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in title, tags, annotations or urlRestoring the Faculty Voice - 0 views
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Discusses a meeting of faculty members from the unions of public colleges from 21 states to launch a campaign to assure the future of higher education. Participants reviewed a set of organizing principles contained in a draft document called "Quality Higher Education for the 21st Century." (Inside Higher Ed, 01/24/11)
A Marriage Endures - 0 views
Engaging Adjunct and Full-Time Faculty in Student Success Innovation - 1 views
AAUP: Compensation and Workloads (2003) - 0 views
Community College Faculty and Developmental Education: An Opportunity for Growth and Investment - 2 views
Retrieving the Dream - 1 views
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.
Global Skills for College Completion - 4 views
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Global Skills for College Completion (GSCC) deploys an online community of 26 outstanding basic skills faculty in 16 states on 13 campuses to innovate math and writing basic skills pedagogy to consistently increase pass rates to 80%. The project is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the League for Innovation in the Community College in partnership with Knowledge in the Public Interest and LaGuardia Community College in New York.
(Inside Higher Ed, 01/21/11)