Innovations
July 23, 2025
Join us for a conversation with Merced College leaders and faculty, exploring how Merced’s groundbreaking partnership with Dreamscape Learn uses cinematic virtual reality experiences to bring students into the classroom, keep them engaged, and drive more equitable outcomes.
Why should you attend?
See why immersive learning aligns with Merced’s student success strategy and the measurable gains so far.
Hear why President Chris Vitelli calls Dreamscape Learn his “lazy river,” the experience that draws students to campus and keeps them coming back.
Listen to faculty stories...
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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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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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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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