Innovations
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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March
In May 2013, over 70 students in the first class of Early College High School at Midland College (ECHS@MC) received associate degrees during Midland College's (MC) 40th commencement ceremony. A week later, in a separate ceremony, the 17- and 18-year-old college graduates received high school diplomas when ECHS@MC observed its first high school graduation ceremony at the Al G. Langford Chaparral Center on the MC campus located in Midland, Texas.
ECHS@MC is a joint educational commitment by Midland College and the Midland Independent School District (MISD). The majority of students attending...
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January
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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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March 30, 2023
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During this session, we’ll discuss how AI text detection works and how we can better prevent misuse of generative AI for writing assignments. Furthermore, we’ll discuss best practices when navigating student interventions after AI text detection.
Hosts: Kelsey Behringer, COO, Packback, and Dr. Rufus Glasper, President and CEO, League for Innovation in the Community College
Sessions in this series:
ChatGPT and AI’s Effect on Community Colleges (hosted on March 2)
Community Colleges Evolving Alongside ChatGPT and AI – Hosted on March...
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April 21, 2021
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How has the shift to virtual recruiting impacted the way employers connect with community colleges? Join us for a conversation with career education and talent acquisition leaders on how the shift to virtual has impacted the way employers connect with community colleges to increase student access to opportunity. This conversation will feature Robert Simmons, Campus Recruiting Lead at Dell Technologies, Sandy McKnight, Associate VP of Access, Learning, and Success at Cuyahoga Community College District, Rufus Glasper, President...
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The 2020 League Awards Program honors 2019-2020 Innovation of the Year Award winners and 2020-2021 Excellence Award recipients, and includes congratulatory messages from their colleges.
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