QEP on Developmental Mathematics

I am finishing up my first on-site reaffirmation committee for “SACS” (Southern association of Colleges and Schools). One of the required components, in fact the emphasis of the on-site visit, is the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). For the college I visited, their QEP was a complete redesign of developmental mathematics.

In the process for selecting their QEP and planning what to do, the faculty and staff at this college researched various alternatives for their work; the conclusion reached by this institution was that they would replace their existing developmental mathematics courses with the New Life model.

The math faculty at this college adjusted some components of the New Life model to fit the local conditions. However, starting in 2012, MLCS and Transitions will be the only developmental mathematics courses at this college. The entire campus is incredibly excited about the new system and the benefits for students; everybody from adjunct advisors to the college president was able to articulate the basic ideas of the model.

I mention this because quite a few of the community colleges in the SACS region will be beginning their own process. When the time comes, I encourage you to be inspired by the college I visited … the New Life model makes an excellent QEP activity.

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