Awards - 2/21/18

MGCCC Instructors Receive Z-Degree Mississippi Grant

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Four Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College instructors from the Jackson County Campus received grants from The University of Mississippi. From left are Dr. Javier Gomez, language arts; Carin Platt, development studies; Dr. Christy Philippoff, science; and David Hilton, social studies.

Grant Designed to Assist in Education & Research

Four Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College instructors received a Z-Degree Mississippi Grant from The University of Mississippi. The instructors, all from the Jackson County Campus, are:

  • Dr. Javier Gomez, language arts
  • David Hilton, social studies
  • Carin Platt, development studies
  • Dr. Christy Philippoff, science

Each instructor will receive $1,000 to integrate open educational resources into their courses. They were also invited to attend workshops offered by Lumen Learning, a leading consulting group.

Under the grant, recipients are required to conduct research and planning during the spring and summer of 2018 and use open educational resources in a course during the 2018-2019 academic year. They must also participate in a survey, along with their students, designed to improve the Z-Degree program.

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