Technology

Growing apprenticeships among small businesses

U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh this week emphasized the Biden administration’s support for using registered apprenticeships as a key workforce development strategy to fill job openings — particularly in technology — and as a way…


Reporter’s notebook

Los Angeles district pilots teaching certain classes in Spanish A final push to get short-term Pell done this year Strengthening student support services Research on math, CTE efforts in Virginia Los Angeles district pilots teaching…


Mining for opportunities

Appalachian communities from Alabama to New York have been hit hard by job losses over the last decade as the nation has become less reliant on coal — and community colleges in these areas are…


The influence of instructional designers

For many community colleges, instructional design and online faculty support consist of a small team of individuals who wear many hats. These individuals often have different titles from organization to organization, such as learning content…


A pioneer in liquid-hydrogen flight

Mark Haberbusch has always been a dreamer. And his biggest dream is finally taking flight. Nearly three decades ago, the Case Western Reserve University graduate, who studied fluid and thermal engineering science and designed high-altitude…


It’s not all async or swim with online courses

While everyone loves the flexibility and independence of online courses, sometimes a sense of isolation can settle in for both instructors and students. Most communication in online courses is text-based and can be a bit…


A more intentional approach to equity in STEM

Eboni Zamani-Gallaher knows that community college STEM educators are working hard to recruit students and more broadly to address gaps in achievement and earnings faced by women and people of color. In her keynote speech…


One step forward, three steps back

Community colleges continue to adapt in the post-Covid era. Uncertainty remains as to whether we will have to close down again or not. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are potential…



‘We’ll never have more money than we do today’

The chief information officer of a university, who was serving on a panel about the future of information technology in higher education, made this prophetic, frightening and probably accurate statement about funding: “We’ll never have…