Attracting Students
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…
Should Universities Be More Like Amazon?
Emily Joy Bembeneck | Associate Director of Pedagogical Innovation in the Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies, University of ChicagoI was recently asked to imagine how universities could better serve students with lessons taken from major online experiences like Amazon. The question led me to consider what it is…
Remedying Remedial Education
Cathrael Kazin | Managing Partner, Volta Learning GroupImagine the following scenario: You have done well in high school, finishing in the top 10 percent of your class, which in your state automatically qualifies you for a college…
How the Amazon Experience is Impacting Students’ Expectations Around Registrations
Belinda Elliott-Bielecki | Director of Marketing and Communications in the College of Extended Learning, University of New BrunswickNo matter their age, every student enrolling at a college or university today—be it in a traditional degree program or a non-credit offering—is an experienced consumer. Companies like Amazon, Uber…
Understanding the Ins and Outs of PLA in the Modern College Environment
Daniel Dillard | Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Education in the College of Arts and Sciences, Emory UniversityPrior Learning Assessment (PLA) isn’t new by any means. A model originally tied to apprenticeships, PLA was further developed in the years after World War II as a way of…
Lessons Learned: Building Robust Prior Learning Assessment Structures
Jacqueline Hill | Associate Provost of Academic Affairs, Miami Dade CollegeNon-traditional students don’t enroll in a college or university program as blank slates. Oftentimes, their wealth of academic knowledge and work experience is directly applicable to the postsecondary programs they’re…
Gaining Insights into Adult Learners: Looking at Findings from the Adult Prospect Survey
Howard Lurie | Principal Analyst of Online and Continuing Education for Eduventures Research, National Research Center for College and University Admissions (NRCCUA)As educational alternatives for adult learners—such as MOOCs and bootcamps—proliferate in the academic market, colleges and universities must do more to recruit this growing segment of students. What’s more, the…
Establishing Culture and Prioritizing the Personal Touch to Deliver a Great Online Experience
Audrey Penner | Vice President of Academic and Student Success, Northern CollegeFor many centuries we have equated postsecondary education (PSE) with ivory towers and brick walls, set in idyllic, tree-lined campuses, with peaceful sitting areas. We have had this picture presented…