As credentialing continues to become an important factor in the future of higher education, leaders need to come together to understand the details of what's required to make sure everything…
7 Steps to Identify and Address Bias in Educational Assessments
Heather Hayes | Senior Lead Psychometrician, Western Governors University Goran Trajkovski, Marylee DemeterStudents do not enter higher education with the same background, knowledge and experiences. Assessments need to reflect the students they are assessing and be scrutinized for any kind of bias,…
Establishing a welcoming emotional classroom climate for learning that helps students relate to the content positively is the designās primary strategy. āThe biology of mind will be to the twenty-first…
The Syllabus Isnāt Just a Piece of Paper: How It Can Set the Tone for Student Success
Stephanie Speicher | Assistant Professor, Weber State UniversityAs a new era of higher education emerges, faculty have to continue to create intellectual and emotional growth to help student development and success. Recently, respected NYU Professor Maitland Jones…
Curriculum, Standards, Proxies, and the Response to AI
Jack Rice | Director of the Centre for Online Learning & Professional Studies, St. Francis Xavier UniversityAre Accreditors Ready for an Incremental Credentialing System? Part 1
Holly Zanville | Research Professor and Co-Director of Program on Skills, Credentials and Workforce Policy in the Institute of Public Policy, George Washington UniversityPredicting the Future of Instructional Design in Higher Education
Joseph Evanick | Director of Institutional Instructional Design, Geisinger College of Health SciencesDEIxis: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Empowering Context-Rich Learning
Goran Trajkovski | Program Manager, Western Governors University Jason BraunDefining a Microcredentialing Strategy
Andrew Fisher | Vice President of Academic Affairs, NHTIās Concord Community CollegeStrategically Aligning Higher Ed and Workforce Using Microcredentials
Falecia Williams | President, Prince Georgeās Community CollegeCreating Incremental Value for Modern Learners
Tyson Heath | Director of Credential Integrity, Western Governors University Kacey ThorneStarting Slow to Go Fast Later: Creating Sustainable Microcredentials
Nick Williams | Director of Assessment, University of Phoenix Mary Elizabeth SmithLessons Learned: Implementing Digital Badging Strategies
Sherri Braxton | Senior Director for Digital Innovation, Bowdoin College
Standardized systems that were discussed two decades ago could finally be rolled out today and drastically increase efficiency and student experience. Technology has changed our lives in more ways than…
How Polytechnic Institutions Paved The Way For Microcredentials
Tom Roemer | Vice President Academic, British Columbia Institute of TechnologyMicrocredentials allow both students and workers to upskill, reskill, and even touch up their skills in a manageable way, instead of having to spend years on credentials. Polytechnic institutions have…
Developing shorter, condensed programs gives members of the workforce the flexibility to return and re-skill, which benefits both the institution and the community as a whole. Shorter programs that take…
Five Thoughts on the Next Five Years: Where Higher Ed is Headed
Vickie Cook | Executive Director of Online, Professional and Engaged Learning, University of Illinois SpringfieldThe last few years have shaken higher ed, but more disruption looms ahead. And securing their success through it requires institutions to remain flexible and adaptable. As we move into…
Tandem Time: How Community Colleges and Workforce Development Programs Go Hand-in-Hand
Alissa Levine | Director of Workforce Development Programs, Kingsborough Community College Jessica CinelliA Time for Learning Experience Designers
Mark Milliron | President, National University Kim RoundMicrocredentials: Why Industry Is in the Driverās Seat
Vis Naidoo | Director of the Centre for Continuing Education and Professional Studies, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Cheryl Kinzel, Natasja SaranchukLessons Learned From Launching a Micro-Credential Program
Anissa Lokey-Vega | Assistant Vice President for Curriculum and Academic Innovation, Kennesaw State University Raven MalliettIdeation to Implementation: Engaging Faculty to Lead Innovation
Fabiola Riobe | Associate Provost of Academic Innovation, Online Education & Global Opportunities, Rockland Community CollegeTip the Scale: How Micro-Pathways Lead to Big Changes
Ian Roark | Vice Chancellor for Workforce Development and Innovation, Pima Community CollegeHow Credit for Prior Learning has the Opportunity to Create New Prosperity in Higher Education
Matt Bergman | Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership and Learning in the College of Education & Human Development, University of LouisvilleBusiness, Industry and Organizational Partnerships: Is Your CE Unit Ready?
Gary Hepburn | Dean of the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Toronto Metropolitan UniversityHow Degree Completion Tracking Saves Can Save Both Time and Money
Heather Bjorgan | Dean of Enrollment Management, Black Hawk College
All a student may need is an opportunity for assistance to reach their full potential and eventually walk across the stage. We all need help from time to time, whether…
How Accepting Prior Credentials Will Shift the Thinking Around Lifelong Learning
Carolyn Callaghan | Executive Director of Educational Outreach, Western Carolina UniversityAs student centricity takes the spotlight for many higher ed leaders, itās up to the whole institution to ensure the students are actually being put first. For there to be…
Higher education that doesnāt focus on skills is not only missing the mark, it perpetuates systemic inequities in access to opportunity. Higher education is on a precipice. A nation amid…