Foothill College has been selected for participation in the California Community Colleges Online Education Initiative Course Exchange. The Course Exchange, facilitated by the Online Education Initiative (OEI), allows students at participating colleges to take certain online classes offered at Foothill.
Additionally, students in the Course Exchange will have access to online services such as counseling, tutoring, proctored testing, and readiness assessments. The Course Exchange targets students who are close to completing their degree and transfer requirements, but are unable to enroll in the required courses at their home colleges.
"Foothill College welcomes the opportunity to make its online courses and services readily available to students from other college who might otherwise be delayed in their educational pursuits," said Judy Baker, Dean of Online Learning at Foothill College.
Beginning in the fall quarter, Foothill will offer two sociology classes on the Course Exchange: Intro to Sociology and Research Methods and Designs. Fall classes start Sept. 25. Foothill’s Course Exchange classes will be open to students from Butte, Fresno, Lake Tahoe, Coastline and Ventura community colleges. Foothill students will be able to register for approximately 20 classes offered by the other five colleges in the Course Exchange. Eventually, the program will expand to include other California Community Colleges.
“I’m excited about Foothill College going live with the Course Exchange, and their participation so far has helped streamline the process for the additional 16 colleges we are working to add in the coming months,” said Jory Hadsell, Executive Director for OEI. “Through the Course Exchange, California is beginning to provide students with a new opportunity to accelerate program completion through increased access to high- quality online courses.”
OEI is a collaborative effort among California Community Colleges (CCCs) to increase student access to and success in online courses. OEI is sponsored by the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, in partnership with the Butte-Glenn Community College District and its CCC Technology Center at Butte College as recipients of a $86.9 million five-year grant disbursed by the California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO). In spring 2016, 24 pilot colleges were selected to utilize all OEI resources. The colleges use Canvas, a common course management system, and pilot readiness assessment, online tutoring, academic integrity tools, online counseling, and other resources.
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In line with the commitments entered into at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris and the National Bioeconomy Strategy, FIBRA International brings together several activities in synergy, including a prize for architecture with a book and an exhibition featuring the finalists (FIBRA Award), a conference for professionals and researchers (FIBRA Innovation) and associated events (FIBRA Events).
The purpose is to further promote construction with bio-based materials and to highlight initiatives emerging around the world. Three partners combine their skills around this ambitious project: amàco (atelier matières à construire), BioBuild Concept and the MUSEO agency for biological and cultural diversity.
The objective of the FIBRA Award is to showcase the aesthetic properties of plant fiber-based architecture, the construction advantages and the environmental benefits. Identifying exceptional buildings around the world will allow a wide public to discover them. Sharing these inspiring experiences will also strengthen relations between actors and invigorate the dynamics of the local sector.
FIBRA Innovation follows a series of national and international events held since 2015 in Cluny and Clermont-Ferrand. This Congrès international de la construction en matériaux biosourcés (International Conference on Construction with Bio-based Materials) will be held on October 3 and 4, 2018 at Halle Pajol in Paris. The aim is, among other things, to encourage exchanges between researchers and other innovation actors, with the objective of compensating for the lack of technology transfer.
To promote synergies among actors of bio-based construction sectors, FIBRA International has invited other events to accompany in its undertakings. FIBRA Events include: the Rencontres régionales de la construction paille et des biosourcés (Regional Meetings on Straw Building and Bio-based Materials) in Hauts-de-France in Roubaix on December 6, 2018. The Congrès national du bâtiment durable (National Conference on Sustainable Building) will also host several workshops on plant fiber-based materials. It is organized by Ville Aménagement Durable (VAD) and the Cluster Eco-Energies will be held in Lyon on October 17 and 18, 2018. Moreover, certain recurring events wish to focus their 2019 edition on this theme: OFF du DD (Side Event on Sustainable Development), Bellastock Festival, etc