Innovations

April 4, 2024 For most of the 20th century, course placement was designed to be a system to assess student needs and identify the appropriate interventions to support success. Yet research into student success showed that placement wasn't meeting those goals, particularly for students who enrolled in community colleges with the biggest hurdles to overcome. A holistic understanding of student potential – built on powerful research on the role of noncognitive skills such as sense of belonging, goal commitment, and growth mindset – can help colleges better understand student strengths and...
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April 25, 2023 As technology advances in the field of education, educators are constantly seeking innovative ways to improve student outcomes while also creating engaging learning environments. This presentation will delve into the utilization of Nearpod to foster student engagement, active participation, and improved student performance in higher education courses through the effective combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning materials. Additionally, this session will highlight various methods to facilitate faculty-student and student-student interactions, thereby cultivating a...
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The John & Suanne Roueche Excellence Awards Program provides a record of the names, titles, and colleges of the 2012 honorees as well as congratulatory messages from their colleagues. The 2012 award recipients were celebrated at the Innovations Conference held March 10-13, 2013, and those who attended received a copy of the Awards Program during the conference's closing ceremony.
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May 10, 2022 Click here to access the webinar recording and presentation slides. Roundtable for Senior Leaders at Community and Technical Colleges In today’s consumer economy, higher education is on the hook for delivering seamless, personalized experiences while staying true to its educational mission. Unprecedented levels of student disengagement due to the pandemic have made this even harder. In the face of this challenge, innovative community and technical college leaders see an opportunity to reimagine and modernize their student experience. But where should you start? In this two-hour...
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