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The Library of Tomorrow
Michele M. Pratt, Anne Wooden Elias, and Reva Curry October 2022
Volume: 25 Issue: 10
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Community college libraries must keep pace with 21st century needs. Gone are the days when librarians shushed students and one could hear a pin drop in library spaces. Gone are the days when print periodicals and books were the only resources available. Today’s students come from all backgrounds and have diverse needs. Librarians are continually evaluating those needs and evolving library services and programs to meet them. Academic libraries—especially those at community colleges—need to meet the students where they are.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Diversity, Learning Environments, Learning Resources, Technology Services, Innovations
An Innovation That Could Transform the Community College World
Terry O’Banion and Cindy L. Miles September 2022
Volume: 25 Issue: 9
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By accelerating changes already underway in the workforce and adding new options for how we learn, work, and live, the COVID-19 pandemic has renewed attention on a classic dilemma in education: Is the purpose of education to prepare students to make a good living or to live a good life? There are many unresolved educational issues, but this thorny one has cast a long shadow ever since humans struggled to make sense of the world.
Tags: Issues and Trends, Leadership and Organization, Innovations
Confronting Our Grades: A Reading Program Takes a Hard Look at Its Effectiveness
Grant J. Matthews, Rita Ferriter, Susan Godwin, Jennifer Lee-Good, and Michael Morsches August 2022
Volume: 25 Issue: 8
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In 2012, the developmental reading faculty at Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) began to take an honest look at their students’ grades. This introspection followed key changes in department leadership and faculty membership.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Classroom Research, Institutional Research, Programs and Practices, Teaching Strategies, Innovations
HyFlex Teaching and Learning: Innovating and Collaborating for Equitable Student Access and Success for Adult Learners
Michelle Fischthal and Ingrid Greenberg July 2022
Volume: 25 Issue: 7
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Community colleges across the U.S. report declining enrollment due to the pandemic, changing demographics, and temporary assessment policy changes (California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, 2021; National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 2021). In addition, 2019 data gathered by the National Center for Education Statistics (2021) showed that the percentage of students aged 22 or older, or adult learners, is increasing. 
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Access, Learning Environments, Learning Resources, Programs and Practices, Innovations
Addressing Workforce Preparedness While Maintaining a Holistic Approach to Education
Christopher Vidrine June 2022
Volume: 25 Issue: 6
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Postsecondary institutions have long been expected to provide a quality education that entails both breadth and depth of knowledge and skills related to multiple aspects of life, such as workforce preparedness and the formation of well-informed citizens.
Tags: Learning and Organization, Teaching and Learning, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
An Interdisciplinary Pilot to Support Adoption of Universal Design for Learning in Course Redesign
Philip Burge, Desta McCalla, and Dawn Macaulay May 2022
Volume: 25 Issue: 5
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Accessibility as a cultural and societal responsibility has been gaining momentum, but perhaps by most standards, not fast enough. Twenty-two percent of Canadians 15 years of age or older have at least one disability (Statistics Canada, 2018). Among persons with disabilities, 60 percent report having a mental health-related disability (Statistics Canada, 2018). Persons with mental health and learning disabilities comprise the two largest groups of students who employ Accessible Learning services at Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Access, Inclusion, Learning Environments, Partnerships, Innovations
Warm Welcome: Developing a Sense of Belonging in a Virtual Environment
Leonor Calderon April 2022
Volume: 25 Issue: 4
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Creating a sense of belonging in the classroom is imperative, particularly at community colleges. Most community colleges are commuter schools, where living on campus for the full college experience is not an option (Pannoni, 2015). In addition, the student population at community colleges is more diverse than at universities. The interactions of nontraditional students, including those who are older, supporting families, and/or in the workforce, for example, revolve around attending their courses rather than getting involved on campus (Pannoni, 2015).
Tags: Teaching and Learning, College Readiness, Diversity, Inclusion, Student Retention, Innovations
Developmental Mathematics Student Success: An Analysis of Programs
Barbara Clarke and Jill Channing March 2022
Volume: 25 Issue: 3
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Since the 1980s, developmental education has grown in response to relaxed admission standards of community colleges, which is itself a response to more competition from four-year universities to attract students (Cohen et al., 2014; Grubbs, 2020). The increased influx of varied levels of college prepared students to community colleges, and the loosened admissions requirements, result in many students being placed in developmental mathematics courses (Grubbs, 2020; Guy et al., 2015; Merseth, 2011).
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Access, Enrollment Management, Student Completion, Student Retention, Innovations
Leveraging the Talents of Industry and Postsecondary Education
Eddie Burkhead, Heather Ruttkofsky, and Jamie Vandenburgh February 2022
Volume: 25 Issue: 2
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One of the most important measures of success for Jackson College’s occupational programs is a graduate’s ultimate return on investment. Enrolling in a college program requires a significant investment of time, money, and energy. Many students enter our occupational programs with the goal of improving their lives. They want to enter a new career or industry, and they measure their personal satisfaction with the education they receive based on the opportunities they receive after a program is completed.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Learning Environments, Partnerships, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Beyond the Food Pantry: Reporting on the Innovative Solutions for Hunger Relief and Student Success Project
League for Innovation January 2022
Volume: 25 Issue: 1
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Three years ago, almost half of U.S. community college students responding to the #RealCollege survey conducted by the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice (Hope Center) indicated that they had experienced food insecurity within 30 days of completing the survey (Goldrick-Rab et al., 2019).
Tags: Resource Development, Student Services, Access, Community Relations, Organizational Culture, Partnerships, Student Retention, Innovations
Understanding General Education in the Community College: A National Study
Terry O'Banion and Cindy L. Miles December 2021
Volume: 24 Issue: 12
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Two-year colleges are the democratic gateway to higher education in the U.S., welcoming the mainstream and the marginalized, accommodating the complex lives of its diverse array of students, and widening the road to economic and social mobility for those who might not otherwise have access to higher learning. General education (GE) curricula constitute at least half of most associate degrees and provide the foundational core for higher education as well as preparation for students to live well and responsibly in the world before them.
Tags: Issues and Trends, Organizational Culture, Innovations
Addressing High Unemployment and the Labor Shortage in California: San Diego’s Interactive Competency-based Online Microcredentialing Academy
Carlos O. Turner Cortez and Michelle Fischthal November 2021
Volume: 24 Issue: 11
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Joblessness is pervasive throughout the United States as the COVID-19 pandemic has extended from weeks to months and beyond. According to Weber Handwerker et al. (2020), “the magnitude of job loss in March and April 2020 had no precedent since the end of World War II” (para. 3) and there is no clear indication of how long it will take for the labor market to recover in full. Additionally, “lowest-wage workers suffered far greater employment losses than high-wage workers, and their employment rates have been much slower to recover” (Miller-Adams et al., 2021, p. 2).
Tags: Economic Development, Teaching and Learning, Continuing Education, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Interactions in Culturally Diverse Environments: Inclusive Practices and Examples
Kentina R. Smith October 2021
Volume: 24 Issue: 10
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Teaching and learning are viewed mainly as cognitive endeavors focused on building content knowledge and technical skills and assessing mastery levels. However, teaching and learning environments also involve social, emotional, and behavioral components rooted in culture. Culture affects how faculty teach and students learn and is reflective of the lens through which we filter information and judge others (Thomas, 2014). Communication and interactive practices that focus on awareness and inclusion of diverse cultures are, therefore, essential to student development.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Diversity, Inclusion, Learning Environments, Innovations
Moving Beyond Placement to Preparation: EdReady to Support Student Success
Rosslyn Knight September 2021
Volume: 24 Issue: 9
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Community colleges across the U.S. have traditionally used standardized test scores to determine student readiness for placement into college-level courses. Unfortunately, research “shows that these placement tests are poor predictors of student grades in college-level . . . courses, resulting in inappropriate placements for as many as a third of test-takers (Ganga & Mazzariello, 2019, p. 2). This misplacement can result in additional time and financial burden for students striving to complete their college education.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Assessment and Evaluation, College Readiness, Learning Resources, Innovations
Cuyahoga Community College's Stand for Racial Justice
Matthew Jordan, Magda Gomez, and Clayton Harris August 2021
Volume: 24 Issue: 8
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In the summer of 2020, in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) President Alex Johnson decided that the institution needed to take a public stand against systemic racism and for racial justice in America. Dr. Johnson charged a team of leaders representing faculty, staff, and students from across the college with organizing this effort that came to be known as the Tri-C Stand for Racial Justice (SRJ). To date, this initiative has engaged with thousands of people in a variety of contexts.
Tags: Community Relations, Diversity, Equity, Organizational Culture, Innovations

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