Innovations

By Erin Bentrim, Ph.D. Systems can provide structure for assessment and planning, but they cannot create commitment. Digital tools can organize outcomes, store reflections, or support annual cycles, yet they only mirror the choices people make. A sustained practice of evidence use develops when faculty and staff explore results, ask questions, and use information to improve learning. Questions to ask: How are faculty and staff expected to engage with assessment results beyond submitting required entries? Where do we see evidence being used to inform decisions or improvements, rather than...
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March 28, 2024 Click here to access to webinar recording. Join Packback, the League for Innovation in the Community College, and Ellis Reeves, Director of Online Learning and Support at University of South Carolina Aiken, for a discussion on the latest AI developments and how they can be effectively integrated into higher education and K-12 classrooms. Reeves, a resident expert in the field of AI, has given several presentations about using generative AI in the course development process and has conducted studies on how AI can refresh and enrich the learning process for students and faculty...
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January 30, 2023 Click here to access the webinar recording and presentation slides. The Community College Presidents' Initiative in STEM (CCPI-STEM), funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is designed to further engage community college leadership in the support of regional STEM education and workforce development through NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grants. There is a national clarion call for a diverse workforce with STEM backgrounds for the millions of employment opportunities that remain unfilled. We need your help: The nation's community colleges can fill this...
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Faculty Resource Kit Faculty Resource Guide Faculty Resource Guide Appendix C Student Poster Faculty Poster Essentials for Teaching Infection Control Video Series Postcards Faculty Resource Guide Fillable Templates Curriculum Map Template (Appendix A) Curriculum Snapshot Template (Appendix B) Essentials for Teaching Infection Control Video Series Essentials for Teaching Infection Control Introduction to Infection Prevention* Source Control in Healthcare* Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment Ventilation in Healthcare Settings Instructor's Manual *Added May 2024 CDC...
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November 17, 2020 Click here to see the recording of this webinar. This webinar will bring together leaders in the field to discuss strategies to improve student transfer from community colleges to four-year colleges and universities, and strategies to attract, retain, and support students of all backgrounds, especially students of color, LGBTQ students, and students living in poverty, to succeed in their educational pathways in public health. This webinar is cohosted by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Society for Public Health Education, and League for Innovation in...
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When looking at national data about American students who are identified as English language learners (ELL), overlapping definitions from two prominent sources are important to note. The U.S. Census Bureau uses the American Community Survey (2013) to obtain information about factors that disproportionately affect ELL students and their families. The survey compares statistics between "native" and "foreign" households, definitions which are determined by where the householder was born. Not all children whose parents were born outside of the U.S. are identified as ELL. However, when...
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