Innovations
2017
Odvar Clunie, a Computer Science instructor at Excelsior Community College, discusses workforce development and the challenges of placing students in IT positions post-graduation due to a lagging market as well as giving students access to programs online so that they can practice remotely for more hands-on experience.
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2017
Dan Stevenson, a New Media and Design instructor at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, discusses how student completion has become more important at his college in light of Alberta, Canada's recent underperforming economy.
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2017
Orville Beckford, Social Sciences faculty at Excelsior Community College and Mona Community College, discusses student success and completion from his perspective as a lecturer at two colleges in Jamaica.
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2017
Chris Roddenberry, an Associate Professor of Social Psychology at Wake Technical Community College, discusses the college’s use of synchronous tools, such as texting and webinar software, and custom videos to create a sense of community and decrease the distance between faculty and students in their online classes.
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2017
Signal Brown, Information and Communication Technology instructor at Knox Community College, says that student-centered learning often needs to be gradually introduced so that students with no experience with this approach when they enter college become familiar with it and the chances of student success is increased.
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2017
Diana Lucio, a Public Administration instructor at South Texas College, discusses DegreeWorks, a collegewide, web-based program that allows students to track their degree plan progression.
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Jimmy Adams, Dean, Media Arts & Technology Center of Excellence, at Houston Community College, talks about the barriers that effect student success, including life issues, and how his college is trying to identify and eliminate those barriers (e.g., issuing bus vouchers and emergency funds for child care).
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2017
Maria del Rosario Villasana, Child Development and Family Studies Department Chair at City College of San Francisco, discusses the diverse student body in CTE programs and the many pathways available to her students for completion of either a certificate or degree.
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Oniel Smith, a Mathematics lecturer at the College of Agriculture, Education and Science, discusses fforts to overcome student struggles in math classes, including a diagnostic test to determine their level of competence in mathematics and teaching in the Jamaican dialect as well as standard English so students are more likely to nderstand the vocabulary.
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2017
Debbie Meyer, an English and History adjunct instructor at Pensacola State College, talks about giving students feedback and developing a relationship with them to help improve student retention.
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2017
Teri Denman, assistant to two deans in Academic Affairs at Estrella Mountain Community College, discuss a leadership/professional development program developed by a residential psychology faculty member at her college, reflecting the college’s core values of innovation, diversity, and collaboration.
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Renne Emiko Brock, a Multimedia Communications instructor at Peninsula College, discusses the importance of finding community mentors to guide students to success and completion.
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Nathan Rom, Chairman of the Board, Montego Bay Community College, discusses his concern about what happens to students when they leave the college and enter the workforce and stresses the need to prepare students adequately for employment and industry.
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Esmerelda Adame, Advanced Manufacturing Technology program chair at South Texas College, discusses how the college supports new students through open orientation and mentoring.
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2017
Bernard L. Monette, a Web Development instructor at Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, discuss those practices he uses in the classroom to make the environment authentic, in terms of both technologies and social skills, to ready students for the workplace, instilling in them resilience and grit to prepare them for success.
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2017
Jed Peterson, History faculty at Kirkwood Community College, contends that students don't care about what you know until they know that you care.
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2017
Angelic Cole, Business Administration professor and chair at St. Louis Community College, discusses the pressing concern about student completion and the importance of community colleges building strong partnerships with employers to make sure that needed credentials are incorporated into programs.
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Alex Ranc, a Fine Arts instructor at Angelina College, discusses engagement and cocurricula activities to engage students equally and throughout their education path.
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2017
Henry Osborn, a Computer Information Sciences instructor at Northern Caribbean University, discusses student success and completion and the importance of providing students resources (e.g., books, practice exams, simulations) so they can perform as effectively and efficiently as possible in their chosen field of study.
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2017
Moaz Ben Azzouz, Mathematics faculty at Sinclair Community College, is concerned that quality of education does not seem to be the most important goal of the student success and completion initiative.
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