Innovations
November
The Pioneering Online Science Labs project exemplifies Sinclair Community College's motto: "Find the need and endeavor to meet it." Sinclair students expressed a need for fully online degree programs; however, the lack of online science courses prevented the completion of the AA and AS degrees online. The college listened and met the need by developing fully online astronomy and biology lecture and lab courses. The courses have been extremely successful; enrollment has increased and success rates mirror those of the traditional classroom.
Project Timeline
The online lab project began in 2007...
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September
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July
Like other higher education institutions across the U.S. and beyond, Tulsa Community College (TCC) shifted to an online-only modality in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately 48 percent of TCC’s faculty did not have previous online teaching training or certification. Not surprisingly, this quick pivot to remote teaching and learning created an immediate need for faculty training.
Prior to 2020, the national trend showed flat enrollment or small increases in online courses (Garrett, Legon, & Fredericksen, 2020). With a push to get students on campus, TCC went against the...
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Employment analysts say that manufacturing jobs are at risk because of automation. Robots have become the new employees on the line. A research paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (2017) studied the impact of industrial robots in labor markets in the United States. The results show that robots caused up to 670,000 lost manufacturing jobs from 1990 to 2007. A Ball State University study (2017) shows that nearly nine in ten jobs lost since 2000 disappeared due to automation.
There is one way to stay ahead of technology: be the person who tells the robots and machines...
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January
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Resources from the Walmart Brighter Futures 2.0 Project
Section I
Program Summary
Section II
Sample Work Plan
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Impact on Individual and Community
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Success Stories
Section V
Challenges and Lessons Learned
Section VI
Collaborative Partnerships
Section VII
Project Forms, Documents and Other Materials
Application
Business Card - Employer
Business Card - Student
Curriculum
Section VIII
Project Publicity and Donor Recognition
Facebook and News
Press Release
Web Page
Section IX
Sample Sustainability Plan
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September 21, 2023
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Join the third of our monthly webinar series on Generative AI. During this "podcast style" session we'll discuss the latest developments in AI and the impact it's having on the education community. We'll also cover how the latest advancements in generative AI can be used to enhance teaching and learning, and discover new tools and resources for incorporating AI into your classroom.
This session is for both faculty and administration, and participants will receive the latest information to aid them in being thought leaders around...
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August 29, 2024
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Join Packback; the League for Innovation in the Community College; and Miguel Fernandez, a professor at Chandler-Gibert Community College, for the twelfth of our monthly webinar series on Generative AI and its place in education. During this podcast-style session, we will discuss the importance of helping students learn about and become proficient in AI literacy.
Fernandez will present some of the groundbreaking approaches he's discovered by leading his department's AI policy initiative and teaching students AI literacy composition....
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