blog post Five Factors for Successful Online Learning By Kevin Cook Mar 29, 2018 Five key factors can help ensure student success in online courses.
blog post Drought Watch: Trends in Urban Water Use By Caitrin Chappelle, Emma Freeman Aug 20, 2014 This is part of a continuing series on the impact of the drought. As water agencies look beyond the current emergency for ways to adapt to future droughts, it is instructive to examine urban use in two relatively normal water years, 2000 and 2010.
blog post Now Hiring: Skilled Health Workers By David Lesher Sep 23, 2014 Changing medical technology, an aging population and new health care policies have raised important questions about the workforce that will be needed in the future. This was the topic of a PPIC report and panel discussion in Sacramento.
blog post Building a Community-Owned Broadband Network in Imperial County By Joseph Hayes, Mary Severance, Niu Gao Jan 28, 2022 We talked with Luis Wong, chief technology officer with the Imperial County Office of Education, about efforts in this largely rural area to bridge the digital divide.
Occasional Paper, Report Services Offshoring: Background and Implications for California By Jon D. Haveman, Howard J. Shatz Aug 25, 2004 This paper provides background information for policy consideration of the offshoring of services. The authors describe the concept of offshoring, explain its appeal, and put the phenomenon in both its historical and current context. The paper explains how technology and business services offshoring fits into the growing globalization of the U.S. and world economies. It concludes by discussing some policy implications and describing how much more data and analysis are required for the development of effective policy.
blog post Improving Online College Courses By David Lesher Jun 17, 2015 Hans Johnson, PPIC senior and Bren fellow, identified some elements important to a successful online course at a briefing in Sacramento last week.
blog post PPIC Honors Statesman George Shultz By Linda Strean Jun 11, 2014 PPIC has dedicated the George P. Shultz Forum at its Bechtel Conference Center, in honor of the U.S. statesman, economist, and businessman.
