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Ask not what you can do for engineering…

HEPI

To the age of 16, a pupil can pass through education blithely unaware that engineering exists, let alone what it entails. Thats quite an ask to make of a 15-year-old with no prior educational experience in engineering. i] On the contrary, engineering is almost entirely absent from the school curriculum. Thats a deeply reductive view.

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Unlocking Opportunities for Students

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

Lorain County Community College was founded in 1963 to as a source of constant, relevant education and training for local people. Over the years, many things have changed, but one thing that remains the same is our commitment to adapt to the needs of employers, students and the community through affordable, impactful education.

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Career Talk: Our Employees Share 4 Steps to Career Advancement 

Today's Learner

Our Cengage Communications team spoke with a few Cengage employees who furthered their education to enhance their skills and grow in their careers. This offered a high degree of flexibility that benefitted Zack throughout his education journey. Account Executive Zack has worked at Cengage Group for six and a half years.

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Preparing the community for in-demand careers

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

When LCCC was founded in 1963 as Ohio’s first community college with a permanent campus, manufacturing education and training was one of the first focus areas. LCCC has been developing unique expertise in semiconductor and microelectronic manufacturing education and training for more than a decade.

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Coursera Launches Course Builder: Organizations Can Now Quickly Create and Launch Custom Courses at Scale

Coursera blog

For higher education institutions , time-saving authoring tools can empower faculty to create custom courses and keep learning resources relevant and up-to-date at the speed and scale students and employers now expect. “We

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How to Improve College Teaching in 2023

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma I live my life according to a series of mantras. How might this precept apply to higher education? As the historian Henry Steele Commager observed six decades ago, American higher education is an amalgam of four distinct educational traditions.

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How Industry Micro-Credentials Are Transforming Higher Education 

Coursera blog

Scott Shireman, Global Head of Coursera for Campus Career outcomes are a top decision-making factor for students selecting their higher education institution. Enhancing curricula to better align with in-demand skills used by today’s employers is therefore a top priority for higher education institutions.