INCUBATOR FOR COLLEGE COMPLETION

1. INCUBATOR FOR COLLEGE COMPLETION March 13, 2013

2. Introduction Jennifer Rippner, UGA IHE The Incubator and CCG Lynne Weisenbach, USG Incubator RFP Basics Jennifer Rippner, UGA IHE Award Categories Art Seavey, USG and Tabitha Press, USG Questions and Discussion ALL ConclusionJennifer Rippner, UGA IHE Agenda

3. Jennifer Rippner Incubator Coordinator Graduate Research Assistant, Institute of Higher Education University of Georgia jrippner@uga.edu Introduction

4. The aim of the incubator is to: • Provide early-stage funding and other support for innovative institutional, multi-institutional, or regional level projects that aim to increase college completion • Support the programming and activities outlined in the college completion plans • Grow learning communities of innovators to share promising practices and methods from the projects The Incubator and Complete College Georgia Lynne Weisenbach, University System of Georgia

5. Two categories of awards (to be discussed later) • 5-page proposal and budget • Timeline: • April 8, 2013: proposal due no later than 5:00 pm to Jennifer Rippner at jrippner@uga.edu • April 8 – 22, 2013: review of applications; follow-up questions to applicants if necessary • April 22, 2013 (or before): announcement of grantees • Prior to June 30, 2013: work must begin on projects • No later than June 30, 2014: work completed • Awardees successful applications will be made available to all USG institutions • Awardees will benefit from guidance and support throughout the grant period Incubator RFP Basics Jennifer Rippner, Institute of Higher Education -University of Georgia

6. Evaluation Rubric Incubator RFP Basics

7. Category 1: Proof-of-Concept or Start-Up • Estimated four awardees at $25K max each • Priority will be given to projects supporting one or more of these three broad subcategories: • New Models for Learning • Data-driven Student Engagement • Creating/Sustaining Partnerships Award Categories Art Seavey, University System of Georgia

8. AACU LEAP Campus Tool Kit http://leap.aacu.org/toolkit/ Overview Competency Based Education http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/higher-education/news/2012/06/08/11725/the-opportunities-and-challenges-of-competency-based-education/ Texas Tuning Project http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/index.cfm?objectid=8FFC700A-D9F8-57C3-CD178199FADC8CD4 Resources and Examples Action Analytics http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/action-analytics-measuring-and-improving-performance-matters-higher-education Building Organizational Capacity for Analytics http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/PUB9012.pdf Open Educational Resources Overview http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/labor/news/2012/02/07/11114/open-educational-resources/ Open Educational Resources Resources and Projects http://creativecommons.org/education http://wiki.creativecommons.org/OER_Case_Studies

9. MOOC Overview from Vanderbilt Center for Teaching and Learning • http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/teaching-guides/online-education/moocs/ • University System of Maryland and Coursera Experiments • http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-12-29/news/bs-md-usm-online-learning-20121229_1_online-courses-coursera-university-system • Dev Math MOOC at Wake Tech • http://www.waketech.edu/introductory-algebra-review-mooc • Dev Math MOOC at Cuyahoga Community College • http://blog.blackboard.com/company/featured/community-college-wins-gates-foundation-grant-for-dev-math-mooc/ • Python Programming Course at Bunker Hill • http://www.bhcc.mass.edu/edx • MOOC Platforms • Coursera • https://www.coursera.org/ • Udacity • https://www.udacity.com/ • edX • https://www.edx.org/ Resources and Examples

10. Category 2: Planning for Success in Gateway Courses Estimated four awardees between $5K - $7K each Designed for faculty driven work around aligning curriculum and expectations with the new Common Core Georgia Performance Standards Must have a K-12 partner or resource Must involve curriculum alignment of gateway math and/or English courses Award Categories Tabitha Press, University System of Georgia

11. College Board • Affinity Network Overview • http://advocacy.collegeboard.org/affinity-network • Common Core Standards Resources • Georgia’s Common Core Standards Resources https://www.georgiastandards.org/Pages/default.aspx • Official Common Core State Standards Initiative  http://www.corestandards.org/ • Achieve’ s Common Core Resources Page http://www.achieve.org/achieving-common-core • Eastern Kentucky’s Curriculum Alignment for Retention and Transition at Eastern Kentucky University       • http://tlc.eku.edu/carte-key-documents • Small professional development communities by content area • Faculty driven work, aligned course syllabi to common core standards Resources and Examples

12. What are some areas that are “prime” for exploration either at your institution or in higher education generally? • Do you see the incubator funds fueling exploration into these areas? If so, how? • Are there data gaps that could be barriers to developing an effective project? • How do we best share what is being learned during these projects? • Additional questions? Questions and Discussion

13. Thank you. Jennifer Rippner jrippner@uga.edu March 13, 2013