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The Blog Has Evolved & Moved
Since launching Continuous Learner on Substack, that platform has become the primary home for my writing. Why the shift? Substack allows for deeper en...
Ventura College: How Faculty Leadership Advanced Student Success
Ventura College English faculty recently did something many of us talk about in higher education, but few have the time, structure, or su...
Reflections on the Columbia University Feature: Inquiry, Action, and What Actually Moves Outcomes
Columbia University’s Community College Research Center (CCRC) featured my work in a Q&A titled “Engaging Faculty in Systemic Reforms Usi...
Who Helps Our Faculty Learn?
I had the opportunity to sit down with a local NPR station to discuss a simple but powerful question: Who helps our faculty learn?
It’s ...
Built at a Community College: Lessons from the Student Experience
My community college alma mater, Riverside City College, published a feature titled “From Marine to Mentor: Dr. Al Solano’s Journey from ...
The "In Between": What’s Needed to Improve Student Outcomes
[For a deeper explanation, please click on the video above.]
As institutions attempt to implement a variety of priorities, they understa...
Set Initiatives Up for Success
Before You Launch: Use This Readiness Tool to Set Your Initiative Up for Success
In higher education, new initiatives are often launched...
Think Before You Trust: Why College Practitioners Must Scrutinize Research Claims
As higher education faces external attacks, we must also confront self-inflicted wounds. I’ve never shied away from calling out unproduct...
The 5E Learning Cycle
The 5E's is an instructional model based on the constructivist approach to learning, which says that learners build or construct new idea...
Institutionalization Myth vs Reality
What does it mean to institutionalize? That word gets thrown around extensively in higher education. For example, Title V Hispanic-Servin...
