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I also say thank you. We are in the process of having our university reorganize us and so I am particularly interested in this type of information. Thanks, Lisa Lisa Christman Lecturer II, Mathematics University College University of Central Arkansas 501-450-3311 >>> Shari Clevenger <[log in to unmask]> 9/27/2010 12:24 PM >>> Thank you, Donna for sharing that. It just peaks my interests even more though. Were there published papers from the conference? Thank you, Shari Clevenger Instructor/Coordinator Reading Enhancement Northeastern State University Seminary Hall 357 609 N. Grand Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74464 [log in to unmask] 918-444-3607 Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence." ~Abigail Adams On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Donna Hill <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I attended the conference last week, and it was both phenomenal and > challenging. Here are a few of the things that I took away from the > conference: > > Developmental education, in its current form, is not working. Persistence, > retention, and graduation rates are abysmal. Thomas Bailey showed an > interesting (yet discouraging) slide showing the percentage of students who > drop out between each step and how few ever make it to graduation. > > Overall, placement tests are not doing an adequate job placing students > into the appropriate courses. Panelists encouraged using noncognitive > assessments in addition to the standard COMPASS or ASSET tests. I have a > list at home of four factors to consider that I'll try to remember to bring > tomorrow. > > Some of the promising practices such as learning communities, > contextualized courses, modular courses, etc. are showing very modest > improvement in student success. Some studies show that these interventions > aren't making much of a difference while others demonstrate a small increase > in retention. > > The main takeaway from the conference is that we need revolution as well as > evolution. Programs are not going to solve the problems in developmental > education; a systemic revolution must occur on campuses in order to see a > significant change. > > Although this all sounds very discouraging, I am encouraged to see so many > different organizations (NCPR, NADE, Lumina, Gates, Jobs for the Future, > etc.) looking into ways to revolutionize developmental education. > > Please feel free to ask any questions you have about the conference. I'll > do my best to answer them! > > Donna Hill, Chair > English Department > Ouachita Technical College > One College Circle > Malvern AR 72104 > 501.332.0251 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals [mailto: > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Annette Hawkins > Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 10:22 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: National Center for Postsecondary Research Conference > > Hi All, > > Did anyone on the list attend the National Center for Postsecondary > Research conference on developmental education held last week in New > York? If so, could you share the highlights? Thanks. > > Annette D. Hawkins, Ed. D. > Math Department Head > Wayne Community College > 3000 Wayne Memorial Drive > Goldsboro, NC 27534 > 919-735-5151 x 6863 > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > E-̀„Mail correspondence to and from this sender may be subject to the > North Carolina public records law and may be disclosed to third parties. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your > subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web > browser to > http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html > > To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your > subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web > browser to > http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html > > To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask]