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Grandgenett, Neal; Thiele, Levi; Pensabene, Tom; McPeak, Brad – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
This article describes the collaborative evolution of the Midwest Center for Information Technology (MCIT)--which is a consortium of 10 different community colleges across the four states of Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota--that was established to improve information technology (IT) education across the region. MCIT has been funded…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Community Colleges, Computer Science Education, Career Academies
Education Commission of the States, 2018
Business leaders in Nebraska cannot find the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) talent they need to stay competitive. Students' lagging performance in K-12 is a critical reason why. The good news is that the nation's most effective STEM education programs can help turn the tide. Nebraska students have made some progress in…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Demand Occupations, Mathematics Achievement
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Soh, Leen-Kiat; Samal, Ashok; Nugent, Gwen – Computer Science Education, 2007
This paper describes the Reinventing Computer Science Curriculum Project at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Motivated by rapid and significant changes in the information technology and computing areas, high diversity in student aptitudes, and high dropout rates, the project designed and implemented an integrated instructional/research…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Curriculum Development, Integrated Curriculum, Introductory Courses