Programming
Community Colleges: Gateways to Socioeconomic Growth During Crisis
Bill Pink | President, Grand Rapids Community CollegeWith unemployment numbers growing the longer we’re in this pandemic, the number of enrollments will begin to soar. It’s up to postsecondary institutions—particularly community colleges—to get these folks back into…
Don’t Let A Good Crisis Go to Waste
Eric Heiser | Provost of Academic and Student Affairs, Central Ohio Technical CollegeWith a future that remains unclear, one thing that will surely come out of this pandemic is an increase in hybrid courses. In order to prepare for this change, institutions…
Embedding Certifications into Bachelor’s Degrees Could Improve Transitions into the Labor Market
Holly Zanville | Strategy Director for the Future of Learning and Work, Lumina Foundation Karen ElzeyThere’s a growing interest in embedding industry-recognized certifications into college and university degree programs. Workcred is working on a Lumina-supported project with the goal of improving students’ transition from college…
Learner-Centered Strategic Planning
Monique Snowden | Provost and Senior Vice President, Fielding Graduate UniversityLearning models, methodologies, delivery and assessments are generally under the purview of chief academic officers, academic administrators and faculties. Actual learning experiences and outcomes, however, are more squarely determined by…
Evaluating Your Assessment Plan as You Move to a Virtual Classroom
Lauren Serpati | Assessment Specialist, Western Governors UniversityIf you are an instructor and you are faced with moving your course online due to COVID-19, you are not alone. Given the rapid shift we are experiencing, many may…
An Updated Map to Help Us Navigate the Learn-And-Work Highway
Holly Zanville | Strategy Director for the Future of Learning and Work, Lumina FoundationThe learn-and-work marketplace is growing more complex and chaotic. If it were a highway, we’d describe it like this: there is a lot of traffic, innovation cars are moving at…
Disruptive Innovation Goes to Business School: Is the MBA Dead?
Ted Cross | Associate Dean of Graduate Programs in the College of Business, Western Governors University Rashmi Prasad | Dean of the College of Business, Western Governors UniversitySunil Ramlall | Program Chair in the College of Business, Western Governors UniversityManagement education has changed significantly over the last few decades (Batista, 2019). In particular, MBA degrees are being revamped in a bid to ensure they stay relevant in the 21st…
Microcredentials are Playing a Major Role in the Success of DCCCD’s WorkReadyU
Christine Carpenter | Vice President of Membership Engagement, CAELThe Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) includes seven independently accredited colleges. Thanks to DCCCD’s WorkReadyU program, they are well equipped to serve adult working learners. The prospects of these…