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College Connections courses taught in the high schools are the same courses taught on an EICC campus or online. Department coordinators maintain rigor between on-campus and College Connections courses (NACEP P1 & P2). Faculty liaisons are content experts who work directly with CCI to ensure delivery of course curriculum is equivalent to what is taught throughout EICC. A faculty liaison is assigned to each CCI.
New CCI Pre-Orientation
Pre-orientation training is an opportunity for the faculty liaison to establish a relationship with a CCI. The liaison shares information about discipline pedagogy, course content, expectations, assessment, grading, and instructional methods used by EICC. New CCI will have classroom observations completed during the first three semesters of teaching (NACEP F2 & F4).
Discipline-Specific Training
Faculty liaisons provide ongoing information and support to a CCI. This includes answering questions about course content, pedagogy, assessment, and expectations. Additionally, the liaison will engage a CCI in ongoing collegial interaction through annual discipline-specific training.
Teaching Observation and Course Review
Classroom observations and course reviews verify that the quality and rigor of what is being taught is comparable to the courses taught on an EICC campus or online. Faculty liaisons observe course quality, equivalence, and student engagement through classroom visits. One course observation per each discipline taught by CCI will occur each semester for the first three semesters. Thereafter, course observation(s) occur every three years. The faculty liaison completes the EICC College Connections Instructor observation form (see Appendix B) and shares it with the CCI and high school. All site visits should be completed before the high school semester ends. Observation forms are filed with and tracked by EICC’s Concurrent Department.
Faculty liaisons participate in EICC campus meetings to stay up-to-date on concurrent program requirements. They also provide documentation about College Connections classes as needed to comply with standards set by the National Alliance for Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP). Faculty liaisons keep records as required to document orientations, classroom visits, observations, and professional development. Any learning experience or clinical setting will be reported by the CCI to the faculty liaison for mandatory reporting (NACEP C3 & A1).
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