On Student Evaluations

This week, we’re sharing a few links regarding student evaluations. Enjoy . . .

“Rating My Professor – For Real” by Colleen Flaherty (4/21/14)
From Inside Higher Ed:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/04/21/u-minnesota-proposes-plan-offer-students-access-course-evaluations

“Mid-Semester Evaluations” by Laura B. McGrath (3/11/14)
From Inside Higher Ed’s “GradHacker” blog:
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/mid-semester-evaluations

“How to Deal With Negative Teaching Evaluations” by Natascha Chtena (2/9/14)   
From Inside Higher Ed’s “GradHacker” blog:
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/how-deal-negative-teaching-evaluations

“The Unnecessary Agony of Student Evaluations” by Spurgeon Thompson (3/1/13)
From The Chronicle’s “The Conversation” blog:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/conversation/2013/03/01/the-unnecessary-agony-of-student-evaluations/

Articles Pertaining to Non-Traditional and Military Students

Below are a few pieces that concern our non-traditional/working adult and military/veteran students. The articles discuss these students’ special needs, their completion rates, and the support they receive from colleges.

As always, please feel free to comment in the Cultivating Excellence area of the CCCOnline Community!

“Data on Student Veterans' College Outcomes under New G.I. Bill” (3/24/14)
From Inside Higher Ed:
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/03/24/data-student-veterans-college-outcomes-under-new-gi-bill

"Opinion: Critical Success Factors for Online Education" by Mario Matus (3/18/14)
From Navy Times:
http://www.navytimes.com/article/20140318/NEWS01/303180039/Opinion-Critical-success-factors-online-education

“Who’s the Boss? The Unexpected Challenges of Transitioning from the Military to Higher Ed” by Jo Emanuelson (3/13/14)
From The Evolllution: Illuminating the Lifelong Learning Movement:
http://www.evolllution.com/opinions/whos-boss-unexpected-challenges-transitioning-military-higher-ed/

“Adult Education Data Show Signs of Declining Investment” by Mary Alice McCarthy and Clare McCann (2/27/14)
From EdCentral: Education News & Analysis from the New America Foundation:
http://www.edcentral.org/adult-education-data-show-signs-declining-investment/

“Traditional and Non-Traditional Learners in Online Education” by Shaun Curran (2/26/14)
From The Evolllution: Illuminating the Lifelong Learning Movement:
http://www.evolllution.com/distance_online_learning/traditional-non-traditional-learners-online-education/

Community Colleges in the News

This week, we offer you a few recent articles of interest that pertain to community colleges:

“College Students Bypassing Degrees on Purpose” by Eddie Small, Hechinger Report (3/25/14)
From Community College Daily:
http://www.ccdaily.com/Pages/Academic-Programs/College-students-bypassing-degrees-on-purpose.aspx

“Starting All Over Again” by Paul Fain (3/19/14)
From Inside Higher Ed:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/03/19/lost-credits-hold-back-transfer-students-study-finds

“Governor Hickenlooper Signs Legislation Authorizing Community Colleges to Offer Four Year Degrees in Career and Technical Fields” by Joe Marquez (2/27/14)
From Colorado Community College Newswire:
http://newswire.coloradocommunitycolleges.com/2014/02/governor-hickenlooper-signs-legislation-authorizing-community-colleges-to-offer-four-year-degrees-in-career-and-technical-fields/

“Community Colleges Nourish Both Students and Society, Report Says” by Katherine Mangan (2/18/14)
From The Chronicle:
http://chronicle.com/article/Community-Colleges-Nourish/144799/

“Three States Look at Free Community College Tuition” by Jonathan J. Cooper (2/17/14)
From Community College Week:
http://www.ccweek.com/news/templates/template.aspx?articleid=3886&zoneid=3

“Free Community College? Tennessee Proposal Draws Praise and Concerns” by Eric Kelderman (2/6/14)
From The Chronicle:
http://chronicle.com/article/Free-Community-College-/144553/?cid=cc