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2013 Vision Project Conference

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Delegations representing all 29 of Massachusetts’ public college and university campuses attended a statewide Within Our Sights conference on Friday, October 18, and received a sneak preview of the report. The conference featured keynote speaker Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and nationally renowned expert on closing achievement gaps, and showcased exemplary campus work that is advancing the goals of the Vision Project. Below are the materials from the conference.

Videos/Photos

• 5-minute highlight reel on YouTube
• Morning Keynote: Freeman A. Hrabowski on YouTube (37:31 minutes)

General Materials

• Within Our sights Conference Program

Morning Panel Handouts

• Great Expectations: New K-12 and Higher Education Collaborations to Build Student Success
• Innovative Approaches to Close Achievement Gaps
• Innovative Approaches to Fulfilling Workforce Needs
• New Approaches to Assess LEAP Essential Learning Outcomes
• Not Just a Numbers Game: Ensuring Success in Developmental Math
• Peer Power: Effective Utilization of Student Mentors
• STEM Initiatives in Massachusetts Higher Education Institutions
• The Multi-State Collaborative to Advance Learning Outcomes Assessment and Statewide Assessment in Massachusetts
• Through a New Lens: Innovations in Developmental Education
• Tracking and Supporting At-Risk Freshmen
• Transfers: CONNECT
• Special Session for Trustees and Presidents
  

Afternoon Discussion Groups

• Enabling Disruptive Technologies to Further Vision Project Goals
  • Berkshire Community College
    Moving the Needle on Mobile: The BCC Mobile Initiative
  • Bunker Hill Community Collegee
    Portfolio: Tool for Student Learning, Assessment and Lifelong Career Success
  • Greeneld Community College
    Fostering Success in Online Courses: Assessing Students’ Basic Technology Skills & Orienting Them to the Online Learning Environment
  • Massachusetts Dept. of Higher Education
    Analytic Tools to Reveal Higher Education/Workforce Alignment
  • MassBay Community College
    MOOCs, Hybrid MOOCs, and Community Colleges
  • North Shore Community College
    Creating a Virtual Career Center
  • Salem State University
    MAP-Works
  • Springeld Technical Community College
    The Use of In-World Technology to Teach Essential Health Care Skills
  • Roxbury Community College
    Learning on the Go: Improving Student Outcomes with Mobile Classrooms