A few photos from last week’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Principal Investigator’s Conference in Washington, D.C. The annual event is managed by the American Association of Community Colleges with support from the National Science Foundation….
One person worked in a grocery store; another waited on tables. A third didn’t know what to do after high school. And then there was the high-achieving high school sophomore. For all four, a turning…
Educators can better help students realize their full potential if they look beyond IQ and other standard measures of intelligence and consider their current level of competence, life skills, passion and inspiration to succeed, the…
The 2022 Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Principal Investigators’ Conference began this week with a virtual session for community college presidents to learn from their peers about how to use ATE grants from the National Science…
Photos from AACC-member colleges. Portland Community College President Adrien Bennings chats with President Joe Biden about the value of community colleges during his visit to Oregon this week. (Photo: PCC) Brian Bridges (right), New Jersey’s…
Last Friday, more than 280 middle and high school students from seven school districts gathered at Portland Community College’s recently completed Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center (OMIC) Training Center and another OMIC facility. It was the…
Detroit’s North American International Auto Show, held last month for the first time since 2019 because of the Covid pandemic, gives attendees a glimpse at new car models and emerging auto technologies. This year’s show…
Online education has had a phenomenal impact on higher education by increasing access for students. This format for learning also has fostered greater flexibility, convenience and completion for traditional and nontraditional students alike. The “physicality”…
It’s been a tough few years for college instructors, but, in general, faculty still largely enjoy their jobs and remain committed to helping students, according to a white paper by edtech provider Cengage. However, those…
Near the end of the last millennium, 1996 to 1998 to be exact, I was the administrator primarily responsible for developing the infrastructure necessary for videoconferencing (also known as interactive television or iTV) between classrooms…