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Michael McDonough | President, Raritan Valley Community CollegeThe COVID-19 pandemic has turned an already fragile higher education landscape into one of anxiety and doubt. It has created financial havoc, derailed student expectations and fueled uncertainty about the…
Aviation Maintenance During a Pandemic: The Inside Story
Holly Zanville | Strategy Director for the Future of Learning and Work, Lumina FoundationLumina Foundation recently awarded a grant to Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) to partner with AAR, an independent provider of aviation services to commercial and government customers worldwide, to…
Public Health in a Remote Environment: How the University of Hawaii is Delivering Contact Tracing
William Chismar | Dean of Outreach College and Interim Dean of Myron B Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawaii at Manoa Sarah SimmonsTo help accelerate the re-opening of state economies, it’s essential to reduce the spread of coronavirus and the COVID-19 illness it causes. The first step to actually accomplishing this work…
Hands-On Learning During a Hands-Off Pandemic
Jeffrey Rafn | President, Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeVariously called project-based, hands-on, laboratory, experiential or tactile education there is no question that learning while doing is one of the most effective ways to learn a new concept or…
Lessons from an Academic Mountaineer: How to Surmount the Challenge and Find Your Pivot Point
Linda Wendling | Senior Manager of Academic Engagement for the Colleges of Business and IT, Western Governors UniversityThere have always been challenges in higher education; however, the current pandemic has exacerbated all of them at once, like an avalanche. Many of us at Western Governors University are…
Get Ahead of the Curve: Preparations for a Successful Fall Semester Must Start Now
Mick Starcevich | Former President, Kirkwood Community CollegeAs the COVID-19 pandemic evolves from an urgent public health crisis to an economic catastrophe, higher education institutions are bracing for long-term impact while working around the clock to continue…
Helping Adult Students Thrive Online
Sydney Richardson | Dean of the College and Career Readiness, Forsyth Technical Community CollegeFor years, adult education theorists have worked to determine the best ways to teach adult students. From Malcolm Knowles to Jack Mesirow, John Dewey to Carol Kasworm, and many others,…
Creating a Digital Presence: The Fundamentals of Going Online
Vincent J. Del Casino Jr. | Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, San Jose State UniversityLooking into the future of higher education, there’s no doubt that the online world will, in one way or another, be involved. It’s more important than ever to establish and…