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

Recent Surveys Regarding Online Ed & Campus Technology

Here, for your perusal, are a few pieces discussing relevant survey results:

“Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology” by Doug Lederman and Scott Jaschik (8/27/13)
From Inside Higher Ed:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/survey/survey-faculty-attitudes-technology

 (The next two articles both report on the same Gallup survey)

“Traditional Education Beats Online in Key Areas, Opinion Poll Finds” by Scott Carlson (10/15/13)
From The Chronicle’s “Wired Campus” blog:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/traditional-education-beats-online-in-key-areas-many-say-in-gallup-survey/47363?cid=cc

“Americans’ View of Online Courses” by Doug Lederman (10/15/13)
From Inside Higher Ed:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/10/15/american-adults-see-online-courses-least-equivalent-most-ways

“Helping Professors Use Technology Is Top Concern in Computing Survey” by Hannah Winston (10/17/13)
From The Chronicle:
http://chronicle.com/article/Helping-Faculty-Members-Use/142377/?cid=cc&utm_source=cc&utm_medium=en

Articles on Teaching Students

Below are a few relevant articles on teaching and working with students. Enjoy, and as always, feel free to comment in the CCCOnline Community.

“Everyone Should Teach ‘Freshman Comp’” by John Warner (9/16/13)
From Inside Higher Ed’s “Just Visiting” blog:
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/just-visiting/everyone-should-teach-freshman-comp

“Structuring Discussions: Online and Face-to-Face” by Maryellen Weimer (9/25/13)
From Faculty Focus’ “The Teaching Professor Blog”:
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/structuring-discussions-online-and-face-to-face/

“How We Respond to Students” by Andrew Joseph Pegoda (10/9/13)
From Inside Higher Ed:
http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2013/10/09/essay-communicating-students

“TMI From Professors” by Scott Jaschik (10/9/13)

From Inside Higher Ed:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/10/09/study-indicates-role-over-sharing-professors-encouraging-uncivil-student-behavior

“The Messy and Unpredictable Classroom” by Melissa Hudler (10/14/13)
From Faculty Focus:
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/the-messy-and-unpredictable-classroom/

CONNECT Conference is Friday!

We look forward to seeing you on Friday at Arapahoe Community College for the 2013 CONNECT conference!
For the day's schedule, directions, and information on sessions and speakers, please visit our website: CONNECT.

CONNECT Conference: Sessions & Schedule

This year's CONNECT conference comes with an increased focus on connecting our instructors with new innovation and inspiration in online teaching and learning. 

The conference will include headlining presentations by keynote speakers, and over 25 breakout sessions by CCCOnline instructors and staff members on teaching and learning strategies, pedagogy, and technology.

Visit CONNECT to register and and peruse the session schedule and descriptions.
Sessions are filling up fast, so register now!

Set your alarms!

The Conference will open at 7:30 AM for registration and a light breakfast.

The Conference Welcome and Keynote presentation by Jep Enck will begin promptly at 8:30 AM.

2013 CONNECT Conference Schedule

7:30 - Registration & Breakfast
8:30 - Conference Welcome & Keynote Presentation by Jep Enck
9:45 - Breakout Sessions
10:45 - Breakout Sessions
11:45 - Lunch
            Instructional Excellence Awards
            Keynote Presentation by Phil Hill
1:00 - Breakout Sessions
2:00 - Breakout Sessions
3:00 - CCCOnline Division Meetings

CONNECT Keynote Speaker Highlight

We’re thrilled to unveil our keynote speakers for the 2013 CONNECT to EXCELLENCE Conference, which will feature Phil Hill from MindWires and Jep Enck.

Phil Hill (@PhilOnEdTech) is an educational technology consultant and analyst who has spent the last 10 years advising in online education and educational technology markets. As an independent consultant and analyst, Phil helps higher education institutions develop effective strategies to understand and implement online education programs. Phil’s clients have included the University of Iowa, UCLA, California State University, DeVry University, Colorado Community College System, University of Maryland University College, among others.

Phil is also an author, blogger at e-Literate, and speaker, and he has become recognized in the educational technology community for his insights into the broader education market trends and issues. In addition to e-Literate, Phil has also written for EDUCAUSE Review and been quoted at Inside Higher Ed and Washington Business Journal.

CONNECT is a free, one-day event drawing around 300 instructors from CCCOnline and other colleges in the Colorado Community College system.  This annual event is an important opportunity for our online instructors to meet face to face to engage with each other and with new ideas in eLearning innovation. The conference will include presentations on the current state of CCCOnline, headlining presentations by keynote speakers, and breakout sessions by CCCOnline instructors and staff members on teaching and learning strategies, pedagogy, and technology. CONNECT will be held on October 4th, 2013 at Arapahoe Community College. Click here to register now! 

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