Beyond K-12: Preparing Students for After Graduation

September 7, 2016

Are today’s students ready for college and careers? This report explores the issues facing the education landscape, and how digital learning plans and LMS adoption come together to support a system-wide solution. Beyond K-12 will cover:

Spotlight

Metropolitan Community College

Metropolitan Community College provides education that fits into your schedule with on-campus, online, hybrid, weekend and evening classes. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, MCC is a comprehensive, public community college that offers affordable and quality education to all residents of Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy and Washington counties. Founded in 1974, MCC has the largest enrollment out of six community colleges in Nebraska and is the second-largest postsecondary institution in the state. MCC serves more than 45,000 students annually.

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Evidence-Based Strategies to Boost Student Engagement and Success

whitePaper | July 3, 2022

Understanding by Design and Project-Based Learning are two evidence-based learning strategies that have proven to be successful. K-12 leaders should consider these strategies as they look for evidence-based practices to help combat learning loss among their students.

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Degree of Difference: What Do Learning Outcomes Say About Higher Education?

whitePaper | June 18, 2022

At the time of this writing, The United States Census Bureau states the country’s population is 328.6 million people. An interesting bit of trivia, perhaps, but all the more intriguing when one realizes that 44 million of those people (~13.4 percent) collectively owe $1.5 trillion in student loan debt (Friedman, 2019).

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To Make Big Changes for Students, Teachers Should Think a Little Smaller

whitePaper | September 30, 2020

Change in education tends to focus on the systems level. This makes sense. Policymakers have to ensure that reforms address the needs of massive numbers of children, and teachers need clear strategic direction and deep research upon which to base their work. Yet if the theories and research are to be meaningful, these initiatives need to be taken up by teachers as everyday practice.

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Digital education

whitePaper | September 7, 2022

Whether educating children, adolescents, or adults: to prepare people for digital life and work and enable them to actively shape these, suitable forms of knowledge transfer and knowledge acquisition are needed. Our whitepaper explores these aspects. Learn more about the possibilities and potential of digital developments and approaches in the field of education.

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Unleashing the Power of Best First Instruction

whitePaper | October 15, 2022

To help students catch up from interrupted learning, close achievement and opportunity gaps, and ensure more equitable outcomes for all students, there’s likely no better place to begin than best first instruction

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WHY IMPLEMENTATION OF E-LEARNING INTO HIGHER EDUCATION IS STILL AN ISSUE?

whitePaper | December 11, 2019

Application of ICT and e-learning has to be carefully planned and devised to be set in the pedagogical context. Teachers need new knowledge and skills. Teachers need support and training how to efficiently implement new technologies into teaching and learning. National and university policies on education – include e-learning as a part of educational process, clearly defined activities. EC recommendations on modernisation of HE. E- learning still considered as a trend and as an option.

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Spotlight

Metropolitan Community College

Metropolitan Community College provides education that fits into your schedule with on-campus, online, hybrid, weekend and evening classes. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, MCC is a comprehensive, public community college that offers affordable and quality education to all residents of Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy and Washington counties. Founded in 1974, MCC has the largest enrollment out of six community colleges in Nebraska and is the second-largest postsecondary institution in the state. MCC serves more than 45,000 students annually.

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