Programming
Higher Education and the Blockchain Ecosystem: An Overview
Melissa LayneEach department within the institution, directly or indirectly, interacts with the learner and with each other. Most departments work with external entities and must exchange information, documents, money, contracts, media,…
Identifying and Overcoming Three Obstacles to Robust Reverse Transfer
Joe Garcia | Chancellor, Colorado Community College SystemThe numbers speak for themselves. 65 percent of workforce jobs will require postsecondary education by 2020, yet we face a shortage of five million workers to fill them. One big…
How Next-Generation Credentialing Can Eliminate the Letter of Recommendation
Matt LisleThis is the conclusion of a two-part series from Georgia Tech’s Center for 21st Century Universities on the topic of next generation transcripts, blockchain and changing needs in academic credentialing. Click…
Positioning Higher Education Institutions to Serve the Corporate Market
Gabe Clevenger | Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Management for Champlain Online, Champlain CollegeThe corporate training and education marketplace is incredibly lucrative, and demand will only continue to grow over time. But higher education is not alone in trying to serve this space.…
Establishing and Maintaining Program Responsiveness in Continuing Education
Kelly Otter | Dean of the School of Continuing Studies, Georgetown UniversityContinuing Education (CE) divisions that don’t keep a finger on the pulse of industry change risk being overlooked in favor of schools that better respond to market needs. In this…
How to End the Negativity Around Liberal Arts, For Good
David Schejbal | Vice President and Chief of Digital Learning, Marquette UniversityOn any given week, a scan of headlines in the higher education periodicals and local and national newspapers yields several articles about the role and fate of the liberal arts.…
Set Your Guideposts: Defining and Pursuing Success in Competency-Based Education
Cori Gordon | Assistant Clinical Professor of Liberal Arts in the Personalized Learning Program, Northern Arizona University“Ski the slope, not the mountain,” a wise professor once told me—meaning don’t worry about everything you will encounter down the mountain, only focus on what is right in front…
How to Create Access to Experiential Learning Opportunities for Non-Traditional Students
Charles Kilfoye | Assistant Vice President of Learner Success in the Lifelong Learning Network, Northeastern UniversityFor many learners today, the debate about the value of higher education ultimately settles on how well a college degree successfully bridges the gap between education and employment. One surefire…