Managing an Institution
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How Continuing Ed Divisions Can Help Institutions Shift Online
Karen Muncaster | Dean of the Woods College of Advancing Studies, Boston College Aleksandar (Sasha) Tomic | Associate Dean for Strategy, Innovation and Technology in the Woods College of Advancing Studies, Boston College
Adjusting to the Reality of Remote Learning
Laurie Borowicz | President, Kishwaukee CollegeIn the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities across North America have moved their face-to-face courses and programs online with lightning speed. This transition to remote learning has…
Does Being Rural Matter? The Economic & Social Concerns of Rural Graduates
Allen Schaidle | PhD Student in Higher Education, University of California, Los AngelesFor American college students who leave behind their rural communities to pursue higher education, graduation accompanies a set of unique challenges and internal negotiations dissimilar to their urban and suburban…
How Continuing Ed Divisions Can Help Institutions Shift Online
Karen Muncaster | Dean of the Woods College of Advancing Studies, Boston College Aleksandar (Sasha) TomicHigher education is faced with dropping everything they’ve been doing and shifting to a—for some--unfamiliar territory. In looking to get online quickly, there’s a lot of pressure put on faculty…
Design or Disruption: Change in the Higher Education Business Model
Robert A. Scott | President Emeritus and University Professor Emeritus, Adelphi UniversityHere they go again--“they” being the pundits and politicians repeating superficial assertions posing as serious arguments. Assertions include those regarding student debt; the rise in tuition charges; institutions being slow…
Has Higher Education Become Commoditized?
John Mason | CEO, ACS Distance Education and PublishingCommoditization is a process whereby difference is eroded and competition becomes solely price based. Commoditization occurs when diversity decreases between competing products or services. It happens with food, furniture and…
Consortia Holds the Key to Lifelong Learning
John Cavanaugh | President and CEO, Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan AreaPicture the following: As a learner at a postsecondary institution, you have access to a reasonably extensive list of courses each academic term. Usually, these options are sufficient to meet…
Focused Future: A Strategic Plan to Reshape the Future of Education
Janet Morrison | President and Vice Chancellor, Sheridan CollegeWith the demands of the workforce evolving rapidly, colleges and universities need to find ways to stay relevant and focused on their students’ and communities’ future. Sheridan College published its…
Using an Agile Approach to Re-Imagine the Curriculum Experience for Online Learners
Mary Elizabeth Smith | Research and Implementation Strategist for the Center for Teaching and Learning, University of PhoenixIn 2019, University of Phoenix (UOPX) faced a daunting challenge: convert nearly 2,000 courses into a new learning management system (LMS) in a matter of months, when the transition into…