Sustaining Advancements in the New Normal
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that colleges and universities are far more agile and resilient than many previously believed. How do we sustain our technology advancements into the future?
Connections
Community college insights. Edited by Joseph Moreau, Vice Chancellor of Technology and Chief Technology Officer, Foothill-De Anza Community College District
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From a Roadblock to the Path Forward: Improving the FAFSA Process
The FAFSA process can form a roadblock to students’ ability to receive financial aid and, thus, to their enrollment and success in higher education. But there is a path forward.
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The Changing Nature of Student Records: The Interoperable Learner Record
The interoperable learner record (ILR) is key to creating an infrastructure that will empower learners to pursue and manage their education and their career.
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Why Community Colleges Should Offer Bachelor’s Degrees
California community colleges have launched baccalaureate degree pilot programs that may allay some of the concerns regarding an increase in bachelor’s degree availability at two-year institutions.
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Winning the Battle for Student Success
One higher education institution, South Texas College, is winning the battle for student success, fighting against poverty and language barriers with the help of a mobile communication tool.
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Using AI to Help Students Learn "How to College"
Artificial intelligence can help students learn “how to college.” This sets them on the path to graduation and to success far beyond the college or university.
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Collaborating to Offer Access for California Students Online
Two online initiatives in California—the CSU's Cal State Online and the CCC's Online Education Initiative—collaborated to focus on the shared interests of students from both segments by accelerating completion through summer courses.
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Online Student Services: What, Where, Who, When, How, and Most Importantly, Why
Implementing student services for online students involves answering the basic, but nonetheless complex, questions of what, where, who, when, how, and why.
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Leveraging Technology to Create Social Readers
Using annotation tools that leverage 21st-century technology to bring social reading back to its traditional roots, instructors can help their students develop critical thinking, digital literacy, and collaboration skills.
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Dear Vendors
Colleges and universities use pricing as a means to attract a diversity of students and to help those who might not have the financial means to take advantage of higher education. Can technology vendors use a similar model for academic institutions with less financial means?
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