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ORGANIZATIONS

Houston Community College - DE Faculty Resources
Assisting faculty in delivering quality distance education courses is essential. This page provides information on getting started in DE, as well as roles, responsibilities, evaluation, and various other essential topics.

UHD Faculty Page
Your one-stop entry point for university information for faculty and staff.

HISD Counseling and Guidance
The mission of the Counseling and Guidance Department is to create and sustain effective comprehensive counseling and guidance programs and services which help students become lifelong learners and responsible productive citizens by promoting their personal growth and academic development.

Alliance for Equality in Higher Education
The Alliance for Equity in Higher Education is a policy-based coalition comprised of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), and the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO). AIHEC, HACU, and NAFEO represent Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), respectively. Collectively, these institutions are also known as Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), which serve high proportions of low-income, educationally disadvantaged students.

American Association of Community Colleges
AACC’s membership represents close to 95 percent of all accredited U.S. two-year community, junior and technical colleges and their 10.5 million students, as well as a growing number of international members in Puerto Rico, Japan, Great Britain, Korea, and the United Arab Emirates. The colleges are the largest and fastest-growing sector of U.S. higher education, enrolling close to half (45 percent) of all U.S.undergraduates. Headquartered in the National Center for Higher Education in Washington, D.C., AACC is the primary advocacy organization for community colleges at the national level and works closely with directors of state offices to inform and affect state policy.

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
(HACU) was established in 1986 with a founding membership of eighteen institutions.Today, HACU represents more than 400 colleges and universities committed to Hispanic higher education success in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Latin America and Spain. Although our member institutions in the U. S. represent less than 10% of all higher education institutions nationwide, together they are home to more than three-fourths of all Hispanic college students. HACU is the only national educational association that represents Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs).

iStream
The Innovation Stream (iStream) is the League's online resource bank and learning community. As a subscriber, you have access to a powerful web-based resource that houses a variety of content. You can use iStream as a professional development tool for faculty, staff, and administrators. The publications and presentations available through iStream provide a wealth of information and ideas for college leaders, managers, staff, and faculty. You also have access to LENs, an outstanding professional development program designed by and for faculty.

The League for Innovation in the Community College
The League is an international consortium serving community colleges. Colleges connect with us by joining the League Alliance and subscribing to iStream, our online subscription service that streams engaging video, radio, print, and other interactive resources. Corporations connect with us through partnerships. Individuals stay connected by subscribing to the LeagueConnections e-newsletter.

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PUBLICATIONS

The Chronicle of Higher Education:Community-College News
The CHE offers you with thoughtful, timely and well-researched articles on the issues in higher education that matters the most to you.

Community College Research Center
CCRC is the leading independent authority on the nation’s more than 1,200 two-year colleges. Since our inception, CCRC’s consortium of researchers has strategically assessed the problems and performances of community colleges. Our mission is to conduct research on the major issues affecting community colleges in the United States and to contribute to the development of practice and policy that expands access to higher education and ensures success for all students.

Diverse Online - Your Portal to Diversity
Providing concise and timely commentary on recent news and current issues affecting minority participation in higher education.

Lumina - Foundation for Education
Lumina Foundation strives to help people achieve their potential by expanding access to an education beyond high school. The foundation will address issues surrounding financial access, educational retention and attainment, and opportunities for nontraditional learners.

The Cost of Remedial Education
An Article More than a third of Michigan students leave high school without possessing basic academic skills including reading, writing, and arithmetic. This forces employers and post-secondary schools to take up the slack. This study conservatively estimates that Michigan businesses and institutions of higher education spend over $600 million annually to teach employees and students skills they should have learned in high school.

The National Center for Education Statistics
NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations.

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TECHNOLOGY

iStream
The Innovation Stream (iStream) is the League's online resource bank and learning community. As a subscriber, you have access to a powerful web-based resource that houses a variety of content.You can use iStream as a professional development tool for faculty, staff, and administrators. The publications and presentations available through iStream provide a wealth of information and ideas for college leaders, managers, staff, and faculty. You also have access to LENs, an outstanding professional development program designed by and for faculty.

TechSmith - Camtasia Learning Center
Welcome to the Learning Center, Techsmith's comprehensive library of training resources. Inside you will find videos, tutorials, guides, and more to help you improve your use of TechSmith software.

TechSmith - Camtasia Studio Tutorials
http://www.techsmith.com/techsupp/studio/default.asp

Technology in the Classroom
Professors, Stop Your Microchips by Patrick Allitt along with a rebuttal, Chalk and Talk by Doug Rowlett

Title V Technology Workshop
This set of pages provides resources that compliment the HCC/ UHD Title V Faculty Leadership technology workshops. This includes the agenda and links to access specific software.

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OTHER TITLE V PROJECTS

HCC: Faculty Certification in Technology
The Certificate in Teaching and Learning Effectiveness is an opportunity for faculty to obtain competencies in both traditional and contemporary strategies of learning and teaching. Existing and seasoned faculty may seek the CTLE in order to accomplish their respective professional development goals and objectives. Less experienced and newly appointed faculty may use the CTLE in order to gain desired knowledge and skills of best learning and teaching practices.

Los Angeles Trade Technical College
The Title V Grant is a Federal funding for Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions. The Purpose of the Grant is to support Hispanic-Serving Institutions of higher education to expand their capacity to serve Hispanic and other low-income students. This is a five-year $1,655,269 development grant. Programs developed: Automotive Technology, Construction Technology, Culinary Arts, Electronics Technology and Liberal Arts.

Chicago: Malcolm X College
The Title V Grant provides for the expansion of educational opportunities for, and improve the academic attainment of Hispanics and underrepresented students; and will expand and enhance the academic offerings, program quality, and institutional stability of the college in educating the Hispanic students and other low income individuals complete post secondary degrees.

New Mexico State University at Carlsbad
Broadening Access is funded by a Title V grant designed to provide the Hispanic and low-income residents of our combined rural service areas:

• A general education degree program that can serve as a stepping stone to a four-year degree; and
• Education and training in a high-demand technical program that can lead to gainful employment in well-paying, cutting-edge technology fields.

The first program to be designed is the Associate of Arts Degree program. This program will provide all the "basics" for students so they can transfer easily to a four-year degree institution. The courses for this degree program will be converted to an online format over a two year period and will be offered by the Carlsbad and Alamogordo campuses.

New York City College of Technology
Title V Learning Community project has advanced our institution by improving pedagogy, enhancing our curricula, making better use of institutional resources and by providing more successful academic experiences for our students.

US Department of Education, Title V Page
Institutional Development and Undergraduate Education Service CFDA Number: 84.031S
Program Type: Discretionary/Competitive Grants

Grants are awarded to Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) to assist eligible Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education to expand their capacity to serve Hispanic and low-income students. Five-year development grants and one-year planning grants may be awarded. Funds may be used for activities such as the renovation of instructional facilities, faculty development, the purchase of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, funds and administrative management, development and improvement of academic programs, acquisition of equipment to strengthen funds management and academic program, joint use of facilities, academic tutoring, counseling programs, student support services.

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GENERAL LINKS

Valencia Community College Teaching Learning Academy
The Teaching/Learning Academy, a community of practice, supports new professors, counselors, and librarians as they develop Individualized Learning Plans, a fundamental phase of the tenure process designed to assist tenure candidates to expand and improve their professional practices and students' learning. TLA provides support on pedagogy, course design, student development, and professional portfolio development.

Hispanics Lag in College Completion
By Mike Larose Community College Times July 6, 2004