For so many leaders, lack of faculty buy-in is a major impediment to innovation. However, there are three steps that can be taken to create excitement around transformation. Before the…
Tip the Scale: How Micro-Pathways Lead to Big Changes
Ian Roark | Vice Chancellor for Workforce Development and Innovation, Pima Community CollegeA bachelor's is a catalyst for higher lifetime earnings, but is it offset by the cost of an education itself? Much of the debate around whether college is worth it…
Business, Industry and Organizational Partnerships: Is Your CE Unit Ready?
Gary Hepburn | Dean of the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Toronto Metropolitan UniversityDeeper connections with businesses, industry and organizations can have significant benefits for the modern Continuing Education unit. Business, Industry and Organizational (BIO) partnerships are drivers of success for most Continuing…
How Degree Completion Tracking Saves Can Save Both Time and Money
Heather Bjorgan | Dean of Enrollment Management, Black Hawk CollegeItās a Journey: What Needs to Be Done to Get More Degrees in Studentsā Hands
Aneesh Sohoni | Chief Executive Officer, One Million DegreesHow Accepting Prior Credentials Will Shift the Thinking Around Lifelong Learning
Carolyn Callaghan | Executive Director of Educational Outreach, Western Carolina UniversityA Case for Skills: Transforming the Value Proposition of Higher Education
Kacey Thorne | Senior Director of Skills Architecture, Western Governors UniversityWhat Employers Want: The Battle Between Skills and Degrees
Joel Vargas | Vice President of Programs, Jobs for the FutureThe Virtual Tools With Real-World Implications
Jeffrey Pomerantz | Coordinator of Online Programs, Simmons UniversityWhat We Know: How Institutions Can Best Prepare Students for What Comes Next
Adam Fein | Vice President for Digital Strategy and Innovation, University of North TexasThe Stories Behind Service Matter
Holly Zanville | Research Professor and Co-Director of Program on Skills, Credentials and Workforce Policy in the Institute of Public Policy, George Washington UniversityFive Thoughts on the Next Five Years: Where Higher Ed is Headed
Vickie Cook | Executive Director of Online, Professional and Engaged Learning, University of Illinois Springfield
Itās unclear to some what topics, skills, and knowledge are appropriate for CPL credit, as well as what is considered advanced learning compared to entry level. CPL has been a…
Serving and Leading Through Controversy, Calamity and Chaos
Tonya Amankwatia | Assistant Vice Provost of Distance Education and Extended Learning, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityEmbedding liberal arts and human skills into program offerings and pedagogical design can help spearhead change. Academic journals, webinar titles and popular media headlines over the last few years have…
Re defining who adult learners are means changing the way theyāre taught. The term āadult learnersā means different things to different people. From corporations looking to reskill their employees to…
The New Marketplace: Closing the Gaps Surrounding Credentials and Equity
Rusty Greiff | Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, Jobs For the FutureInstitutions must be intentional about reaching underserved populations to drive employment numbers in their areas. New opportunities for employees are emerging where they previously didnāt exist, while credentials are becoming…
[From the Archives] Eight Strategies to Reduce Risk in Non-Degree Program Development
Catherine Jones | Associate Vice President of Workforce Development, McHenry County CollegeThe Comeback: How Colleges Can Re-Engage Students with Some Experience but No DegreeāPart One
Lawrence Rouse | President, Pitt Community College Johnny SmithThe Future of U.S. Higher Education with Online LearningāTwo Steps Forward or One Step Back?
Eric Fredericksen | Associate Vice President for Online Learning and Professor in Educational Leadership, University of RochesterA Guerilla Guide to Comprehensive Learning Records
Darragh McNally | Associate Vice President, University of Maryland Global Campus Insiya Bream[From the Archives] Launching a Leading Edge Certificate Program: A Market-Driven Approach
Amy Chester | Director of the Science Academy, University of MarylandTransforming Career Practices to Increase ROI and Equitable Career Success
Kimberly Yousey-Elsener | Senior Manager of Career Data and Research, The Career Leadership CollectiveOpen Your Eyes: How Virtual Reality Lets Students Experience Learning in a New Way
Wendy Schatzberg | Director for the Center of Teaching and Learning, Utah Tech UniversityE-Portfolios Raise the Bar for Adult Learners
Nicholas Vaught | Interim Assistant Dean for Academics and Student Success at the College of Interdisciplinary and Continuing Studies, Morgan State UniversityAlong Complex Career Pathways, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Micro-Credentials Signal āRelevant Competencies Aheadā
Carolyn Swabek | Director of Community Engagement, CAEL
Higher education can be out of reach for many adult students. Credit for prior learning allows them to earn credentials for the knowledge they already have, which is an advantage…
Two Sides: How Continuing Education Complements Traditional Degree Programs
Brian Ellis | Associate Dean of Academic Program Administration in the LeBow College of Business and Executive Director of Goodwin College of Evening and Professional Studies, Drexel UniversityStudent veterans face an increasingly complex set of circumstances to re-enter higher ed after deployment. In May, I had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Amy Morys when she appeared on…