Operations and Efficiency
Meeting heightened student demands with plummeting operational budgets in a competitive and commoditized environment is no easy task for higher education leaders. Long-term viability and success require operational effectiveness and efficiency that is somewhat foreign to post-secondary management.
From None to Known: How We Launched Our Online Education Office
Robert Griffiths | Associate Vice President of Distance Education and eLearning, Ohio State UniversityDuring early 2013, I faced a daunting challenge: weaving online education into the fabric of a decentralized institution that prided itself on its commitment to and focus on in-person education.…
Demonstrating Value On- and Off-Campus: Building Partnerships between CE and Academic Units
James Broomall | Associate Provost for Professional and Continuing Studies, University of DelawareSitting at the crossroads between the university and the public, continuing education units provide academic departments with a valuable platform for bringing the knowledge they create to the wider world—but,…
Moving Beyond the Buzzword: Understanding Innovation in Higher Ed
Jill Buban | Senior Director of Research and Innovation, Online Learning ConsortiumIn April 2018, the Online Learning Consortium published The State of Innovation in Higher Education: A Survey of Academic Administrators. The report surveyed over 100 college and university administrators to…
From Status Quo to Status Go: Scaling Innovation in Higher Ed
Vincent J. Del Casino Jr. | Vice President of Academic Initiatives and Student Success, University of ArizonaThe prevailing narrative about higher ed has been that many universities are averse to risk, unresponsive to the realities of the changing political economy, and generally suspect of change. This…
Critical Lessons Higher Ed Innovators Can Learn from Entrepreneurs
Nick Ducoff | Founder and CEO, EdmitThe entrepreneurial spirit is more important to higher education today than ever before. While it has always been critical for leaders of non-traditional divisions to bring creativity and innovation to…
Strategies to Foster an Innovative Culture
Benjamin Deaton | Vice President of the Office of Technology, Online Learning and Innovation, Anderson UniversityAnderson University (S.C.) is a comprehensive university with a combination of professional and liberal arts programs serving about 3,500 students with a growing online population and a residential emphasis on…
Innovation for Tomorrow, Today
David Thomas | Director of Academic Technology, University of Colorado DenverNo land in Disney’s fantasy world suffers the ravages of the future more than Tomorrowland. It’s not a lack of design talent, creative imagination or financial resources that causes Tomorrowland…