Institutions have been placed into the unfamiliar territory of remote learning. In the race to move programming to distance formats in the wake of COVID-19, staff and faculty have leaned…
Internal and Service Partnerships
Staying on the Same Page: How Robust Partnerships with HackerU Create Access for Underserved Demographics
Desiree Dawn Young | Executive Director of the Office of Professional Advancement, University of Miami Diane Landsiedel | Executive Director of Nexus in the College of Engineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
How Chambers of Commerce Connections Can Help Align Programming with Workforce Needs
Cindy Miller | Director of Columbia College Global Civilian Region 2 and Director of Columbia College Kansas City, Columbia CollegeConversations are taking place in boardrooms across the country about the difficulty in finding and retaining good employees. Now, more than ever, higher education institutions must partner with companies to…
On the surface, Brandman University and UC Irvine share few similarities: One is a private non-profit specifically aimed at working adults, and the other is a public research university within…
Benefits and Challenges in Partnerships between Continuing Education and Faculties
Michelle Fach | Director of Open Learning and Educational Support, University of GuelphMany centralized continuing education (CE) departments extend the teaching and research expertise of their respective institutions through unique program offerings that serve to attract new and diverse audiences. This outreach…
Conducting Secret Shopping to Keep Vendors Focused on Quality
Maria Jump | Assistant Vice President of Student Services, Colorado State University-Global CampusCPE’s Shift to the Core Creates More Collaboration Opportunities for the English Language Institute
Andrew Scales | Academic Director of the English Language Institute, University of British ColumbiaSharing Expertise to Make the Bridging Program a Reality
Tanya Wakelin | eLearning Manager,Centre for Academic and Faculty Enrichment and Corporate Training Services, Durham CollegeSeven Steps to Evaluating Third-Party Partnerships
Sarah MacDonald | Senior Director of Outreach and Engagement, James Madison UniversitySaved Resources and Higher-Value Service: The Benefits of the Cloud
Bernard Golden | Vice President of Strategy, ActiveState SoftwareConsidering a Public Private Partnership? Realities and Opportunities in Today’s Higher Ed Business Practices
Jose Coll | Fellow, American Council on EducationOnline and MOOC Content Can Strengthen, But Not Replace, Traditional Education
Linda Belfus | Senior Vice President of Content, Elsevier Clinical SolutionsThe Online Education Evolution of LSU: A Shift in Focus for a Traditional State University
Amanda Major | Instructional Designer in the Center for Distributed Learning, University of Central FloridaService Partnerships Key to Creating Value for Students
Lesley Nichols | Executive Director of Professional Studies, Emerson College
The following interview is with Dennis Jones, president of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS). NCHEMS’s focus is on improving strategic decision making in higher education for…
The Happy Medium: On Outsourcing, Local Control and Partnering
Marc Singer | Dean of the School of Undergraduate Studies, Golden Gate UniversityFor a number of years, higher education institutions have been in a squeeze. On the one hand, it’s important to maintain the unique character and traditions of our institutions. There’s…
This is the second of a two-part series by Mike Scheuermann where he presents both sides of the argument on whether academic freedom implies IT freedom as well. In the…
An Educator’s Guide for Curriculum Collaboration: Four Groups that Need to Be Involved
Nancy Salzman | Vice Chancellor of Partnerships, Brandman UniversityWe know collaboration between employers and educators is important in determining program curriculum and delivery methods in order to ensure all major stakeholders are in sync as to purpose, need…
Small Institutions Can Drive Market Share With Focus on Multi-Format Accessibility
Evan Duff | President, North Carolina Wesleyan CollegeUnderstanding Innovation at the System and School Levels
MJ Bishop | Director of the William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation, University System of MarylandTaming Conflict: Bringing Main Campus and Continuing Education Closer Together
John Kokolus | Founding Dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (Retired), Elizabethtown CollegeService Providers Support Small Institution Innovation
Wayne Parkins | Graduate Education Consultant and Former Executive Director of New Business Development Global Business Education, Pearson Learning SolutionsJoint Graduate Degree Programs Benefit Students and Universities
John Delaney | Dean of the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, University of PittsburghFour Ways Employer Relationships Strengthen Graduate Programs
Walter Rankin | Deputy Dean of the School of Continuing Studies, Georgetown UniversitySix Elements of a Successful Online Graduate Degree Partnership
Michael Eddy | Assistant Dean of Continuing Education and Conferences, Purdue UniversityNavigating the Maze: Overcoming Institutional Roadblocks to Innovation
John DeLalla | Director of Continuing Education, University of Arizona SouthNurturing Online Learning Environments: Frequency, Type and Quality of Communication
Susan Farber | Advisory Board Member, Profology
As an industry, education technology (ed-tech) typically lags about five years behind the technology space in terms of innovation. Take drag-and-drop, a mainstay design feature for years. Ed-tech providers are…
Collaboration Critical to Launching and Improving Technology-Enhanced Courses
Mike Scheuermann | Associate Vice President of Instructional Technology and Support (Retired), Drexel UniversityHigher education institutions, by their very nature, foster what I call “pockets of excellence” in their various academic and administrative units. When it comes to leveraging existing or emerging technologies…
When implementing a complex enterprise software system or embarking on a massive change management project, a true partnership with the technology vendor is paramount. While it may sound simple, the…