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

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.”