a result of this friendly and open atmosphere, there is a constant flow of people traffic in all areas of the building. Due to this traffic flow it is necessary that all staff take precautions to ensure that all valuables, both personal and work related, are secured in locked cabinets rather than desks. Lorna Guenard LIBRARY NEWS The VVI Librarian, Ms. Frieda Wiebe, will be absent from May 11 until June 19 on a library consulting assignment in Vietnam. During her absence from the VVI Library, Elizabeth Devakos will be in charge of operations. Please direct campus information to her, and contact her for your library needs. John Vandenakker NEW IN THE LIBRARY • Books The 1986/87 Canadian Tax and Investment Guide The complete book of locks and locksmithing Computers in education: a college perspective Directory of Associations in Canada (1986/87) Florence Lin's complete book of Chinese noodles, dumplings and breads A guide of terminology for post-secondary education A guide to using the Criminal Code of Canada Heritage Vancouver Inquiry into life I I'll1 i" : Issues and insights: a handicapped awareness resource manual » / / ' It's you!: looking terrific, whatever your type Lemon-Aid new car guide 1987 Lemon-Aid used car guide 1987 Marketing high technology: an insider's view Modern's market guide 1987 Running your own business llvy-l / PiSigning: how to speak with your hands The taste of Mexico < Thailand in the 80s I (: > , ;/ ,7/ Toward individualized learning VCC. Schedule as required by the Public Bodies Information Act for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1986 Reference data for engineers: radio, electronics, computer and communications 1985 Building a partnership: vocational education and the private sector INNOVATION ABSTRACTS K'" I - I Published by the National Institute forStaffand Organizational Development With support from the W K Kellogg Foundation and Sid W Richardson Foundation IS IT WIZARDRY OR MAGIC? WHAT MAKES AN OUTSTANDING TEACHER? Over the past year and a half, we asked new adjunct faculty at our community college to help us determine the qualities of really outstanding instructors It is not unusual for community college part-time faculty, particularly in the technical areas, to have had limited or no previous instructional experience. So at the beginning of each term we host an orientation program where we talk about instructional skills, in addition to disseminating the usual nuts and bolts kind of information. We begin our discussion of instructional skills by asking these new faculty to reflect on the instructors they themselves had during their first two years of college. First, we ask them to indicate the number of instructors they feel were "outstanding" or "poor." Then we ask them to describe the characteristics or qualities of the instructors they rated as "outstanding" and the instructors they rated as "poor." Of course, we're using the questionnaire and ensuing discussion as a tool to help the faculty focus on the process of instruction, and to help them solidify their own instructional approaches and plans. But we are also interested in the long-term perspective—we want to know what really stands out—what we remember over the long haul about the really good (and the really poor) instruction we have received. It's one thing to review instructional evaluations conducted at the end of the semester in which the instruction occurred; it's another to ask people to recall their expenences of ten, fifteen, twenty or thirty years ago. So, what did we discover? On average, our new adjunct faculty remembered two "outstanding" instructors from their first two years of college—or about 15% of the instructors they had had m that time period. On the other end of the scale, they remembered, on average, about three "poor" instructors. Not a very large percentage in either case, but maybe that shouldn't surprise us since we were asking people to "pull" out the exceptional folks. Their descriptions of characteristics of the college instructors which they had rated "outstanding" covered a very wide range of personal and professional charactenstics—the "top 5": 1. knowledge of subject 2. well-organized 3. concerned about and responsive to student needs 4. enthusiasm for subject 5. friendly and personable Now take a look at the "bottom 5"—the five characteristics which distinguished those teachers rated as "poor": 1. dry, dull, cool, aloof, no personality 2. unorganized, not prepared 3. disinterested, uncaring, disrespectful toward students 4. not knowledgeable about subject 5. unable to communicate effectively True, there were other comments—about absences, being late for class, inappropriate exams, inflexibility and other teaching issues. But the fact that the opposites of the "top 5" characteristics consistently showed up in our "bottom 5" list seems to support these major skills and characteristics as critical to being, and remembered as, an outstanding instructor. Lynn Sullivan Parker Vernon A. Magnesen Associate Dean Associate Vice President Human Resource Development Academic Affairs Reprinted by permission of the Office of Staff and Program Development, Triton College, 2000 Fifth Avenue, River Grove, IL 60171. o tip J Community Cdlege Leadership Program, The University of Texas at Austin, EDB 348, Austin, Texas 78712 THE CENTRES REPORT to the Board APRIL 1987 VANCOUVER VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE Dental Hygiene Clinic Mr. S. Hartley has successfully negotiated the purchase of 20 additional dental chairs for a total of $40,000 from the School of Dentistry at the University of British Columbia. The chairs will be paid for by the Ministry in order to establish an additional dental clinic for the Dental Hygiene Department. The Ministry of Advanced Education and Job Training indicated in a recent letter that they plan an increase in the Dental Hygiene Program in 1988/89 or in 1989/90 at Vancouver Community College. The planning for the new lab is in progress. Security Officer Program The first correspondence students have been registered into the newly developed distance education version of the successful full-time and part- time Security Officer Program. The program is providing training for those individuals who in order to carry out security work, now require licensing under the Attorney General Department. The instructor, Mr. Paul Paulson, is continuing to set the nation-wide pace for program development and training delivery in this field. WI is commencing a nation-wide campaign to register students in the distance education system of the program. Instructor Diploma Program The Instructor Diploma Program did have a successful 1986/87 year in spite of some unexpected start-up problems associated with the transfer of the program from UBC to VCC. During the period of September 1, 1986 to March 31, 1987 the WI Program Development Department offered 40 classes with approximately 720 course registrants and offered the first off-campus course at Cariboo College in Kamloops. The same courses will be offered at Northern Lights College in Dawson Creek, East Kootenay College in Cranbrook and again at Cariboo College in the near future. WI Day The VVI mounted a most successful and lively VVI Day on March 27, 1987. John Dennlson, UBC, and Dr. Paul Gallagher provided informative addresses on the future of the community colleges and the major issues facing them today, as well as a spirited debate on these issues. In addition, eighteen workshops on a wide range of topics were offered to employees in morning and afternoon sessions. Reconstruction of Unsafe Wall in WI Courtyard The major reconstruction underway in the WI Courtyard and the Shoe Repair and Baking Departments is proceeding well. It is reported to be about one month ahead of schedule. The external side of the wall is complete including the installation of all windows. The interior side of the wall is also being finished at a rapid pace. Whistler Education and Performance Centre Capilano College and VCC representatives have met to discuss a proposal to establish such a centre to supplement the activities at Whistler, particularly during the summer season. The local developers are keen on such an alternate base of activity for the Whistler area. The Centre would be part of the major Black Bench Development providing some 7,000 bedroom spaces. Officials are now examining what activities the Colleges could mount in the Centre, which would be similar to the Banff Education Centre. **************** OTHER 1. The college and institute Institutional Evaluation Office has been relocated to the WI from the BCAC offices, effective April 1, 1987. In 1987-88 this office will be funded by contract between the Ministry and VCC and by institutional contributions. Close liaison will be retained with both BCAC and the Council of Principals (the Council really manages the Institutional Evaluation services to the system, through Kathleen Bigsby). 2. There will be the first major National Forum on Post Secondary Education held in Saskatoon in late October 1987. The Forum will be sponsored jointly by the federal government and all the provincial governments (through the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada). VCC will be represented on the organizing committee for the Forum, and on the steering committee of the organizing committee. International Education Bulletin Hay, 1987 1. This bulletin is intended to provide all of us at Vancouver Community College with a forum for exchanging information about International activities. * Please direct your contributions to Jindra Repa, Central Administration. All contributions will be compiled by the end of each month and bulletin distributed monthly through K.E.C. Times, The Insider (V.V.I.), Langara Faculty Bulletin and the C.E. News. 2. The following officers, staff and committees are currently involved in International Education. Use us to obtain infor¬ mation and share your ideas. Participate. Tom Toulson, Director, International Education & Contract Services Canada Place, 641-1219 Jindra Repa, Associate Director, International Education Central Administration, 875-1131, ext. 350 Heather Chan, Counsellor, International Education, K.E.C. 875-8233 loc. 482 Chit-tat-To, Counsellor, International Education, K.E.C. 875-8233 loc. 478 Valerie Peters, Homestay Coordinator, International Education 875-8233 Christine Lee, Program Assistant, 875-8233 Brenda Toporowski, Program Assistant, 875-8233 International Education Cowm'ttee (VCC) Tom Toulson (Chair), K.M. (Max) Fleming (C.A.), James J. Denholm (Langara), Gerry Sylvester (K.E.C.), Marvin Lamoureux (V.V.I.), and Richard M. Pearce (C.E.). International Education Committee (Langara) J.J. Denholm, (Chair), Barry Brill, Ralph Kerr, Lyle Larrigan, Del Myles, Valerie Nielsen and Dick Speed. International Education Committee (K.E.C.) Gerry A. Sylvester (Chair), G. Pawelchak, M. Bennett, B.G. Richards, C. Jibodh, J. Jarrett, J. Cockell and B. Bowers. Additionally, cross-campus meetings are held to coordinate the activities of campus committees. V.V.I. Day 3. Nineteen V.V.I, faculty members and staff attended a workshop/ discussion with Jindra Repa on March 27th. There was consider¬ able interest shown in opportunities to teach overseas and in providing a greater amount of information about International activities at VCC. The workshop particpants are part of an International Education network at V.V.I. No. Name 1 Trina Petrick - Dental Dept., loc. 320 2 Michele Rosko - Dental Dept., loc. 320 3 A. Smith - V.V. I., loc. 309 4 George Saviozzi 5 Muriel Walentown - 980-5389 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Jennie Bedford - Office Admin., loc. 366 Michael W. Wanstall - V.V.I., loc. 291 Sally Seddon - V.V.I., loc. 365 or message 364 Gerd Grinnis Deborah Battrum Donald Gemmell - home 987-2299 or business V.V.I., loc. 411 Programs 13 14 15 16 17 " 18 19 Paul Petit, V.V.I., Foodtrades or 738-3538 home Patricia Morris - Program Development, V.V.I. Chester Spink Freida Wiebe Ian Forsyth Larry Sunell Ted Anderson Newsletter for Japan Planned 4. Japan Graphics Inc. of Vancouver is planning to publish a Japanese newsletter entitled "The Canadian College Life". This quarterly publication is intended for the would-be students, their parents and teachers in Japan and should provide a useful source of informa¬ tion about International Education Programs in B.C. The publication will be funded through paid advertising of College Programmes and hopefully through a contribution from the Provincial Government. The editor-in-chief is Mr. Richard Yagi, 1115 East c Hastings Street, telephone (604) 254-7922. Brian Pendleton Appointed China Project Coordinator 5. Many international activities at VCC involve China and are likely to rurther develop under Brian's guidance in 1987/1988. His responsi¬ bilities will include the supervision of existing projects and the development of new opportunities. Congratulations. 6. Conference in Long Beach, California: Dates: May 25-29, 1987 » Sponsor: National Association for Foreign Student Affairs (39th Annual Conference) Theme: Making a World of Difference through Professionalism Priorities for International Exchange Education Fees: $90 - $250 (Depending on membership status & workshops taken) Further Info: Ji ndra Repa Vocational Instructors' Association Vancouver Community College di King, Edward Campus Auditorium THURSDAV, MMfM 1 ' 30 140 Weymouth Street, Charlottetown, P.E.I. Canada C1A 4Z1 (902) 566-9323 566-9345 1987 04 10 Dear Colleague: As Chairman of the CVA Conference '87, I would like to offer you the enclosed Conference update. The CANADIAN VOCATIONAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE VENTURES' 87 will be held in CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, on JUNE 16, 17, 18 AND 19, 1987 at the CP Prince Edward Hotel and Convention Centre. We are sending this update to approximately 750 people from the official CVA mailing list. In an effort to gat as wide a distribution as possible, I would ask you to use your network to distribute the enclosed information. Please copy the flyer and get it to as many people as you possibly can. We thank you for your help. Wa have presenters from many parts of the Country, dealing with a wide variety of topics of interest to people in education, industry and associations. If you have not*already pra-registered, please complete the registration form and forward to us. I look forward to seeing you in Charlottetown for this CVA Conference. Chairma Chairman j Canadiai V<'ocational Association Conference '87 Canadiajpr Enclosures a division of Holland College CANADIAN VOCATIONAL ASSOCIATION VENTURES '87 JUNE 16, 17, 18 & 19, 1987 CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND C.P. PRINCE EDWARD HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTRE HOSTED BY: HOLLAND COLLEGE THE HONOURABLE BETTY JEAN BROWN: Minister of Education, Prince Edward Island - Opening Remarks THE HONOURABLE JOSEPH GHIZ: Premier of Prince Edward Island Welcome - THE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS * DR. ROBERTA BONDAR: Canadian Astronaut - Canada and Space * MR. RUPERT TINGLEY: President & General Manager, CN Marine Atlantic - Characteristics for the World of Work - An Employer's Perspective * DR. DON GLENDENNING, C.M.: President, Holland College - Navigating Vocational Waters * THE HONOURABLE JEAN CHAREST: The Minister of State for Youth, - Transition From School to Work - As One of This Government's Main Priorities * MS. LOIS STEVENSON: Assistant Professor, Acadia University - Women as Entrepreneurs * MAD. MICHELE JEAN: Sous-ministre adjointe, ministdre de la Main-d'oeuvre et de la Securite du revenu - Direction generale de la formation professionelle - Vocational Education Today and in the Future PROGRAM INFORMATION Many exciting and educational sessions have been planned. Some of the highlights are: * CANADIAN JOB STRATEGY (Panel) * COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION FOR ADMINISTRATORS Page 2 PROGRAM INFORMATION - continued * EMPLOYMENT TRENDS TO 1992 * INNOVATIVE FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROGRAMS * VENTURES IN PROGRAMS FOR DISABLED STUDENTS * COPING WITH THE ADULT LEARNER * DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF OVERSEAS TRAINING PROJECTS * APPRENTICESHIP - BACK TO THE FUTURE * TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE * COLLEGE/COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP - AN APPROACH TO LIFE LONG LEARNING * THE ROLE OF LOCAL ADVISORY COUNCILS - ARE THEY WORKING? * L'ORGANISATION DE LA FORMATION PRATIQUE ET DESSTAGES EN MILIEU DE TRAVAIL * COMPUTER SKILLS FOR iggO'S * LA FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE: PERCEPTIONS DE LA BASE * A PLATO UPDATE * THE ROLE OF THE FACULTY ASSOCIATION * CO-OP EDUCATION - THE NEW REALITY IN EDUCATION * TODAY'S DREAMS: TOMORROW'S REALITIES: The Impact of Technology on Women's Work AND MUCH MORE!!! The program resource people come from all parts of Canada. The conference will afford a good opportunity to network with people from many different backgroundscwith rich and varied expertise in their field. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND COMPANION PROGRAM The Hospitality Committee is planning a very active social program for your enjoyment. It will include a sampling of Island music and folklore in our traditional "foot stompin" fashion, coupled with many of the expected CVA traditions. DON'T MISS IT!1! There will be a full and varied program that will allow your companion to experience a "Sense of Canadian History" and the "Island way of life". l®*COU^ER COMMUNITY Central Administration King Edward Campus Vancouver Vocational Institute Langara Campus Continuing Education DATE: May 1, 1987 TO: The College CoTmnunity SUBJECT: Institutional Evaluation — Impleaentatioa Phase The purpose of this memo i's to report to you on progress being made in connection with the implementation of recommendations in our Institutional Evaluation Steering Committee "Report of July 1986 and in the "External "Review Team Report of November 1986. Implementation Processes Let me first confirm some of the processes that are in place to ensure the implementation of recommendations where appropriate (and to assess the appropriateness of all recommendations): 1. The College Board has established an Institutional Evaluation Committee to monitor the progress of implementation. Specific areas of recommendation have been assigned to the Board's standing committees and a general report to the Board is expected every second month. 2. Because many of the recommendations are Division or campus-specific, the members of the College Executive Committee report every other month on actions taken within their jurisdictions related to Institutional Evaluation recommendations. The first reports were provided in March; the second reports are due in May. 3. To permit an orderly process of implementation, the more general recommendations of the reports are planned for consideration and implementation over three six-month periods: January-June 1987; JuneDecember 1987; January-June 1988. For the January-June 1987 period, the following areas of recommendation are being acted upon: a) The improvement of communications within the collegeb) The improvement of our impact on our community. 0 The College Community April 27, 1987 - 2 - c) Employee development. d) The use of our resources to encourage creativity and enterprising groups within the college. Actions Below is a list of specific actions that have been taken as a result of Institutional Evaluation recommendations: 1. In response to the first recommendations of the Steering Committee report, a College Vision Statement was distributed in January 1987 (revised from the first draft distributed for discussion in September 1-986). This Vision Statement has been endorsed by the College Board and distributed college-wide; it is intended to serve as the starting point for the development of a new Five Year Educational Plan to be forwarded to the Ministry in November 1987. 2. The publications of the college have been reorganized. I hope you have seen copies of SPECTBDM. 3. - Lawrence Fast had established a King Edward Campus reorganization committee whose recommendations were received in mid-March. Action on these recommendations can be anticipated shortly. 4. Discussions have taken place with the VIA in connection with the role of division chairs. Developments in this connection can be anticipated shortly. 5. D.D. Jones has been assigned responsibility for co-ordinating new human resource (employee) development initiatives. He has presented a report whose implementation is pending budgetary approvals for 1987-88. 6. Reports on improving internal communications and on improving community impact have been received and are currently being reviewed by the College Executive Committee. I hope that each of you has noted other, less obvious, changes over the past year that have grown, directly or indirectly, out of our institutional evaluation - and I hope that you will note more in the immediate future. I plan to provide you with another update early in the fall. Paul Gallagher President PG/sb mmcMVER. CC^IMTY COLLEGS^/pyf^ King Edward Campus 1155 East Broadway, Box No. 24620 Sta 'C Vancouver, B.C VST 4N3 Telephone 875-6111 1957 April 24 Mr. Marvin Lamouraux Dean of Instruction Vancouver Vocational Institute Vancouver Community College Vancouver, B.C. Dear Sir, Attached please find details of a Masters of Education Degree in "Creative Arts in Learning" offered by Lesley College Graduate School, Institute for the Arts and Human Development, Cambridge, Mass. Lesley College and Vancouver Community College are working on a proposed joint venture which would see V.C.C. host the classes at King Edward Campus on weekends, and Lesley College provide the faculty, offer the courses and issue the degree. In order for Lesley College to run such an outreach programme, a minimum of twenty people must be enrolled full time (i.e. with a committment to complete the M.Ed. in two years). To date about ten people have indicated a serious intention to enroll. Your cooperation in publicizing the M.Ed. in "Creative Arts in Learn¬ ing: as per the attached in your institution/organization through your newsletter for faculty and staff would be most appreciated. Yours sincerely. 4 • ^ Alison Norman AN/vm Attach. cc: Dr. Paul Gallagher Masters of Education Degree Creative Arts in Learning The Institute for the Arts and Human Development of Lesley College Graduate School, Cambridge, Mass. is interested in enrolling students in the "Creative Arts in Learning", M. Ed. Programme. Classes would be held at Vancouver Community College, King Edward Campus, on weekends and conducted by faculty of Lesley College flown out to Vancouver. The M. Ed. degree would be issued in Cambridge upon completion of 11 courses, of which 5 are required. Each course would consist of 40 hours of instruction spread over 2 weekends (first & third/or second & fourth of a month) in alternate months. Each course would cost $400 U.S. and could be paid at the time the class was taken. There would be no thesis requirement but each course would have projects and assignments. "The Creative Arts in Learning program is intended as a flexible vehicle for advanced training for people who wish to apply the arts to many areas of learning and community service The range of interests covered in the program are as broad and limitless as the subject areas of art and imagination Creative Arts in Learning graduates work as classroom teachers at various grade levels as art, dance, drama, literature, music, and poetry teachers; media resource people; independent artist-con¬ sultants; educators in cultural institutions; community arts program directors; department heads in schools; arts adminis¬ trators; consultants to government agencies; and in a variety of other arts-related occupations." For more information, calendar, and application forms, please contact Alison Norman, office 875-6111 local 536 Home: 988-9995. Plan to attend an information meeting with a Lesley College faculty member May 26, at 3:30 p.m. Room 4056 KEC, 1155 East Broadway, Vancouver.