In response to abundant interest from TCCTA members, the association will sponsor two seminars on Facebook at the annual convention. Facebook is a global social networking Web site that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. Users typically...

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is reportedly floating a plan to ask state agencies to cut spending about 2.5 percent or more per year over the next four years. Health and human services programs and public schools—a majority of the state budget—would be...

A new study by the American Association of Community Colleges indicates that full time students are comprising much of the recent surge in enrollments nationwide. Here's the link.Head count in credit courses is up 11.4 percent over the last year, and...

The 2010 convention agenda will include an exciting new feature: Lightning Talks, from 8:00–9:15, on Friday morning at the Westin Galleria in Houston.Structured similarly to the highly popular GIFTS Sessions, the Lightning Talks will emphasize quick...

Many faculty members, at the outset of each semester, survey their classes to determine the preponderant "learning styles" of the students in each class. Then they adjust their technique of instruction accordingly. Some students, according to this...