Oregon AAWCC blog

Gamifying the classroom

Becky Washington, MPA — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:28:24 +0000

As an avid learner, I am particularly interested in following presentations on TED.com. TED offers some of the most current and impressive information on any given subject and gives the life-long learner access to the most timely research and thinking on many subjects. In 2010 TED offered video of a conference talk by Jesse Schell [...]

Student leader gets a résumé remodel

Becky Washington, MPA — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 23:46:40 +0000

You care about your students and watch their development with caring and enthusiasm. Then……..you see their résumé. Oh no! Not another dependable-hardworking-team-player-looking-for-an-opportunity-of-mutual-benefit-to-me-and-my-future-employer-while-we-hold-hands-and-walk-together-into-the-sunset-singing-Kumbaya. You feel the résumé is not doing them justice. But what to do The first thing I did for Joe was to pull his transcript. Students are often suprised to find the honors they have earned. I asked Joe [...]

Salman Khan: Let’s use video to reinvent education

Becky Washington, MPA — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:09:02 +0000

http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html

Great News for Oregon Learners

Becky Washington, MPA — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:04:37 +0000

Free courses are now available to Oregon public, academic, tribal, and school libraries as part of the Statewide Database Licensing Program through LearningExpress Library. http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/technology/sdlp/LearningExpress/ . Courses include: • Citizenship Tests and Study Materials • College Tests such as CLEP, MCAT, LCAT, AP, GRE • Computer Courses including: o Adobe Flash Courses o Adobe Illustrator Courses [...]

The Future of Work

Becky Washington, MPA — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:45:45 +0000

Technology is changing quickly and impacting our lives in all kinds of ways. What will be the impact on work and the way we do our jobs? See some examples of technology that may disrupt the way we do business and explore questions about what jobs will look like. Healthcare Functional Foods: http://www.fastcompany.com/mic/2010/industry/most-innovative-food-companies Tiny Motors: [...]

What questions would you ask our panel of Community College Presidents?

Becky Washington, MPA — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:47:43 +0000

The end of October is approaching – which means next month ushers in the annual AAWCC Fall Conference! Set for Thursday and Friday, November 18 and 19, the conference – “Obstacles and Opportunities: Thriving in Changing Times” – will take place at its new location, the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tigard. This year’s conference promises [...]

Gates Foundation Announces $35 Million in Funding for Community Colleges

Becky Washington, MPA — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:02:54 +0000

At today’s Whitehouse summit on Community Colleges, Melinda Gates announced the launch of Completion by Design, a program to help community colleges increase graduation rates. Oregon’s not on the list of states that may apply. According to the Gates Foundation website: “The Request for Applications (RFA) announced today seek submissions from groups of community colleges [...]

Is Unemployment in the US Cyclical or Structural?

Becky Washington, MPA — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:33:42 +0000

Structural versus Cyclical Unemployment Structural: Workers without jobs whose skills don’t match the types of jobs available. Cyclical: The worker is available and willing to work but currently without work due to lack of demand in the economy. Is our current situation structural unemployment? “The long-term unemployed—those who have been out of work for more than 26 [...]

Where will the jobs be across the US?

Becky Washington, MPA — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:05:39 +0000

Richard Florida’s team crunches the numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to show job growth across the states. Oregon comes in within the mid-range. http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/08/where-the-jobs-will-be/61459/

Google Apps for Educators

Becky Washington, MPA — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:07:28 +0000

For those of us lucky enough to attend the AAWCC summer conference, we got the chance to learn from some great speakers: ”Enter the World of Google Apps”, Amethyst O’Brien, Google; “Tools for Educators”, Niki Taylo, Sunset High School; “Google in the College Setting”, Professor Grace Windsheimer, Columbia Gorge Community College. Resources here: http://www.aawccoregon.org/summer-conference/resources.html. Oregon’s educational [...]