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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Welcome back to Innovatus, the magazine of the League for Innovation in the Community College. In this issue, readers will Consider the capabilities approach as a way of enabling students to achieve their potential; Reflect on the importance of clearly defining, promoting, and providing the resources to meet an organization’s vision; Learn about an innovative intervention to address food insecurity as a barrier to student success; Explore the implementation of competency-based education in STEM courses to improve learning; And more …
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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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