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So, what will our colleges look like?
What will the role of faculty look like?
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Free, Cool, Textbook: On-Ramp to Nursing Assistant Certified
Elizabeth Hanson and Jenae Kirby, instructors at Shoreline Community College, have co-authored a textbook for use by faculty and students, designed for students who speak English as a second language who are beginning their healthcare career training. Take a look at this free, online textbook: On-Ramp to Nursing Assistant Certified.
From the Lulu site description of the text:
Prepare your high beginning level/intermediate level ESL students for entrance into a regular nursing assistant program or for entrance into a general health care career training program. Each of the 6 units includes 3 readings, vocabulary development, writing and grammar instruction and practice. This course is based on authentic nursing assistant course materials. Topics include: health problems, duties of a Nursing Assistant, places to work in health care, and the infectious disease chain. This is a great starting point for students and ESL teachers.
Thanks, Elizabeth and Jenae, for sharing your expertise with the world!
From the Lulu site description of the text:
Prepare your high beginning level/intermediate level ESL students for entrance into a regular nursing assistant program or for entrance into a general health care career training program. Each of the 6 units includes 3 readings, vocabulary development, writing and grammar instruction and practice. This course is based on authentic nursing assistant course materials. Topics include: health problems, duties of a Nursing Assistant, places to work in health care, and the infectious disease chain. This is a great starting point for students and ESL teachers.
Thanks, Elizabeth and Jenae, for sharing your expertise with the world!
Campus Safety and Security
Please take a look at the newly-launched Campus Safety and Security page, now residing on the home page of the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) website.
The page includes links to each of our 34 college's own Campus Safety pages. The purpose of the site is to provide access to campus safety efforts, crime statistics, and contact information for campus security staff.
The page includes links to each of our 34 college's own Campus Safety pages. The purpose of the site is to provide access to campus safety efforts, crime statistics, and contact information for campus security staff.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Continued Support for ANGEL - What does this mean to WA State?
Bb made a few unexpected decisions this week, including the decision to continue their support for ANGEL, "indefinitely." What does that mean for all of us in Washington who are currently using ANGEL, but were faced with support ending in 2014? Too soon to know.
In a surprise move education software giant Blackboard Inc. acquires Moodlerooms, the largest north american provider of Moodle services, adds Sakai inventor to leadership team and launches open source services to provide scalable capabilities to the Higher Education Marketplace.
In a surprise move education software giant Blackboard Inc. acquires Moodlerooms, the largest north american provider of Moodle services, adds Sakai inventor to leadership team and launches open source services to provide scalable capabilities to the Higher Education Marketplace.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
ctcLink - What in the World is ctcLink?
ctcLink...a major project in the Washington State Community and Technical College System...mentioned in lots of meetings...important enough to still have funding...but what the heck is it?
ctcLink is a new technology foundation that will replace an outdated 30-year-old computer system with modern services--available anytime, anywhere--for the students, faculty and staff of Washington's community and technical colleges.
See the fact sheet on this page for a brief overview of ctcLink or get even more details in this set of Frequently Asked Questions.
ctcLink is a new technology foundation that will replace an outdated 30-year-old computer system with modern services--available anytime, anywhere--for the students, faculty and staff of Washington's community and technical colleges.
See the fact sheet on this page for a brief overview of ctcLink or get even more details in this set of Frequently Asked Questions.
8 Qualities of Remarkable Employees
8 Qualities of Remarkable Employees
Forget good to great. Here's what makes a great employee remarkable.By Jeff Haden | Feb 21, 2012 Great employees are reliable, dependable, proactive, diligent, great leaders and great followers... they possess a wide range of easily-defined—but hard to find—qualities.
A few hit the next level. Some employees are remarkable, possessing qualities that may not appear on performance appraisals but nonetheless make a major impact on performance.
Read the full story...
A few hit the next level. Some employees are remarkable, possessing qualities that may not appear on performance appraisals but nonetheless make a major impact on performance.
Read the full story...
Will Tablets and Open Resources Replace Textbooks?
Tablet Ownership Triples Among College Students
One-fourth of the college students surveyed said they owned a tablet, compared with just 7 percent last year. Sixty-three percent of college students believe tablets will replace textbooks in the next five years—a 15 percent increase over last year’s survey. More than a third said they intended to buy a tablet sometime in the next six months.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 14, 2012
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