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Faria, Ann-Marie; Bergey, Rebecca; Baird, Ashley Simpson; Lishinski, Alex – American Institutes for Research, 2019
Although English language learners (ELLs) have an increasing presence in postsecondary education, their unique needs are often unmet by institutions of higher education, partly resulting from their diversity--they vary in their educational backgrounds, English proficiency levels, career goals, and reasons for learning English. Many ELLs spend…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, English Language Learners, Higher Education, Language Proficiency
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Violini, Bob – Community College Journal, 2014
As part of the student success agenda, the nation's community colleges have been asked to rethink their approach to education on every level. From the explosion of smartphones and mobile devices on campus to the demand for more robust data analytics and tracking to the increasingly technical nature of global work, technology has evolved from a…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Community Colleges, Educational Technology, Telecommunications
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Zurier, Steve – Community College Journal, 2013
Few professors teaching at community colleges today expect students to learn every nuance of every technological device they are likely to encounter throughout the course of their careers. Educators can expose students to enough of a base so that when the technology does evolve--and it will--they have the confidence and ability to adapt and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Higher Education, Job Training, Technology Uses in Education
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Bender, Louis W.; Conrad, Lora P. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1984
Reports on a national study conducted to determine to what extent computers are being used effectively in the small two-year college. Provides profiles that reflect the continuum of sophistication in computer use along which individual colleges can place themselves. Looks at national trends. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology, Microcomputers
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Haigh, Roger W. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1983
Offers eight questions and answers to help administrators quickly assess the computing services issues as it relates to their institution. Covers topics including computing services planning, computer skills incorporation in general education curricula, acquisition of software and hardware, computer centers, microcomputers, and personal advantages…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Presidents, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs
Pierce, Robin – American Education, 1972
A communication system linking 40 of Oregon's Lane County schools to a computer helps students identify jobs that fit their own specifications. (Editor)
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Career Planning, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs
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Dellow, Donald A.; Poole, Lawrence H. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1984
Assesses the effect of microcomputer technology on traditional community college instructional roles, values, and activities. Examines issues related to computer literacy, telecommunications use, videodisc technology, information control, faculty workload, microcomputer access, and curricular change. Underscores the importance of human contact.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology
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Pastore, Carlo – Community and Junior College Journal, 1978
Advocates that in order to serve their community's needs, administrators must encourage instructors to increase their knowledge of technologies such as microcomputers by participating in workshops offered by computer training companies so that students who find microcomputers in equipment they handle on the job will have basic knowledge of them.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science, Computer Science Education
Bryant, Henry A. – 1983
The importance of utilizing computer-age technology in various aspects of Black Studies instruction is discussed in this paper. After stressing the continued need for Black Studies programs, the paper describes the evolution of an idea to videotape Ethnic Studies course material in order to improve instruction and make material available to…
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Studies, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs
Vancouver Community Coll., British Columbia. – 1984
After examining the impact of changing technology on postsecondary instruction and on the tools needed for instruction, this report analyzes the status and offers recommendations concerning the future of instructional computing at Vancouver Community College (VCC) in British Columbia. Section I focuses on the use of computers in community college…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction
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Durbak, Ivan R.; Sadnytzky, Nicholas O. – Community College Review, 1984
Looks at three areas in which college administrators should ensure that computers are available for faculty use (i.e., instruction, personal scholarship, and administrative tasks). Suggests ways of overcoming faculty resistance to computers and steps in a carefully planned and managed process of improving computer literacy. (DMM)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction
Wenger, Gary E.; Lemme, Ronald – 1987
The College of DuPage (CD), a community college enrolling 28,890 students and employing 2,400 faculty, staff, and part-time student employees, decided to develop a plan for computing in order to inventory computing resources on campus; justify resources based on current capacities and limitations; identify opportunities for effective resource…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Planning, Community Colleges, Computer Managed Instruction
Holmes, William H. – 1985
Two-year colleges, comprising America's largest advanced skill training network, are facing an information-handling crisis due to the current technology revolution. Four primary issues must be faced by community colleges if they are to narrow the gap between their educational services and societal shifts brought on by rapid technological…
Descriptors: College Planning, College Role, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs
Savage, Daniel D.; Brey, Ron – Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, 1987
Reports survey findings about two-year colleges' use of telecommunications. Reveals wide acceptance of satellite capabilities for various institutional purposes, significant numbers of colleges owning or operating broadcast television stations, widespread use of electronic mail and teleconferencing, and use of exotic forms of telecommunications by…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Communications Satellites, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs
Weglarz, Shirley – 2000
Johnson County Community College (JCCC) conducted a survey in response to faculty comments regarding entering students' lack of rudimentary computer skills. Faculty were spending time in non-computer related classes teaching students basic computer skills. The aim of the survey was to determine what the basic computer competencies for entering…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Computer Literacy
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