Articles: Developmental Ed Debates and Solutions

For those of you with an interest in developmental education: below are a few pieces representing current solutions and lively debates. (Note the CCCOnline Math MOOC is featured in a governor’s newsletter; we ran a short piece on our Math MOOC here.)

“Wrong Answer on Remediation” by William G. Tierney and Julia C. Duncheon (11/8/13)
From Inside Higher Ed:
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2013/11/08/ending-remediation-wrong-answer-essay

“Faster Math Path” by Paul Fain (10/21/13):
From Inside Higher Ed, regarding California:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/10/21/california-community-colleges-cautious-experiment-accelerated-remediation

“Less Choice, More Mainstreaming” by Megan Rogers (10/2/13)
From Inside Higher Ed, regarding Colorado:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/10/02/remedial-reform-and-completion-key-latino-students-success-politician-argues

“Going to the Root of the Problem” by Paul Fain (9/13/13)
From Inside Higher Ed, regarding Tennessee:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/09/13/promising-remedial-math-reform-tennessee-expands

“Community College System Pilots Pre-Algebra MOOC”
From the Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology (8/13).

 

“Free Courses for a Big Problem” by Paul Fain (7/19/13)
From Inside Higher Ed, regarding MOOCs:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/07/19/two-year-colleges-go-open-source-seek-fix-remediation

“Remediation If You Want It” by Paul Fain (6/5/13)
From Inside Higher Ed, regarding Florida:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/06/05/florida-law-gives-students-and-colleges-flexibility-remediation