Title III President’s Grant: Strengthening Institutions to Advance Student Learning

October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2021

$1,685,585 to advance Active Student Learning. Students Benefit By:

• Active engagement in classroom learning
• Participation in and accomplishment of meaningful learning activities, learning to formulate and answer questions.
• Development of problem solving, discussion, debate, brainstorming and communication skills. 

Technology Infusion: Iowa Lakes Community College classrooms with interactive technologies to encourage Active Learning.  Instructors and Students will access “low” and “high” technologies to enhance active learning

• Moveable Furniture, Whiteboards
• TV Monitors, LCD Projectors, Mirroring
• Clevertouch Interactive Displays
• Virtual Reality and Simulation Systems

Ongoing Faculty Development & Training:

• Integrated technology in active learning classrooms
• Canvas Learning Management Systems college-wide
• Hybrid course development and infusion

Iowa Lakes Students Graduate:

• Prepared for “real life” work experiences
• Prepared to assess and solve problems in work place
• With strengthened social skills to communicate in varied work environments

Nursing Department - New Nursing SIM Lab

• Three fully functional hospital rooms and a nursing station
• Pyxis Medicine Dispensing Unit
• Baby, Pediatric, Male and Female Simulator units reproduce real life, real time, medical issues 
• Three Nursing IV Pump Units

Nursing Student Testimonials:

“Nursing SIM Center is Excellent!”
“I always tell High School students about the SIM here. It’s like a mini hospital setting!”
“Without SIM we would all feel less confident entering the workforce”
“More Use of the SIM Lab!”

Planting and Livestock technologies:

• GPS Planter 
• Precision Planting System
• Guidance Mapping Equipment
• Performance Livestock Analytics
• Drone and Software

Agriculture Student Testimonials:

“Iowa Lakes is tech savvy and allows hands on learning.”
“Ag has kept up with the technology.”
“It’s easier to learn about Ag with all the tech.”
"Classes are more 1:1, interactive and visual.  Not all lecture.”
“Great school.  Easy to learn.”