In a new video podcast, CCRC’s Susan Bickerstaff and Amy E. Brown discuss the growing need for improvements to online learning post pandemic, a set of instructional strategies designed to bolster students' self-directed learning skills in online courses, and unanswered questions about how colleges can improve online learning.
The Community College Climate Summit, cohosted by the Chancellor's office and the Foundation for California Community Colleges, convened community college and climate leaders to discuss workforce development, curriculum integration, community engagement, and campus sustainability. Read about key takeaways in this blog post.
Learn about a new data tool that shows the demand for workers in high-opportunity occupations that are being impacted by efforts to improve sustainability and efficiency, and the role community colleges play in preparing students for these jobs in this blog post.
To help community colleges retool their workforce programs to adapt to changes in the energy sector, it’s important to understand what colleges are already doing. CCRC researchers spoke with Allison Moe, a research project manager at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, about connecting with community and technical colleges and the potential impacts of a new CCRC study.
For university faculty, disciplinary societies provide support throughout their careers—stimulating new ideas and fostering collaborations. How can these supports be more accessible to faculty teaching in community colleges? A new report summarizes the outcomes of a 2023 workshop that created action plans for increased collaboration and engagement.
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