by Florida Consortium | Nov 20, 2018 | Blog
Recently, over 100 faculty from Florida Consortium member institutions and state colleges gathered in Miami for the Florida Consortium Learning Assistant (LA) Workshop. Florida International University’s highly regarded, Learning Assistant Program was central to this...
by Florida Consortium | Oct 31, 2018
Learning Assistants As Agents of Change: Transforming Classes & Enabling Culturally Responsive Instruction Learning Assistants (LAs) are becoming increasingly popular in STEM and even some non-STEM departments around the country. They are typically undergraduate...
by Scott Mauro | Dec 11, 2017 | Annual Report, Blog
Traditionally colleges and universities compete with each other. They compete for students, state resources, for research grants,and on the field. Higher education is constructed to be a system that is not inherently trusting and strongly proprietary. However, the...
by Scott Mauro | May 9, 2016 | Blog
Industry leaders, educators and practitioners representing K-12, higher education, philanthropy, business, and government will join forces at the 2016 Florida College Access Summit May 11-12 in Orlando. The robust program includes sessions on college affordability,...
by Florida Consortium Staff | Apr 20, 2016 | Blog
ORLANDO, FL (Dr. Ginny Botts reporting) – In April 2013, President Obama sounded the alarm on STEM education. The President has urged the national to “create an all-hands-on-deck approach” when it comes to the fields of science, technology, and math. ...