By Paul Fain. The resumption of year-round Pell Grants, scheduled for July, could help offset the enrollment declines many community colleges are experiencing, according to Moody's Investors Service. More...
14 juillet 2017
12 juillet 2017
New Models for Community Colleges
By Ashley A. Smith. In California and Pennsylvania, new institutions are created.
Across the country, many students still lack access to a college option that fits their needs. More...
12 juillet 2017
Training the Community College Leader
By Ashley A. Smith. NC State wants to help solve the community college leadership pipeline problem amid broader shift in focus of doctoral training programs. More...
23 février 2017
Building Global Community
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Building Global Community
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, 2017/02/17
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a manifesto yesterday afternoon stressing the importance of community and Facebook's role in developing it. More...
18 février 2017
Double Majors at Community Colleges
By Matt Reed. Someone asked that in a meeting this week, and I had to admit, I’d never thought about it. I couldn’t think of one offhand. Read more...
31 janvier 2017
Créer une communauté d’apprenants, oui mais pour quoi ?
Par Mathilde Bourdat. La tendance est à la prise en compte des apprentissages informels, et à leur encouragement. Prestataires et concepteurs de dispositifs internes de formation intègrent donc de plus en plus souvent la création d’un groupe dédié sur un réseau social, comme partie prenante du dispositif. Mais suffit-il vraiment de proposer à des apprenants d’adhérer à un groupe Yammer ou LinkedIn pour créer une communauté d’apprentissage. Voir l'article...
28 janvier 2017
Budget crunch puts community colleges in tough spot
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A proposal by Gov. Pete Ricketts to slash state aid to Nebraska’s community colleges this year will negatively affect the state’s future workforce and economic development, one college president said. More...
26 janvier 2017
Community-Focused Versus Market-Driven Education
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Community-Focused Versus Market-Driven Education
Matthew Metzgar, Digital Pedagogy Lab, 2017/01/25
The thrust of this fairly detailed article is that "though the true purpose of public education is clear — to provide benefits to individuals and communities — education is now becoming more aligned with the purposes of firms; all of which may lead to richer companies but poorer (in an educational sense) communities. More...
12 novembre 2016
Four-year programs at community colleges face ‘underground’ opposition
By Max Filby. Ohio’s Sinclair Community College wants to offer four-year degrees, but its president says the plan is getting push-back from an influential lobby: traditional four-year universities. More...
11 novembre 2016
Building Community at #JiscDigLead
By Eric Stoller. The Jisc Digital Leaders Programme had been on my professional "radar" since its debut in October of 2015. Featuring several of the "usual suspects" from the UK's higher (and further) education digital scene, I noted the hashtag (#JiscDigLead) and focused on my own calendar of autumnal consulting activities. Read more...
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