Viewing by month: November 2010
Maricopa Summer Institute: A Professional Learning Community
In June 2010, Maricopa Community College’s faculty and staff participated in the Maricopa Summer Institute, an intensive four-week program intended to immerse participants in research-based theory and practical application of what works for developmental students. The institute gives those who work with underprepared students the tools to improve course completion and increase the number of developmental students who transition to and succeed in college-level courses.
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Using Flexible Technology Training to Bolster Student Success
What does a higher education institution do when it has tens of thousands of students with varying skill levels who require academic and technology training? How do they create a solution that’s convenient, flexible, and topically relevant?
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1,500 Gather for League for Innovation’s First Annual STEMtech Conference
Phoenix, AZ, November 18, 2010--The League for Innovation announced today that 1,500 educators and corporate and association leaders from the U.S., Canada, Germany, and Puerto Rico gathered October 31–November 3 in Orlando, Florida, at the League for Innovation’s first annual STEMtech conference.
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