7 May, 2026

A Day in the Life of a Latina in STEM: The Potential Benefits of Holistic Financial Assistance, Mentoring, and Nontraditional REUs

2026-05-07T12:18:07-05:00

Issue No. 42 • May 2026 A Day in the Life of a Latina in STEM: The Potential Benefits of Holistic Financial Assistance, Mentoring, and Nontraditional REUs    Often, the low retention of college students pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) (Kokkelenberg & Sinha, 2010; National Center for Education Statistics, 2024; National [...]

A Day in the Life of a Latina in STEM: The Potential Benefits of Holistic Financial Assistance, Mentoring, and Nontraditional REUs2026-05-07T12:18:07-05:00
10 Feb, 2026

Reverse Mirroring: Expanding Access and Retention through Course Alignment Between Career and Technical Education and Continuing Education

2026-02-12T13:10:20-06:00

Issue No. 40 • February 2026 Reverse Mirroring: Expanding Access and Retention through Course Alignment Between Career and Technical Education and Continuing Education Bridging Access and Opportunity in Rural Workforce Education  Community colleges are intentionally designed to provide affordable, accessible, and local education opportunities to a diverse student population. Specifically, [...]

Reverse Mirroring: Expanding Access and Retention through Course Alignment Between Career and Technical Education and Continuing Education2026-02-12T13:10:20-06:00
10 Dec, 2025

Developing General AI Self-Efficacy in an Online Course

2025-12-10T15:52:37-06:00

Issue No. 39 • December 2025 Developing General AI Self-Efficacy in an Online Course Introduction   The dust has yet to settle in the ongoing debate about cellphone use in schools, and now General Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is here to challenge educational practitioners. Can we use it? Should we use it? [...]

Developing General AI Self-Efficacy in an Online Course2025-12-10T15:52:37-06:00
6 Nov, 2025

Building a Program Review Structure and Capacity Within a Community College Division of Student Affairs

2025-11-06T09:49:53-06:00

Issue No. 38 • November 2025 Building a Program Review Structure and Capacity Within a Community College Division of Student Affairs  Introduction   Launching a program review structure within a community college's Student Affairs division can be overwhelming, especially for departments with limited staff, new assessment infrastructure, and heavy workloads. At [...]

Building a Program Review Structure and Capacity Within a Community College Division of Student Affairs2025-11-06T09:49:53-06:00
8 Oct, 2025

Dual Language Bilingual Education: A Path to Student Success

2025-10-09T10:04:02-05:00

Issue No. 37 • October 2025 Dual Language Bilingual Education: A Path to Student Success In the early 2000s, I transitioned from a career in higher education to pursue a path in bilingual education by accepting a position at an elementary school in Chelsea, Massachusetts, as part of the "Two-way [...]

Dual Language Bilingual Education: A Path to Student Success2025-10-09T10:04:02-05:00
27 Mar, 2025

Interactive Insights: Active and Experiential Learning in Critical Thinking Faculty Development Workshops

2025-03-27T12:08:44-05:00

Issue No. 35 • March 2025 Interactive Insights: Active and Experiential Learning in Critical Thinking Faculty Development Workshops  Introduction   Critical thinking is a vital component of postsecondary education. Active learning and experiential learning strategies in the classroom are effective ways to help students develop critical thinking skills. This paper focuses [...]

Interactive Insights: Active and Experiential Learning in Critical Thinking Faculty Development Workshops2025-03-27T12:08:44-05:00
10 Jul, 2019

Tuesdays With Bobbie: Faculty Mentoring for Instructional Success

2022-10-31T16:38:18-05:00

Volume XLI, No. 25 | July 11, 2019 Tuesdays With Bobbie: Faculty Mentoring for Instructional Success In Mitch Albom’s best-selling memoir, Tuesdays with Morrie, the main character meets with Morrie, a former professor, every Tuesday. Morrie mentors his student during these weekly sessions as they discuss answers to life’s toughest questions. The [...]

Tuesdays With Bobbie: Faculty Mentoring for Instructional Success2022-10-31T16:38:18-05:00
12 Apr, 2017

Technology in the Classroom? Instructional Technology Certification Program Increases Engagement

2022-10-31T16:37:18-05:00

Volume XXXIX, No. 13 | April 13, 2017 Technology in the Classroom? Instructional Technology Certification Program Increases Engagement When I began teaching, which was initially in K-12, my school was not rich in resources. More times than not, I had to purchase copies of handouts for my English classes, and occasionally also purchase [...]

Technology in the Classroom? Instructional Technology Certification Program Increases Engagement2022-10-31T16:37:18-05:00
8 Feb, 2017

Tale of Two Department Chairs

2022-10-31T16:37:14-05:00

Volume XXXIX, No. 4 | February 9, 2017 Tale of Two Department Chairs When you think of the job title “Department Chair” what comes to mind? Roles and responsibilities are ever-changing in higher education. The division or department chair position at community and technical colleges has morphed into a myriad of roles, including business [...]

Tale of Two Department Chairs2022-10-31T16:37:14-05:00
29 Sep, 2016

Blogging for Beginners: Recording a Semester of Teaching Online

2017-06-16T01:15:00-05:00

Volume XXXVIII, No. 21 | September 29, 2016 Blogging for Beginners: Recording a Semester of Teaching Online In creating a daily digital diary, I documented what it was like to teach a fully online teaching load. I blogged for 116 days during the 16-week spring 2016 semester, recording the challenges, successes, and unpredictable events [...]

Blogging for Beginners: Recording a Semester of Teaching Online2017-06-16T01:15:00-05:00