The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) is pleased to announce the Student Completion Initiative.
Washington state community and technical colleges may submit grant proposals in one or all of the three of the following project areas: Open Course Library; Re-Thinking Pre-College Math; and I-BEST Model Expansion. All Clark College faculty members, full and part-time, are encouraged to: review the RFP, listen in on one of the Bidder’s Conferences, and explore the opportunity to participate in this important initiative.
Grant awards will be made based on a competitive process.
- Grant applications became available on January 4, 2010. Faculty Course Designer Grant
- Grant proposals are due on February 17, 2010.
- Grant awards will be made by March 18, 2010.
The number of grant awards and the grant award amounts can be found in the Student Completion Initiative Overview on the SBCTC website.
Colleges are encouraged to participate in one or more of the Bidder’s Conferences scheduled for January 11 and January 15. Both ITV and Elluminate sessions will be scheduled on both days.
Clark College ITV group session will be held in the Cannell Library Monday January 11th at 9 AM and Friday January 15th at 1:30 PM.
To participate in an Elluminate session, you will need to be at a computer with speakers and a microphone. Elluminate sessions will be recorded and can be accessed on the Student Completion Initiative web site after the live sessions.
Bidder’s Conference Schedule:
January 11: ITV in the Clark College Cannell Library
9:00 am Introductions and Purpose
9:15 am Open Course Library: Cable Green
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Re-Thinking Pre-College Math: Bill Moore
11:15 am Break
11:30 am I-BEST Model Expansion: Tina Bloomer
12:15 pm Conclusion
January 11: Elluminate Recording
1:30 pm Introductions and Purpose
1:45 pm Open Course Library: Cable Green
2:45 pm Break
3:00 pm Re-Thinking Pre-College Math: Bill Moore
3:45 pm Break
4:00 pm I-BEST Model Expansion: Tina Bloomer
4:45 pm Conclusion
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January 15: Elluminate Recording
9:00 am Introductions and Purpose
9:15 am Open Course Library: Cable Green
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Re-Thinking Pre-College Math: Bill Moore
11:15 am Break
11:30 am I-BEST Model Expansion: Tina Bloomer
12:15 pm Conclusion
January 15: ITV in the Clark College Cannell Library
1:30 pm Introductions and Purpose
1:45 pm Open Course Library: Cable Green
2:45 pm Break
3:00 pm Re-Thinking Pre-College Math: Bill Moore
3:45 pm Break
4:00 pm I-BEST Model Expansion: Tina Bloomer
4:45 pm Conclusion
Please consider becoming involved in this major state-wide initiative! Additional grant documents are linked to this page under the heading Documents. Feel free to contact me in eLearning if you have questions or need assistance, if I don’t have the answers I will put you in touch with the people at SBCTC who do.
Cynthia Foreman, Associate Director of eLearning