Innovations
The Faculty Voices Discussion Toolkit contains resources developed for the Faculty Voices Initiative by project partner Public Agenda. These resources are designed to launch conversations among faculty and others about issues surrounding community college student success and completion. The toolkit includes a discussion starter, detailed moderator guide, and additional moderator resources. Print versions of the discussion starter, Expanding Opportunity for All, are available to community colleges for the cost of shipping, while supplies last. Contact Cynthia Wilson to request copies for your...
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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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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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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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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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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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Resources from the Walmart Brighter Futures 2.0 Project
Section I
Program Summary
Section II
Sample Work Plan
Section III
Impact on Individual and Community
Section IV
Success Stories
Section V
Challenges and Lessons Learned
Section VI
Collaborative Partnerships
Section VII
Project Forms, Documents and Other Materials
Certificate
Intake Form
Syllabus
Scholarship Award Letter
Transportation Assistance Form
Section VIII
Project Publicity and Donor Recognition
Flyer - Outreach
Flyer - Workshop
Press Release
Promotional Items
Promotional Video 1
Promotional Video 2
Section IX
Sample...
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In order for the League to create accounts for your institution's award recipients, please:
Download the League account creation spreadsheet (see above);
Fill out and check all required information for those award recipients who do not yet have a League account; and
Email the completed spreadsheet to Kelly Dooling.
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