Volume XLI, No. 43 | November 14, 2019 Supporting Community College Student Athletes Athletics are an important part of the community college experience. There has been a nine percent increase in the number of sports offered at community colleges and a 20 percent increase in the number of student athletes since 2005[i]. [...]
Volume XLI, No. 42 | November 7, 2019 The Situation Room Engaging students by creating an inclusive and collaborative environment is the key to student success. Collaboration allows students to embrace and appreciate each other’s individual learning styles. Activities that encourage the learning process in a safe, nonjudgmental arena allow even the [...]
Volume XLI, No. 41 | October 31, 2019 Embrace the Future of Education With Bots The impact of bots on manufacturing and technology is well documented, but much less has been said about the impact of bots on education. Many educational institutions have already automated many of their teaching and learning processes [...]
Volume XLI, No. 40 | October 24, 2019 Online Collaboration Strategies That Work Online collaboration can be tricky for everyone. At Wake Technical Community College, we sometimes struggle to communicate in a timely manner among teams spread over multiple campuses. It is especially challenging to build community in an asynchronous environment such [...]
Volume XLI, No. 38 | October 10, 2019 Connecting General Education Content and CTE: Collaboration is Key In response to complaints from students and faculty that general education courses did not seem relevant to our career and technical population, Hawkeye Community College underwent a paradigm shift to focus on creating relevance between [...]
Volume XLI, No. 37 | October 3, 2019 It’s a Small World After All for Community College Students Traveling abroad can be a life-changing experience for many students. The benefits include increasing cultural awareness, developing cross-cultural communication skills, and increasing self-confidence. Study abroad programs have the potential to transform not just students’ [...]
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