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Center for Community College Student Engagement, 2010
If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a strong network of committed colleagues to launch an initiative like "SENSE." From its conception in fall 2006 to the first national administration in fall 2009, the Survey of Entering Student Engagement ("SENSE") has been supported by key individuals and groups, without whom there would have been…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Learner Engagement, Community Colleges, Student Experience
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Goode, Dianne – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2000
Describes an innovative curriculum project at Piedmont Community College in North Carolina called CONCUR, which designed classes specifically for developmental students, applying the principles of contextual learning by creating the context of a publishing company. Discusses motivation, grading, the reading workshop, providing books, pages…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Developmental Studies Programs, English Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
City Univ. of New York, NY. Instructional Resource Center. – 1988
Papers presented at the City University of New York's English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) Council conference on maximizing the chances for success of limited-English-proficient college students include the following: "Thresholds, Alienation, and Syntax" (Geoffrey Summerfield); "Storytelling: Starting with the Familiar" (A. Duku…
Descriptors: Alienation, Classroom Techniques, College Bound Students, Developmental Studies Programs