Innovations
Karen Marrongelle, Chief Operating Officer, National Science Foundation
Reaching the Missing Millions in STEM: Community Colleges’ Central Role
The science and engineering enterprise faces the same diversity, equity, and inclusion challenges that are present in society. These issues prevent the U.S. from achieving a STEM ecosystem that is representative of the incredible diversity we see in our country, a diversity that is essential to maintaining U.S. global leadership in science and engineering. Strengthening our STEM workforce requires that we address the Missing Millions, the gap between...
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September 14, 2021
This session will provide a holistic view of how to align workforce needs of students, community college programs, and employers, drawing on data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. We begin with a brief discussion of young adult attitudes and expectations for training opportunity and success, and their perceptions of local labor market opportunities, highlighting survey data collected in 2020-2021. We then present findings from a study of community college offerings and labor market alignment, providing data-driven insights into noncredit program coherence and quality...
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June 22, 2022
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Please join us as Flinn-Brown Fellow Erin Carr-Jordan (Chandler) 2013, Managing Director, Digital Equity Institute, hosts a deep dive into Arizona’s focused approach to achieving digital equity, including leveraging technology to connect the under and unconnected and improve process efficiencies. Carr-Jordan will be joined by a panel representing state and national organizations engaged in strategic initiatives to expand access and value and participation through increased connectivity.
Panel members: Mignonne Hollis, Flinn-Brown...
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Reimagining the traditional face-to-face, lecture-based instructional model is at the heart of academic transformation in higher education, and faculty development is central to this change. Getting faculty to want to modify how they teach will enable grassroots experimentations to gain traction and inspire systemic change. Yet this process first requires faculty developers to recognize and support the affective dimension of teaching and learning and, in turn, experiment with more human-centered approaches. Expect it to be messy.
Recognizing Faculty Culture
Creativity and risk-taking in the...
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Section I
Developing the Model
Section II
Piloting the Model
Section III: Documenting the Pilot
Central Piedmont Community College
Cuyahoga Community College
Sinclair Community College
Section IV: Sample Documentation Instruments
Seattle Colleges (prototype)
Manufacturing Certificate
Central Piedmont Community College
Computer Certificate
PC Pro Certificate
Cuyahoga Community College
Network Support Certificate
Sinclair Community College
Call Center Certificate
Manufacturing Certificate
Manufacturing Certificate Back Side
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