Campus Technology: The Connected College: Digital Artifacts and Tools to Support Learning Outcomes

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3/7/2012

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The Connected College: Digital Artifacts and Tools to Support Learning Outcomes
Bristol Community College, an urban college in southeastern Massachusetts, has redesigned many of its courses around common learning outcomes. With the help of a Title III grant from the Department of Education, BCC has supported faculty by developing Course Design Toolkits and identifying an array of digital instructional artifacts relevant to course content and supportive of learning outcomes.
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