Stay up to date with the League for Innovation in the Community College by visiting their website for this month’s League Connections. April highlights include:
Leadership Abstracts: Trusteeship in Our Era of Accountability.
Learning Abstracts: Active Learning Experiment Challenges Students.
Innovation Showcase: High School STEM Students Experience “Quirky” Path to Inventive Careers; Now Available! Teaching With the Brain in Mind: What Neuroscience Can (and Cannot) Tell Us About How Students Learn, The Cross Papers, Number 17.
Call for Manuscripts: The League maintains an open call for manuscripts for its monthly digital publications, “Leadership Abstracts,” “Learning Abstracts,” and “Innovation Showcase.” The editorial staff invites community college educators to share effective, innovative practices, processes, strategies, and programs with the field through brief articles (1,500 to 2,000 words). Visit the post link below for prospective author guidelines.
Membership: Renew Membership by July 31 to Receive 10% Discount; Learning Summit Registration Discount.
Member Spotlight: Bellevue College – A Program as Unique as Its Students. South Louisiana Community College – SLCC’s New RN Program: A True Community Partnership. Learn how your college can be featured in Member Spotlight.
Awards: Innovation of the Year Awards Submission Deadline: April 12; The Cross Papers Fellowship Proposal Deadline: April 30; John & Suanne Roueche Excellence Awards Announcement.
iStream Sneak Peek: Innovations 2014 Conference Presentation Selection.
Featured Video: Innovating for a World-Class Future – Martha Kanter describes the world-class future that she sees as the focus of community college innovation, in this clip from her keynote presentation at Innovations 2014 last month in Anaheim.
Check out upcoming events, resources, and opportunities from the League’s partners and friends.
And more!
For the complete post, go to:
<https://www.league.org/publication/leagueconnections/LC201404.cfm>.
Michael J. McDonough
Academic Services
04/08/2014 |