Left, Left, Left, Right, Left: One University’s Experience with Bootcamps
Cyrus Homayounpour | Associate Dean for Marketing and Enrollment Management in the College of Professional Studies, George Washington UniversityBy my conservative estimate, since the establishment of the first coding bootcamp in 2012 the number of such schools, both for-profit and non-profit universities in the United States and Canada,…
A Scientifically Sound Approach to Lifelong Learning
Jeffrey S. Russell | Dean of Continuing Studies and Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning, University of Wisconsin-MadisonMake It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning (Harvard University Press) begins with a provocative statement: “People are generally going about learning in the wrong ways.” You might bristle at…
How Student Champions Can Drive an Effective Mobile App Strategy
Jessica Weaver | Student Employee in the First Year Experience Office, Saint Leo UniversityIf you’re not communicating with students on mobile, you’re probably not communicating with students at all. That’s the reality of today’s higher ed campus. Students are tied to their mobile…
The Organizational Structure of Professional and Continuing Education Units
Terry Rawls | Executive Director of the Division of Educational Outreach and Summer Programs, Appalachian State UniversityIn the shifting, highly competitive landscape of higher education today, many institutions are turning to their Professional and Continuing Education (PCE) units to increase revenue, expand reach, and improve productivity.…