The Supporting Student Success project explored successful strategies in promoting student success in Adult Education and Developmental Education programming. The Project highlighted promising approaches to program design and provided examples of community colleges implementing these designs in their programs. The program model approaches—contextualization, acceleration, student support, and hybrid models—as promising practices for increasing the college transition and completion rates of lower-skilled learners at community colleges.
The Project created three videos: (1) Supporting Student Success through Professional Development, (2) Blending Adult Education and Developmental Education: A Hybrid Model, and (3) Managing Community College Change . Each video comes with an accompanying discussion guide to help viewers think deeply about the concepts discussed and considerations for implementation. Details about each video and where to find them are available here:
- Supporting Student Success through Professional Development: https://youtu.be/tF29btAKtdo
- This video showcases thoughtful professional development activities at Amarillo College which has led to increased student success in adult and developmental education. An accompanying discussion guide which provides reflective questions and tips to do this at your institution is available here: http://www.manhattanstrategy.com/Download/SSS_Through_PD_DG.docx
- Blending Adult Education and Developmental Education: A Hybrid Model: https://youtu.be/MRtKEeNhaUU
- This video showcases the Adult Learning Academy (ALA) at St. Louis Community College. The ALA is a technology enhanced, contextualized, accelerated and supportive approach to help developmental education students enter postsecondary and career pathways. An accompanying discussion guide which provides reflective questions and tips to do this at your institution is available here: http://www.manhattanstrategy.com/Download/BlendingAE_AndDevEd_A_HybridModel_DG.docx
- Managing Community College Change: https://youtu.be/9RgEWpx1qHc
- This video showcases best practices in increasing student success at Amarillo College and Gateway Community College through change management. An accompanying discussion guide which provides reflective questions and tips to do this at your institution is available here: http://www.manhattanstrategy.com/Download/ManagingCommunityCollegeChange_DG.docx