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ContentsVolume 3, Number 1
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 Virginia Currency, 1777 |
A Message from the President
of the Virginia Community Colleges Association |
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| The Use of Calculator-Based
Laboratory Equipment in Teaching Math, Chemistry, and Biology --by Steve Arnold, Pat Taylor and Jacqueline Spencer |
The CBL unit is versatile, portable, and reasonably priced. Use of the CBL will provide opportunities for real-life applications of math functions, quick and accurate scientific data collection and analysis, and easy transfer of data to computers. |
| A Transition for Community
Colleges: Teaching Institutions to Learning Institutions --by Jim Reynolds and Stuart Werner |
The authors present learner-centered psychological principles and assumptions and offer community college practitioners suggestions on applying learning theory when making the transition from teaching to learning-centered institutions. |
Small Faculty,
Small Journal |
The founder and editor of the Rappahannock Community College’s in-house journal Forethought shares the publication’s purposes, challenges, and benefits. |
| Professional Development for
Support Staff -- by Sandy Allen |
The Germanna Community College Support Staff Association has developed a comprehensive professional development plan for support staff. |
| Study of Academic Support Yields
Mixed Results -- by Patrick Tompkins |
Although his study did not measure the effect of students’ use of JTCC’s Academic Support Center on students’ GPA’s and retention as he had hoped, Patrick Tompkins’ research did yield interesting and useful results. |
| Compressed Video: The Untold Story -- by E. Lewis Martin |
Teaching sociology by compressed video during a period when there was a temporary shortage of technology support personnel at his college, Lewis Martin faced one too many challenges. |
| The Evolution of the Veterinary
Technology Distance Education Program -- by Stuart Porter |
Compressed video technology has been successfully used to increase the availability of BRCC’s veterinary technology program. Dr. Porter details the history, challenges , and outcomes of expanding BRCC’s veterinary technology program through distance education to the Virginia Beach campus of TCC. |
| Would You Conduct a Meeting by
Compressed Video? A Survey of VCCS Administrators -- by Sharon M. Martin, Susan S. Beasley, and Geoffrey M. Hicks |
Virginia Community College administrators were surveyed in February 1998 to determine their opinion of compressed video meetings. Respondents said that electronic conferences are easy to attend, economical, and cost effective, but inhibit participation. Results of the survey suggest that preparation well-planned agendas, training, and backup plans can greatly ease fears of the participants and contribute to the success of video conferences. |
| The Leader's Role as Mediator of
Conflict -- by Dan C. Jones |
Using a hypothetical example to illustrate the need for and techniques of mediation, Dr. Jones, a division chair at WCC for the last nine years, explains a four-step process of conflict resolution. |
| Distance Education: Lessons Learned -- by Jim McClellan |
Through the use of field trips, taped lectures, effective textbooks, and student debates through computer conferencing, Dr. McClellan proves that distance education course can be challenging, exciting, and creative alternatives to traditional classroom environments. |
| Recognizing and Managing Student
Psychopathology -- by Peggy M. Norwood |
In order to maintain an effective and appropriate learning environment, the community college professor must be prepared to recognize and manage student psychopathology. This article will provide clear guidelines for identifying common categories of psychopathology (mental disorders) and straightforward strategies for managing psychopathological behaviors. |
| The Renewal of Academic Advisement:Developing
a Relationship with the Student and the College Community --by Chuck Terrell |
In order to improve retention rates, community colleges need to build a sense of community through the student advisement process. Student advisement should be a college priority, involving both faculty and administrators and focusing on more than just academic issues. The renewal of advisement on college campuses will require a holistic approach involving a change in the culture of the college. |
Book Review Life on the Color Line: The True
Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black |
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