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Herndon, M. Craig – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2011
The use of Web technologies to connect with and disperse information to prospective and current students can be effective for students as well as efficient for colleges. Early results of the use of such technologies in a statewide system point to high rates of satisfaction among students when information is delivered, provide clues on how various…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Web Sites, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education
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Bajt, Susanne K. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2011
The current generation of new students, referred to as the Millennial Generation, brings a new set of challenges to the community college. The influx of these technologically sophisticated students, who interact through the social phenomenon of Web 2.0 technology, bring expectations that may reshape institutions of higher learning. This chapter…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Educational Needs, Community Colleges, Internet
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Lester, Jaime; Perini, Michael – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2010
This chapter explores the potential of social networking sites for increasing student engagement for distance education learners. The authors present a modified student engagement model with a focus on the integration of technology, specifically social networking sites for community college distance education learners. The chapter concludes with…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Social Networks, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Technology
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Watkins, Candice – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2009
Web 2.0 is a constant and growing theme in the library field. This article describes a social networking site based on a Web 2.0 infused course management system (CMS) developed by Clatsop Community College in Astoria, Oregon.
Descriptors: Management Systems, Online Courses, Information Literacy, Access to Information
Ogilvie, Gina M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Technology usage is increasing important for community college students, but whether nontraditional students differ from traditional students in technology usage and support was unclear. Further, it was not known whether Nontraditional and Traditional community college students feel equally connected to the college when using social networking…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Nontraditional Students, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges
Mooney, Carolyn – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Mark David Milliron, founder and chief executive of Catalyze Learning International, believes that all types of educational institutions--from elementary schools to universities--should be having conversations about the way they use information technology. In particular, Milliron believes technology will play a crucial role at community colleges…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Information Technology, Ability, Educational Technology
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Violino, Bob – Community College Journal, 2009
This article talks about the latest trend in education, which is social networking. As this phenomenon continues to grow, community colleges are getting into the act, launching online initiatives and harnessing the technology to communicate, promote, and conduct important school business. School administrators believe that social networking can…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Handheld Devices, Social Networks, Web Sites
Demski, Jennifer – Campus Technology, 2009
According to the 2008 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE): 82 percent of community college students surveyed have part-time jobs (and over half of this group works more than 20 hours a week); almost all (93 percent) reported commuting to campus and 21 percent said they spend between six and 20 hours a week in the commute;…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Learner Engagement, Student Characteristics
Doerr, Mark, Ed. – Faculty Association of Community and Technical Colleges, 2007
"FACTC Focus" is a publication of Faculty Association of Community and Technical Colleges (FACTC) with the purpose of presenting diverse views on faculty issues. Included in this issue are: (1) Teaching Underwater (Jill Stukenberg); (2) The Ready Made Audience (Jason Nix); (3) Success or Insanity (J. Salas); (4) U Tube and Flickr…
Descriptors: Salaries, Technical Institutes, Community Colleges, Educational Technology
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Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2010
For the thirty-third year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. This is Volume #2 of the 33rd "Annual Proceedings of Selected Papers on the Practice of Educational Communications and Technology." This volume includes…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Management Systems, Technology Uses in Education, Web Sites