The land called New Jersey
This program portrays three hundred years of progress in New Jersey and the contributions of the citizens of the state to the history of the United States. It includes sequences on the granting and naming of the state, t..
The new ecology: living in a world of continuous change
The "new normal" will include an accelerating rate of change in IT-related innovation and development coupled with stricter requirements to assure quality. The major challenge facing educators will be how to "connect the..
This is Hope
An audiovisual slideshow tour of the New Jersey town Hope, including its structures and history. Moravians founded the town in 1769 and constructed many features that have been preserved to this day, including the Grist ..
To the point with Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. Free trade comes with a price
For the past 30 years, the United States has operated under the assumption that any trade deal is a good one. And in that time, millions of manufacturing jobs have left U.S. shores. In mid 2011, three free trade agreeme..
Touch-screen campus map project
Raritan Valley Community College has created a new interactive touch-screen campus map which will be launched this fall in locations throughout campus. This presentation examines the thought process behind the structure ..
US Senator Robert Menendez with MSU Students on Student Loan Rates
With the 3.4 percent interest rate on federal student loans set to double unless Congress acts to amend the law before July 1, many students and families are having to make difficult choices when considering college cost..
Understanding the genocide in Darfur, Sudan : analysis and intervention
Presentations and panel discussion covering the genocide in Darfur. Includes background on the conflict; explanation of the Sudanese region of Africa, including its ethnic groups and economy; explanation of how the conf..
Unintended Consequences: Measuring Faculty Buy-in to Instructional Technology
Besides redesigning 25 GenEd courses across disciplines to include more writing, an initiative at PCCC has been to introduce instructional technology into those same courses. Now in its fifth year, we have found varied s..
Urban homesteading
Victor Alfieri explains the benefits provided by urban homesteading and ways to practice it in urban environments. Recorded in 2011.
Use of screencasts in information literacy instruction
The development of information literacy has become an essential curricular goal in undergraduate education regardless of major or instructional delivery format. This session summarizes collaboration between a college lib..