What’s on your course menu?
Think about your online course shell like a website for your class. When you go to a website, what are you looking for in terms of navigation or design? Think about the last website you…
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A look back at a special college in Texas
This is a special year for St. Philip’s College. It is kicking off its 125th anniversary on March 1. St. Philip’s started in 1898 as a church school where a small group of African American girls…
A source of knowledge and inspiration
When Douglas B. Hamm applied to MentorLinks, he hoped it would improve Lakeshore Technical College (LTC) faculty and staff members’ understanding of National Science Foundation (NSF) resources and lead to better connections with the American…
Welcome to the Great Retraining
The Great Resignation has led to the Great Retraining, especially in the technology workforce, according to a new report from the Cengage Group. The global education technology company this fall re-surveyed Great Resigners — those…
More colleges join AACC/Microsoft cyber skills initiative
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has announced the second cohort of 14 community colleges that will join a national effort by Microsoft and AACC to help two-year colleges create and expand cybersecurity programs….
Fast-tracking learning
When Pima Community College in Arizona rolled out its first “Fast Track” programs in October 2021, allowing students to earn a stackable micro-credential that would lead to a high-paying job in as little as 12…
Kickstarting a biotech program at Compton
The MentorLinks application requires faculty members to obtain their college president’s signature on their application. That request led to a conversation between Compton College President Keith Curry and Katherine A. Marsh, an assistant professor of biology,…
Competition fosters STEM ideas to address real-world problems
The application for the 2023 Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) opens on January 17. The competition gives teams of community college students the opportunity to win cash prizes and gain experts’ advice on their innovative…
Attaining support to develop a cybersecurity workforce
Since October 2019, when the three-person team from Big Sandy Community and Technical College (Kentucky) mapped out a plan with their MentorLinks Mentor Davina Pruitt-Mentle to launch an associate of applied science degree with a…
The perfect organizational structure?
Reporting structures vary widely among institutions and change over time. According to the annual ITC survey, distance learning reporting structures shifted from “technology” to “academics” ending up with 80% of respondents indicating that they report…