In the era of COVID-19, college faculty have had to make the difficult but necessary transition from face-to-face to online instruction. For those who never have taught online, learning new technology and processes can been overwhelming. As an initial step in transitioning faculty to online instruction, Hartnell
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Instructors never want their own limitations to impact their students. Each edit, modification, and attempt to update an online course is done with the idea that it will make the content learnable for students. But oftentimes we are doing it blind. The OEI rubric taught me how
Read more →When the pandemic hit, it raised multiple questions for our institution’s faculty. One of the biggest involved community-building: how do we make sure our students can engage in the same types of conversations they did in the face-to-face classroom? How do we make sure that, even lacking
Read more →College of the Canyons is currently building three online programs and improving one existing program to address regional workforce needs. Additionally, we are drawing upon industry expertise to create Open Educational Resources (OER), resulting in Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) pathways for fields in which none currently exist.
Read more →New World of Work (NWOW) offers a great introduction for students to become aware of 21st-century competencies, digital badging, and the ability to earn badges in courses. The NWOW framework also provides recognition for achievement in skill development through digital micro-credentialing through the Concentric Sky Badgr platform.
Read more →Non-credit courses might not get the same visibility or accolades as traditional college classes. Still, the value to both students and employers shouldn’t be overlooked — especially in light of today’s COVID-19 crisis. Non-credit courses give students the option to explore new careers and learn new skills
Read more →Higher education is often viewed as an “ivory tower” – disconnected from the rest of the world, impractical, and concerned with satisfying its own needs and the egos of those who work in the academic world. Bakersfield College is no ivory tower. In my 22 years of
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