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Stropes, Stephen L.; Neeley, Charlotte Ann – 1989
In 1986, Columbia State Community College (CSCC) initiated the Center of Emphasis to develop interactive video and computer-assisted instruction programs for students. This charge included stimulating faculty interest in developing such programs and providing technical assistance in their production. Initially, center staff contacted faculty…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperation, Educational Equipment
Hartmann, Joyce – Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, 1986
Describes two projects conducted by the Western Kansas Community Services Consortium and Kansas State University to develop noncredit courses, instructor-based modules, short courses, and credit courses dealing with gerontology for the general public and the providers of direct services to older adults. Explains the activities and accomplishments…
Descriptors: Age, Aging Education, Community Colleges, Gerontology
Linn-Benton Community Coll., Albany, OR. – 1975
Covering the time period of January 1974 to June 1975, the report describes the activities of an ongoing project to provide verbal problem sets for occupational math courses offered in Oregon community colleges and secondary schools. The problems were selected to provide the math skills necessary for job entry and performance in several…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Conference Reports, Developmental Programs, Material Development
Gullickson, Arlen, Ed.; Lawrenz, Frances, Ed.; Keiser, Nanette, Ed. – JAI Press, 2004
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program is a diverse and dynamic set of projects intent on improving the USA's technical workforce. This book uses the ATE work as a means to focus on key issues for federally funded projects and all community colleges facing the difficult challenges of staying current…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Instructional Materials, Advisory Committees, Technology Education
Maricopa County Community Coll. District, Phoenix, AZ. – 1999
This booklet describes the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The ATE encourages improvements in advanced technological education at the national and regional levels using curriculum development and program improvement at the undergraduate and secondary school levels. The ATE not only…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, High Schools, Higher Education
Rust, Joseph Henry – 1992
Rend Lake College (RLC), in Ina, Illinois, has taken an integrated approach to internationalizing its college community by utilizing existing structures and funding to create six programs designed to foster global awareness and understanding. The first program offers student study abroad opportunities allowing students with 15 credit hours of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Innovation, Faculty Development
Fisher, Sharon Anne – 1977
To implement a single skills lab and develop or select twenty-five units for instruction in the secretarial science curriculum at Elgin Community College (Illinois), a task analysis was conducted to determine common tasks completed by area office personnel. This information was then used to select and develop instructional units for the single…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Education, Clerical Workers, Community Colleges
El Paso Community Coll., TX. Literacy Center. – 1993
A model workplace literacy program of El Paso Community College (Texas), in cooperation with Levi Strauss and Company, is described. The partnership designed a three-part, job-specific, video-based curriculum in English as a Second Language (ESL) for garment industry workers, implemented in seven local plants. The 18-month program had these goals:…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Education, Audiovisual Aids, Community Colleges
Seattle Community Coll. District, Washington. – 1994
This package contains a program description and miscellaneous brochures about the Seattle (Washington) Public Schools' tech prep program. The program description booklet is designed to show how a comprehensive vocational and applied technology program is being introduced at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle. Included in the booklet are the…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Career Counseling, Check Lists