As California Community Colleges have made the unprecedented move to online instruction and services over a short period, the CVC-OEI team quickly worked to put up a comprehensive resources webpage to help support teachers, staff, and leaders during the transition. Throughout the past three weeks, we have
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As colleges, faculty and students are transitioning to online learning – and also while those who intended to take online classes continue your studies – the CVC-OEI is here to support your success. Fortunately, California already has a robust online learning and support infrastructure. Still, the COVID-19
Read more →The California Community College Chancellor’s Office has published its 2017 Distance Education Report. In its Executive Summary, the report notes: The number of students taking distance education courses has been steadily increasing over the last 10 years. Distance education completion rates have also steadily climbed. The gap
Read more →On Monday, June 11, 2018, the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office posted its notice of intent to award for RFA 18-073: California Virtual Campus – Online Education Initiative grant as a joint project of the Educational Services and Workforce & Digital Futures Divisions of the California Community
Read more →The California State University (CSU) and the California Community Colleges have partnered to launch a new online course finder that will provide students who are enrolled at the CSU or a California community college access to 10,000 online, transferable classes. The collaborative initiative, called Finish Faster!, gives
Read more →In an effort to scale its commitment to online student access, success, and completion, the California Community Colleges Online Education Initiative (OEI) has expanded the number of colleges in its Consortium. Each of the new colleges devoted a considerable amount of time and effort to completing a
Read more →Since the inception of the Online Education Initiative (OEI), many California Community Colleges have been working together to address online achievement gaps and increase student access to fully-resourced online courses that propel them toward completion. During this time, our system has seen the average gap between face-to-face
Read more →As a resident of Northern California this February, I have experienced an intense period of weather. Others around the state have also dealt with heavy rains, gusting winds, snowstorms, mudslides or flood waters. It’s a pattern we haven’t seen for a long time. Watching each storm pass
Read more →I hope you are all having a great fall start! The California Community Colleges (CCC) Online Education Initiative (OEI) team is holding implementation meetings with our pilot colleges to get them ready to participate in the OEI Exchange. Exchange pilot activities are scheduled to begin in the
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