Applied and Experiential Learning
With more adults enrolling in postsecondary programs, and with greater employer demand for work-ready graduates, the demand for programs that award credit based on subject mastery rather than time in class is growing. Adapting to this shift requires institutions to adapt their approach to managing and tracking learning.
Creating an Education for Industry 4.0
Gregory Crawford | President, Miami UniversityThe COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the future of the learn-and-work ecosystem to now. Programs like Work+ are being innovated to address it head-on and create an experience in which learning…
Evolving Non-Credit Programming in the Community College Space
Tracy Hartzler | President, Central New Mexico Community College Erica BarreiroNo matter what education path someone takes, work-based and experiential learning will always hold high value—something that community colleges need to incorporate into their program models. Community colleges are there…
The Virus that Opened the Floodgates to Change
Holly Zanville | Strategy Director, Lumina Foundation Mary WalshokAs COVID-19 has been a wakeup call for institutions to prepare for natural disasters, it’s critical to rethink education and workforce training that will allow people to continue working and…
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…
Integrating Employer Engagement with Experiential Learning in Response to the New Normal
Charles Kilfoye | Assistant Vice President of Employer Engagement & Career Design, Northeastern UniversityCOVID-19 has forced every college and university to re-evaluate its value proposition as more and more of the traditional student experience moves online or remotely. One part of the value…
Credentialing in the COVID-19 Landscape
Sean Gallagher | Executive Director of the Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy, Northeastern University Holly ZanvilleWith the revamp in higher education in response to the pandemic, this could very well be the moment credential innovation was waiting for. Now is the time to use credentials…
July Is Coming: Medical Education and Physician Trainee Turnover in 2020
Sarah Diekman | Resident Physician and Student in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, John Hopkins UniversityWorldwide, physicians are at the center of the fight against COVID-19. Throughout the United States, academic medical professionals are addressing staffing and supply shortages in the midst of this pandemic.…