Wednesday, September 2, 2009

NEWS LINKS | Sept. 2, 2009

SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges


 

SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS

 

Casino workers to get college-level training

Seattle Times, September 2, 2009 (Olympic)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2009788462_suquamish02.html

 

Delta High launches new era in Tri-City education

Tri-City Herald, September 2, 2009 (Columbia Basin)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/701181.html


Community College a Research Puzzle
In Washington state, community college educators also seem to be making headway with a program known as I-BEST, for Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training, in which a basic-skills instructor and a college-level vocational instructor team up to teach the same class. Education Week News

Education Week News, September 2, 2009 (South Seattle CC)

http://www.sbctc.edu/docs/news/2009sept_i-best_education_week.htm

 

He’s reaching for a slice of fame / Woodbury student has set sights on becoming the next big reality show star

He’s majoring in communications at Woodbury University after transferring from Clark College in Vancouver, Wash.

Burbank Leaders, September 2, 2009

http://www.burbankleader.com/articles/2009/09/02/entertainment/blr-nextstar02.txt

 

Lessons from the listening lady

The Vancouver Voice, Sept. 2, 2009 (Clark College)

http://www.vanvoice.com/article/19972-lessons-listening-lady

 

TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION

 

In case you missed it, recession now over

Seattle Times, September 2, 2009

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009788213_recessionends02.html

 

Use Social Media

Inside Higher Ed, September 2, 2009

http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/leaving_academia/hikel4

 

 


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