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Planning
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FUNDED PROGRAMS AWARDED 2000/2001
00/01 Application Abstracts
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Project Title:Workforce
Deveopment Instrcutional Equipment for Industrial and Technical
Education Victor Valley College proposes to improve the Automotive Program by providing training for the Automotive Repair Technician and the Automotive Machinist by using the engine analyzer, computer simulator board, cylinder block hone, and cylinder block surfacer to prepare students/technicians using the same equipment as industry. Funds will also be used for curriculum development and staff development activities to upgrade skills in the use of the new equipment. The objectives will focus on the following: 1. Increase the learning outcomes of 150 automotive students/technicians through the training on the engine analyzer and the On Board Diagnostic System II Computer Simulator Board. 2. Seventy five percent of the 17 faculty members will be trained in the use of the engine analyzer and simulator computer board and will incorporate the technological teaching strategies to advance learning in the classroom. 3. Increase the learning and skills of 50 students by developing the Automotive Machinist Training Program, by implementation of the standards used in the automotive machinist field, and certification exams used by National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence. Activities will include the following: equipment acquisition, curriculum revisions, designing a working lab book, course evaluation, workshop and faculty training on use of the equipment, video tutorial for website, coordination of faculty training with Staff Development, and student preparation for ASE certification exams. Formative and summative evaluation will be tied to the completion of the project objectives and activities. We plan enrollment for 150 students and expect course completion by 75% of students.
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Title:Workforce Deveopment Instrcutional Equipment for Agriculture
and Natural Resources Victor Valley College proposes to develop a program to train students to become Clinical Laboratory Technicians and Biotechnology Technicians. Students will learn basic clinical laboratory techniques as well as newer advance technologies, such as polymerase chain reaction, electrophorus of proteins and nucleic acids, and gene splicing. Students will also learn some serological and cytological techniques. Funds will also be needed for equipment for the advanced technologies and sergilogical components of this program. Fund will also be needed to train faculty and staff in the use of the new equipment. We will focus on the following objectives: 1. Increase learning and competency of an initial cohort of 30 students through the development of a new certification program for clinical laboratory and biotechnology technicians. 2. Twelve faculty members in the Biology and Chemistry Departments will be trained in the use of the biotechnology equipment and will incorporate technology teaching strategies to advance learning in the classroom.
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Title:Workforce Deveopment Instrcutional Equipment for Public Safety
Occupations Victor Valley College proposes to improve the Fire Technology Program by providing instructional equipment, curriculum development, and staff development activities for the Rescue Systems and Fire Ground training that is in compliance with the State Fire Training Office. The objectives focus on the following: 1. Increase fire fighting and rescue skills of 100 fire service students and 50 civilian students seeking a career in the fire service. 2. Ninety percent (90%) of the 30 faculty members at Victor Valley College will complete training and certification for instruction and use of the equipment. 3. Seventy percent of 50 students will increase their learning in order to acquire the specialized rescue training skills needed for state standards. The activities will consist of the following: instructional equipment acquisition, curriculum revisions, coordination with State Fire Marshal's Office, conducting fire fighting academies, training courses for faculty, state certification of faculty training, coordination of training with Staff Development Office, certification of student proficiency, student course evaluation. Formative and summative evaluation will be tied to the completion of the objectives. We plan enrollment for 150 students and expect program training completion by 70% of students.
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Title:Workforce Deveopment Instrcutional Equipment for Health Occupations In fall 1997 we disseminated a survey to the nursing affiliated health care agencies and the members of the Nursing Advisory Committee to collect data about competencies essential for an entry-level nurse. The survey indicated that intravenous therapy (I.V.) skills needed to be strengthened. The Allied Health Department agreed these skills were also needed by paramedics and EMT staff as nearly every emergency 911 call involving the need to transport a patient by ambulance called for an I.V. The solution is CathSim, a computer-based system that employs an interactive method of teaching. The objectives include the following: 1) Eighty-five percent (85%) of the Victor Valley College Allied Health and Nursing full and part-time faculty will complete the staff development training of the CathSim IV Training System. 2) Twenty-one full- and part-time Allied Health and Nursing faculty will teach students to use the system and 100% of the Nursing students (140 to 160) will successfully complete IV certification. 3) One-hundred percent (100%) of the 20 paramedic, 20 EMT, and Phlebotomy students will complete the six scenarios of the CathSim Intravenous Training System. 4) 100 % of Paramedic, EMT, and Phlebotomy students will achieve I.V. competency after using the CathSim System. CathSim will provide the safe hands-on simulation practice our students need to gain I.V. certification. We anticipate that I.V. certification would facilitate greater job placement for our graduates both locally and the greater San Bernardino County where many of our populations work.
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Title: Two Year Research Grant Victor Valley College, in collaboration with Cal State San Bernardino University, plan to conduct a research study of Student Learning in a Trans-Disciplinary Internet Course of History, Art, Music, Math and Technology. The purpose of the research is as follows: · To investigate the use of trans-disciplinary instructional delivery to facilitate comprehensive awareness in students. The ordering facility of the left side of the brain is quantitative (Diachronic): reading, writing calculations, naming within a certain parameter. The right side of the brain is the area of the qualitative (synchronic), wellspring of the spatial tactile, the art, the music, and the acoustic. · To investigate and compare the learning outcomes of 150 students enrolled in trans-disciplinary instructional courses with those enrolled in traditional classroom instruction. A special effort will be made to target underrepresented students. These students will comprise 50% or more of the 150 students enrolled in the trans-disciplinary Internet course. The target population will consist of 150 students in the following history courses: US History to 1870, US History since 1870, World History to 1500, World History since1500, and Native American History. Research objectives will focus on increased student gpa, pilot internet class that integrates the targeted disciplines, increased learning of the interconnectedness of these disciplines, right brain analysis, increased faculty involvement in trans-disciplinary Internet courses, and articulation of course with Cal State San Bernardino. Formative and summative evaluations will be tied to the project objectives. We plan to enroll 150 students and expect course completion by 80% of students.
Project Title:Workforce
Deveopment Instrcutional Equipment for Family and Consumer Sciences
Victor Valley College proposes to improve the Restaurant Management Program with the acquisition of instructional equipment and the development of Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation Certificate Program. Equipment will consist of an Expresso Entertainment Center, a Food Vending Trailer, a Gas/Convection Oven, and a Vienna Beef Counter Cart. Both the equipment and the certificate program will utilize an expansion of entrepreneurial skills deemed necessary by the Restaurant Management Advisory Board. The objectives will focus on the following: 1. Increase the learning and skills of 100 students through the development of a new certificate program in Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation. 2. Seventy percent of the 100 students enrolled in classes with integrated entrepreneurial skills will complete the program and will likely possess the skills that they will need to succeed in the workplace. 3. Increase the knowledge of the faculty in the Restaurant Management Program by completing training on the instructional equipment, and utilize the best practices learned in the classroom as evidenced by the revised curriculum outlines and teaching strategies. Activities will focus on curriculum development for the Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation Certificate Program, and staff development activities to upgrade skills in the use of the new equipment. Training will be provided for the staff and students on the proper use of the instructional equipment. Formative and summative evaluation will be tied to the completion of the project objectives and activities. We plan enrollment for 100 students and expect course completion of 75% of students.
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Teacher Education Center Victor Valley College, in collaboration with Cal State San Bernardino University, Cerro Coso Community College and the California Virtual Campus Regional Center 4, Discovery Elementary School of the Arts, Green Tree East Elementary School, Irwin Elementary School, and Victor Union High School District plan to develop a Teacher Education Center to encourage students to pursue a teaching career. Objectives focus on:
-Recruitment and Retention of Students Pursuing a Career in Teaching
Activities focus on the following: online recruitment, joint admissions, teacher information workshops, consortium website, counseling, teacher professional development/faculty development, financial aid, partnership development, joint curriculum development, tutoring, mentoring, distance learning/online programs, internships, teacher online technology training, and online honors seminar involving teacher assistance. The target population will focus on 150 students who are interested in pursing a teaching career. A special effort will be made to target underrepresented students. Formative and summative evaluation will be tied to the objectives. We plan to enroll 150 students, and expect 80% student completion rate.
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Title: Mobile Source Emmisions Reduction Program In order to reduce vehicle miles traveled, and to reduce vehicle trips from the Victor Valley area to California State University, San Bernardino, Victor Valley College, in collaboration with California State University, San Bernardino, proposes to provide a Video Teleconferencing Center that will offer compressed video classes from California State University at Victor Valley College. The objectives will focus on the following: 1. Reduce vehicle trips and reduce vehicle miles traveled from the Victor Valley area to California State University, San Bernardino through the implementation of a Video Teleconferencing Center offering compressed video classes from California State University, San Bernardino at Victor Valley College. 2. Build a Victor Valley College high school video teleconferencing network to link with area high schools which includes Apple Valley High School, Victory Valley High School, Hesperia High School and Lucerne Valley High School to significant trip reductions for juniors and seniors from the high schools to the campus as well as enhancing high school curriculum. 3. Provide compressed video capacity to link with planned Westside Extension of Victor Valley College which will be operative in January 2001 and will reduce trips from Phelan and Wrightwood to the college.
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Title: Student Support Services The Student Support Services Program provides grants to insittutioons of higher education for projects offering support services to low income, first generation, or disabled college students. These support services should increase thier retention and graduation rates, facilitate thier transfer from two-year to four-yeaar colleges, and foster an institutional climate supportiveof the success of low-income and first generation college students and students with disabilities. |