This course provides community college instructional faculty with strategies and approaches that can be used to foster enhanced learning among college men of color.
The professional development program on Teaching Men of Color in the Community College is designed to build the capacity of community college instructional faculty in to teach men of color effectively.
You will have 30 days to complete program. The program is divided into four modules, each of which requires a 3-4-hour commitment (including lectures, discussion boards, readings).
The disparities in academic success outcomes among men of color and white students in community colleges have become a major cause of concern across the United States. The lack of responsibility and accountability of institutions is one of the major contributors to this existing situation. To help educators improve the success outcome for men of color, CORA is offering Teaching Men of Color in the Community College program to help educators learn strategies and approaches that can enable in removing barriers impeding the success of underprivileged and underserved students.
To familiarize educators with the environmental pressures and societal factors affecting the preparedness of men of color for college education, understand their dispositions, and foster personal relationships with them for better student engagement. The course will help in understanding the challenges faced by minority students and facilitate educational opportunities for them by planning strategies and taking right approaches.
The Teaching Men of Color in the Community College certificate program is built with extensive research and focuses on improving the engagement of underprivileged and underserved students. It helps college educators and support staff to foster a welcoming and positive learning environment for men of color. Above all, the course helps in enhancing the role of institutions in mitigating the existing outcome disparities.
The Teaching Men of Color in the Community College is for every faculty member, counselor, advisor, and administrator interested in learning strategies and approaches for educating minority students. Every educator who wants to educate college men of color effectively can join this course.
Following the completion of each activity, you will need to mark the activity as “Complete”.
To receive credit(1.5 CEUs) for completing the program, you must complete the following activities:
1. Complete the PRE-ASSESSMENT and POST ASSESSMENT.
2. Read the assigned readings – Each module has a set of assigned readings that should be completed before reviewing the video modules. The readings are comprehensive in nature, as such, we recommend planning to ensure readings are completed on schedule. Comprehension of material will be gauged through the live interactive sessions.
3. Review all video modules – Our learning management system allows participants and faculty to review learner progress in completing video modules.
4. Attend the live video sessions – The program’s faculty will host live interactive sessions during your enrollment in the program. The live interactive sessions take place on select Wednesdays and Fridays from 4:00-5:00pm Pacific Time (7:00-8:00pm EST). This is an opportunity to ask questions and engage in solution-oriented dialogue. You must participate in at least one live session to receive credit for completing the program. The live sessions will be recorded and posted for those who are unable to attend.
5. Complete short quizzes – Following each module you will complete a brief quiz to assess your knowledge of the content that was delivered in the module. The quizzes can be taken as many times as you would like. It is recommend that you re-take quizzes until answer all of the questions correctly.
6. Participate in asynchronous discussion forums –
As you complete each module, we encourage you to identify questions, comments, and reactions to the material as well as relevant resources and post them in the discussion forums. This is an opportunity for faculty and peers to engage in dialogue and knowledge sharing.
CORA Policies
DISCLOSURE The Center for Organizational Responsibility and Advancement (CORA) its employees, affiliates, and contractors shall disclose to learners, prior to the start of the learning event, any instructor’s proprietary interest in products, instruments, devices, services or materials discussed, as well as the source of any compensation related to the presentation. This should occur at the commencement of any learning event.
NON-DISCRIMINATION The Center for Organizational Responsibility and Advancement (CORA) its employees, affiliates, and contractors shall not discriminate against any individual or make explicit references of a discriminator nature based on gender, gender identity, race/ethnicity, religion, age, disability, socioeconomic status, and/or sexual orientation.
Live Video Session dates are listed in the course calendar and occur on selected Wednesday and Friday Afternoons form 4-5pm PST. You must complete at least 1 live video session to receive your certificate. All video session are recorded and recordings will be sent out following the session.
