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Emerging Issues at Community Colleges

This article explores the challenges faced by community colleges in areas such as students, academics, funding, and technology. It also discusses the necessary skills for the future workforce and the role of technology in education. Findings from various reports are highlighted, along with the need for community colleges to adapt to changing learning needs and utilize technology effectively.

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Emerging Issues at Community Colleges

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  1. Emerging Issues at Community Colleges • Todd W. Jorns • Senior Director for Educational Technology • Illinois Community College Board

  2. The #1 English speaking country in the world will soon be?

  3. China!

  4. China has more honor students...

  5. than the U.S. has students

  6. Challenge Areas • Students • Academics • Funding • Technology

  7. Student Challenges

  8. A Vision of Students Today

  9. Digital Natives Sheltered Confident Team-Oriented Achieving Conventional Influential Sociable Millennials Are

  10. Other Characteristics • Technology & multi-tasking are a way of life • Trial & error is their key learning strategy (Nintendo logic) • They are used to bits & bytes, flash & color • They are racially & ethnically diverse • They have zero tolerance for delays

  11. Millennial’s Cubical - no delays!

  12. Interactivity • Engage with wireless & mobile technologies • Teach with technology & the Internet • Combine your customer service model for admissions, registration, records, cashier, financial aid and technical questions to a single point of contact

  13. Academic Challenges

  14. Half of our first-time, full-time students...

  15. take remedial courses.

  16. Illinois spends $80 million annually on remediation!

  17. The top 10 jobs that will be in demand in 2010...

  18. didn’t exist in 2004

  19. According to the Department of Labor, today’s college students...

  20. will have between 10 and 14 jobs...

  21. by age 38!

  22. Before they fill a job, employers now ask...

  23. Can a computer do it faster?

  24. Can someone overseas do it cheaper?

  25. 21st Century Job Skills • Are They Really Ready to Work? • Collaborative study by the Conference Board, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and other partners. • Interviewed 400 U.S. employers • Report released in October 2006

  26. The Report’s Findings • The future workforce is ill-prepared. • Incoming generation lacking in some needed workplace skills. • Basic Academic skills • Advanced Applied skills Are They Really Ready to Work? - Report

  27. English Language Reading Comprehension Writing in English Mathematics Government/Economics Humanities Foreign Languages History/Geography Basic Knowlege/Skills Are They Really Ready to Work? - Report

  28. Critical Thinking Oral Communications Written Communications Teamwork/Collaboration Information Technology Applications Leadership Creativity/Innovation Lifelong Learning Ethics/Social Responsibility Applied Skills Are They Really Ready to Work? - Report

  29. Future Workplace Skills • Foreign Languages - number one Basic Knowledge area increasing in importance (63%) • Creativity/Innovation - among the top five Applied Skills to increase in importance (75%) Are They Really Ready to Work? - Report

  30. Emerging Content Areas • Make appropriate choices concerning health and wellness (76.1%) • Exercise personal financial responsibility (71.5%) • Understand economic issues and the role of business in the U.S. and global economy (60.6%) Are They Really Ready to Work? - Report

  31. League for Innovation • Learning and the Road Ahead - Monograph - 2007 • Gerardo E. de los Santos, President & CEO of the League for Innovation • Mark David Milliron, President & CEO of Catalyze Learning International • Surveyed 800 community college CEOs

  32. Learning Swirl • Students continue to “swirl” in and out of learning experiences. • Students are matching their changing learning needs with colleges’ expanding learning options. • Is your institution keeping pace? Learning and the Road Ahead - Monograph

  33. Learning Needs • 91% of CEOs think there will be a greater need for Public Service Workers (teachers, nurses, police officers, EMTs). • 87% think a significant emphasis will be placed on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs. • 82% of CEOs don’t think the number of Certificate Programs will decrease. Learning and the Road Ahead - Monograph

  34. Funding Challenges

  35. Community colleges serve 74.5% of our post-secondary students...

  36. but receive only 14.1% of state education dollars.

  37. Illinois spends an average of... $7,700/yr - university student $5,567/yr - K-12 student $1,570/yr - community college student

  38. ICCB’s annual budget has not increased since...

  39. 2002

  40. when a gallon of gas cost $1.11

  41. Technology Challenges

  42. We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist...

  43. using technologies that haven’t yet been invented...

  44. in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.

  45. Learning Technology • 93% of CEOs think web-based tools will increasingly be used as a key part of student services. • 89% don’t think their use of online courses will decrease. • 93% think they will expand their offerings of blended/hybrid courses. Learning and the Road Ahead - Monograph

  46. Learning Technology • 93% of CEOs think student expectations will drive even greater technology use. • 93% think mobile learning strategies (wireless tablet PCs, ipods, PDAs, and cell phones) will be increasingly used. • 62% think their institutions will explore using digital gaming in courses, outreach, or both. Learning and the Road Ahead - Monograph

  47. Technology’s Ignorance • Only does what we tell (program) it to do • Doesn’t care about age, gender, race, economic background, intelligence, etc. • Doesn’t know or care if being used or abused • Will continue to get better & expand uses

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