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Bruce Vandal

Tennessee Higher Education Initiative Survey - 0 views

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    Survey sent to business leaders by the Tennessee Business Roundtable on Complete College Tennessee Act
Lisa Levinson

Business Results Through Essential Skills and Literacy - Workforce Education - Workforc... - 2 views

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    This guidebook is a result of partnerships between numerous companies, literacy agencies, and trade associations involved with manufacturing and exports in Canada. The guidebook is divided into two sections. Literacy & Essential Skills in Business provides information and facts about Canada's efforts to improve literacy and essential skills in the workplace. The second section is a workbook providing tools for workplace assessments, checklists and usable templates to initiate a workplace literacy program. There is also a very useful appendix with additional resources.
Matt Smith

Montgomery College to look at redesigning its remedial courses - 0 views

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    The newspaper article from the Business Gazette (MD) details the efforts of Maryland communities colleges and Montgomery College, in particular, to redesign remediation by integrating basic math and English skills into vocational and specialized major courses. By including remedial curricula within major content areas, faculties hope to increase retention and completion rates for students who require college prep.
Bruce Vandal

University of Phoenix Releases Transparent Accounting of Student Outcomes and Previews ... - 1 views

  • Lastly and also as part of the First-Year Sequence, University of Phoenix is changing its approach to remediation and instituting a program of integrative learning, which will provide just-in-time skills on a gradual basis. This innovative approach will make learning opportunities available to students throughout their course of study, not just at the beginning and not in an all-in-one, sink-or-swim course. “We are changing remedial education to work for all students when they need it and without sacrificing their appropriate academic progression,” said Pepicello.
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    This announcement references the University of Phoenix's plan to provide just in time developmental education as part of their online programs.
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