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Adam Authier – Community College Enterprise, 2023
After a comprehensive review of the major learning management systems (LMS) in 2019--2020, Schoolcraft College began a transition from Anthology's Blackboard Original LMS to the updated Blackboard Ultra Course View. The learning management system impacts or informs the daily work-flows of several key stakeholders. As such, it was imperative to…
Descriptors: Learning Management Systems, College Students, College Faculty, School Personnel
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Kelly-Riley, Diane – Composition Studies, 2020
This article reports on a statewide implementation of a corequisite model of instruction for first year writing at two- and four-year public, postsecondary institutions in Idaho. This project explores how these institutions manage political and economic mandates for educational reform while preserving educational quality for students and teaching…
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Writing Instruction, College Students, Accountability
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Flink, Patrick J. – Reading Improvement, 2017
Reading comprehension and fluency issues are the most significant challenges facing adult, developmental reading students in community colleges. While a great deal of focus has been on improving developmental reading instruction, there is a lack of attention, and research, on how to best improve students' actual reading. Self-selected reading…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction, Community Colleges
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Fuller, Karla S.; King, Claire; Moore, Randolph; Saint-Louis, Nicole; Tyner-Mullings, Alia R. – Schools: Studies in Education, 2016
Community colleges continue to grapple with low rates of degree completion and transfer issues, with a national three-year completion rate of 22 percent (Community College Research Center). However, through the implementation of high-impact practices, many schools and programs have found levels of success. The City University of New York's (CUNY)…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Community Colleges, Two Year Colleges, Two Year College Students
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Sibbernsen, Kendra – Physics Teacher, 2013
Two-year college (TYC) physics teachers are not often required to provide student research experiences as a part of their contracted duties. However, some TYC physics faculty members are interested in developing research opportunities for their freshman- and sophomore-level students, often called "early undergraduate research" (EUR).…
Descriptors: College Science, Science Instruction, Two Year Colleges, College Faculty
Patz, Penny; Pritchard, William – 1996
Presents a proposed technology plan for Foothill-De Anza Community College district. The plan begins by outlining the college's proposed plan of action, which addresses four areas: the district's information infrastructure, faculty, administration, and student use of technology. The report then addresses issues related to technology in the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Technology, Program Implementation
Spangler, Mary; Seymour, Dan – 2002
This report details the Los Angeles City College's (California) strategic plan for the years 2002 to 2008. The report, the product of a process of commissioning a "Vision Team" and holding "Town Meetings," resulted in eight institution-wide priorities: (1) to foster a culture of academic excellence; (2) to maintain and enhance…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Objectives, Governance, Program Implementation
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Bozeman, William C.; Clements, Mary A. – Planning and Changing, 1981
Explains "purpose design," a planning and problem-solving strategy involving determination of planning purposes, generation and selection of solutions, specification of solution details, implementation, and evaluation. Describes the application of purpose design to the planning of an alumni association at Black Hawk College, a community…
Descriptors: Alumni Associations, Case Studies, Methods, Objectives
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Boyd, Major M.; Austell, David B. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1986
Presents results of a self-study by the North Carolina Department of Community Colleges to assess the current state of the humanities in its 58-campus system, to fathom the difficulties faced by humanities instructors, and to suggest ways to strengthen humanities instruction in the technical/vocational setting. (EL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Humanities, Humanities Instruction
Menegas, Irene – 2000
This paper from the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges is a chronological summary of the legislation and regulations adopted from 1987-1990, which govern basic skills instruction in the community colleges. The Seymour Campbell Matriculation Act of 1986 directs the Chancellor to develop a funding formula for matriculation, and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Enrollment
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Rusk, Mike – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1988
Discusses the use of one-way video, two-way audio teleconferencing as a teaching medium. Describes the teleconference facilities of Tulsa Junior College, the College Satellite Network and National University Teleconference Network, and the roles played by various people and groups in teleconferencing. Considers the cognitive aspects of video…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Distance Education, Educational Facilities, Information Networks
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Sweeney, Jan Flohr – Community Services Catalyst, 1983
Lists seven requisites for the implementation of community college teleconferencing. Describes the development of a consortium comprised of 15 Iowa community colleges and Iowa State University designed to increase educational program offerings using the community college telenet system. Analyzes results and problems and offers recommendations.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Consortia, Educational Planning, Intercollegiate Cooperation
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McPhail, Irving Pressley; Heacock, Ronald; Linck, Henry F. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2001
Reports on the Community College of Baltimore County's (CCBC) (Maryland) implementation of LearningFIRST, a plan intended to promote the evolution of CCBC into a learning institution. Six specific directions of the framework are mentioned, including: (1) learning is the core value and direction of CCBC; and (2) the student is central to the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Governance, Learner Controlled Instruction
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Tambrino, Paul A. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2001
Describes Iowa Valley Community College District's Contribution Margin Budgeting (CMB) program, successfully implemented to stave off bankruptcy. In this program, each responsibility center receives credit for all income generated and is charged for all expenditures, and each must build its own reserve against revenue shortfalls and unanticipated…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Finance Reform, Financial Problems
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Puerto Rico State Dept. of Education, Hato Rey. – 1990
The Puerto Rico Nursing Career Cooperative Demonstration Project and Associate Nursing Program provided education and onsite occupational training laboratory to upgrade the education of 20 licensed practical nurses (LPNs) from 1989-90. The nurses were upgraded to associate nurses in an 18-month period at the Technological Institute of Puerto Rico.…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Career Ladders, Cooperative Education, Demonstration Programs
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