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Monday, April 29, 2002
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/04/2002042601t.htm New Program Aims to Bring Community-College Instructors Up to Speed on Software JEFFREY R. YOUNG Community-college leaders this week announced a new effort to provide software training for information-technology instructors at technical and community colleges across the country. The project is led by the American Association of Community Colleges and the National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies, which is located at Bellevue Community College. IT training for community-college instructors typically lags 18 to 24 months behind what is standard for workers in the private sector, says Duncan G. Burgess, a director at the technology center. When new software comes out, he says, most instructors at community colleges aren't trained to use it until at least a year after its release. ...
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