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FACCCTS Winter 2011-2012

FACCCTS Winter 2011-2012

Have you received your copy of FACCCTS? Do not miss the winter publication, which focuses primarily on the Student Success Task Force. Also included in this issue are timely articles about Open Educational Resources, pensions, and class warfare.

FACCC strongly encourages members and colleagues to submit articles for possible publication. Please email Communications Director Reid Milburn or call 916.447.8555 for additional information.

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Open Educational Resources - A Faculty Author's Perspective - By Barbara Illowsky

OER Links and Resources:

Atkins, Daniel E.; John Seely Brown, Allen L. Hammond (2007-02). "A Review of the Open Educational Resources (OER) Movement: Achievements, Challenges, and New Opportunities"
Connexions: http://cnx.org
Kno: http://www.kno.com
OCWC: http://www.ocwconsortium.org
Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources: http://oerconsortium.org/
Community College Open Textbook Project:http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/
Merlot: http://www.merlot.org
Collaborative Statistics (Web 1.0 version): http://cnx.org/content/col10522/latest/
Collaborative Statistics (Web 2.0 digitally enhanced version): https://www.kno.com/book/details/productId/txt9780983804905

John McFarland's Writers' Corner:
Written submissions from FACCC members

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FACCC Press Releases

Governor Brown Signs CA DREAM Act - July 25, 2011
Response to Trigger Cuts - December 13, 2011
Response to the 2012-13 Budget Proposal - January 5

FACCC Quoted

California Community College Leaders Call for Overhaul - San Francisco Chronicle, January 10 - with quote by Executive Director Jonathan Lightman
California Community Colleges Approve Overhaul - San Francisco Chronicle, January 10 - with great quote by FACCC Boardmember Paula Munoz
California Community College Board Endorses Sweeping Reforms - Los Angeles Times, January 9 - Executive Director Jonathan Lightman quoted

FACCC Video Highlights

Task Force on Student Success - California Community Colleges Board of Governors Special Meeting - Testimony by President Dennis Frisch and Executive Director Jonathan Lightman, December 1 (Begins at 1:46:49/1:57:38 and 1:24:25/1:57:38 respectively)
California Community Colleges Board of Governors President Scott Himelstein thanks FACCC, Executive Director Jonathan Lightman, and all faculty for Veterans Summit and continuing support for our veterans - November 8 (Begins at 1:10:00/1:18:35)
PromaxBDA Promo Pathway Program - FACCC Board of Governors Member Martin Goldstein discusses the program which is geared toward training and job placement for at-risk students (Begins at 2:25/5:35)
Item 3.7 Task Force on Student Success - California Community Colleges Board of Governors Meeting - Testimony by Executive Director Jonathan Lightman, September 12 (Begins at 20:05/43:02)