The Instructional Technology Council (ITC) is participating in a grant project that focuses on equity/inclusion and increased student success in credit-bearing, online career and technical education at community and technical colleges. We are charged with providing professional development materials in support of online learning, CTE online learning, and improved student success and engagement in CTE online learning. The duration of the grant is 2 1/2 years, and the ITC is a designated sub-grant participant of the grant coalition.
About the ECMC Grant
The CTE CoLab aims to reduce inequities in academic and career outcomes for students of color—especially students who are Black, Latinx, or Indigenous—enrolled in credit-bearing online postsecondary CTE programs. Funded by ECMC Foundation, the CTE CoLab is a collaboration led by the Urban Institute in partnership with five national organizations: World Education, Inc., the National Council for Workforce Education, the Office of Community College Research and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Instructional Technology Council, and the National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers.
Focus of the Grant:
This coalition supports the College Community of Practice—a group of 12 community and technical colleges—to build knowledge, center equity in program goals and delivery, and develop and share resources to improve education and career outcomes in online CTE programming. The resources developed through this effort will help colleges center equity in program goals and delivery; enhance online CTE professional development tools for faculty, career navigators, and administrators; and improve credential completion, program retention. 0%;">View additional information about the grant.
Targeted audiences for content: full-time and part-time faculty (professional development training), administrators and student support staff (strategies to improve student engagement and a sense of belonging in CTE online classes/identification of early alert strategies for students not fully engaged).
Scope of Work for the contracted roles:
- Development and delivery of 3 distinct series of short professional development videos (no more than 5 minutes each)
- Development and delivery of up to 3 90-minute professional development training sessions
The ITC seeks the following positions to work on a contract basis in support of the ECMC grant.