人际关系意识课程 Recognized

2022年6月2日

六个女人的肖像中央社区学院 is one of 32 winners of the 2021-22 年度创新大奖 by the League for Innovation in the 社区 College.

CCC won the award for the creation of an accelerated Human Relations Awareness course, a required course for Nebraskans wanting to be a substitute teacher. The course had been available at other Nebraska colleges and universities as a three-credit semester-long course. In 2020, when the need for substitute teachers reached a critical level, CCC’s faculty resource center (FRC) responded by quickly creating a two-week, one-credit course with an online delivery. Since the course was first offered, more than 1,000 people have taken it.

在宣布奖项时, the League for Innovation in the 社区 College cited Abie奥特 (top right), FRC director; Dr. 艾米·曼奇尼(上中), CCC dean of academic education; Lauren Slaughter (bottom center), CCC equity and compliance manager; and FRC instructional design consultants Elizabeth Anson (top left), Danielle Schwinn (bottom left) and 特蕾西瓦 (bottom right), for creating and implementing the project.

“We are honored and pleased that this important work has been recognized with an 年度创新大奖,奥特说。. “The Human Relations Awareness course has proven to be a quality, impactful and cost- and time-effective offering designed to help students develop an understanding of and appreciation for others. While the original intent was to provide required training to address the substitute teacher shortage during COVID, the course has evolved into an engaging experience, suitable for anyone who works in the broader human services field.”

The course is broken down into four areas of study. The first looks at the history of a pluralistic society, followed by a comprehensive look at bias. The third and fourth areas ask the questions, “这对学生有什么影响,” and “How do we foster a sensitive environment?“通过在线配送, the course is available at any time convenient to the student and the cost is only $107.

“I am thoroughly impressed by the progress the students in this course make in two weeks,凯尔·斯特纳说, CCC’s associate dean of academic education and who is one of the course instructors. “The curriculum is timely and the professionals who complete the course are more apt to contribute to a positive learning environment in our schools and communities.”

The reaction of Nebraska school superintendents and administrators has also been positive. Some have even asked if they could pay the fee for their para-educators to take the course and CCC has made the necessary arrangements.

“The human relations course offered by CCC has significantly helped with our substitute teacher shortage,艾米·海恩斯说, 哥伦布中学校长. “The course not only affords the necessary requirement for certification; more importantly, it provides training to help ensure our subs feel confident when they step into the classroom to teach. We appreciate the efforts by CCC to alleviate our substitute teacher shortage.”