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 Volume 5, Number 2
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 Virginia Currency, 1777 |
E-rooms: the Classrooms of On-line Students |
With the continuing increase in the number of college classes taught via the Internet, there is a real need to investigate the on-line classroom, or E-room, and its impact on the students in these classes. The first step in the process involves describing the actual learning environments, or E-rooms, of students presently participating in on-line classes. This report presents the results of a study involving students taking on-line classes through Southside Virginia Community College. |
| Learning-Centered Learning: Theory Into Practice by Jim Reynolds |
Reynolds outlines a student development class that puts learning-centered learning into practice. |
| Assessing the Preparedness Level of Incoming Principles of Accounting Students by Phillip W. Imel File in PDF format |
Imel's study examines the relationship between English 111 grades and grades in Accounting 211 and 212. |
| Measuring Demand for Noncredit Entrepreneurship and Small-Business Management Education from Virginia's Businesses: A Review of the Literature by Richard L. Drury |
A review of the literature reveals vital information for Virginia's Community Colleges in determining needs for noncredit programs in the area of entrepreneurship and small-business management. This article discusses the priorities and problems facing Virginia small businesses and what Virginia's community colleges can do to assist these small businesses. Perhaps the most disturbing input from small businesses found in this study is the lack of knowledge about what Virginia community colleges have to offer. This should be a clear signal to Virginia's community colleges, a challenge to better communicate to the small business community the types of assistance and training they offer. |
| Determining the Transfer of English 06 Strategies to Content Courses by Penny L. Speidel |
This fall 1998 pilot study paired students in Psychology 202 and English 06 to determine transfer of learning strategies. |
| Tech Prep: The School-to-Work Connection in Criminal Justice by David Striegel and Michael Gray |
The goal of Tech Prep programs is to prepare high school students for immediate entry into the workforce or for admission into a vocational college program. The purpose of this paper is to identify those characteristics that should be nurtured in high school Tech Prep students that will make them more employable in the field of criminal justice as well as more successful at the college level. |
| A Comparative Study of the National Board for Respiratory Care Entry-Level Credentialling Examination Scores of the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College by Gay Olsen File in PDF format |
This study compared the National Board for Respiratory Care entry-level credentialling examination scores of the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College class of 1997 distance education respiratory therapy students with the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College class of 1997 traditional respiratory therapy students' scores and found no significant differences. |
| The Community College Opportunity To Assist Those 55+ by George Lennox |
Lennox makes a plea for community colleges to respond to the varied needs of senior citizens. |
| The Importance of Critical Reflection in College Teaching: Two Reviews of Stephen Brookfield's Book, Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher by Rosalyn M. King and Eric P. Hibbison |
King and Hibbison review an essential text for personal and professional faculty development. |
| VaCIE-CEMP Exchange Opportunities for VCCS Faculty and Staff by Craig R. Cowden, Cathy Sabol, and Marian Delmore |
Three VCCS faculty members share their experiences while participating in the VaCIE-CEMP Exchange. |
| VCCS Task Force on Teacher Preparation: A Continuing Endeavor by Wanda Smith |
The VCCS undertakes an initiative to meet Virginia's need for qualified teachers. |
