As the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of program relevance in the labor market and return on investment for students, guided pathways provide an excellent opportunity to guide students…
Working to Create Quality Learning: Humanizing the Online Experience
Rene Eborn | Assistant Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and USU Online, Utah State University Sasha ThackaberryAlthough many institutions initially sought to simply transition face-to-face classes online in a pinch when the pandemic struck, they would do well to reimagine online learning designed intentionally for a…
Project management techniques and best practices could significantly benefit higher ed instructional designers, who have tended to eschew corporate approaches in the past. Higher education has been slow to acknowledge…
Breaking Boundaries: Integrated Learning for Effective Solutions
Gregory Crawford | President, Miami UniversityThe student of tomorrow seeks a diverse, transdisciplinary learning experience that will prepare them to collaborate, communicate and engage with the diverse working world. The convergence of massive challenges in…
Merging Humanistic Elements into the Virtual Experience
Nathan Long | President, Saybrook University Ed Up ExperienceDeveloping the Right Programming for Non-Traditional Learners: The Regional Approach
Vic Rodgers | Vice President of Workforce Development, HACC, Central Pennsylvaniaâs Community CollegeBuilding Social Capital into Your CE Programs
Lorraine Carter | Director of Continuing Education, McMaster UniversityOptimizing Opportunity: Creating an Effective Student-Centered Future
Jennifer Varney | Senior Associate Dean of the COCE, Southern New Hampshire UniversityReaching More Students with a Dual-Enrollment Structure
Rebecca De Leon | Dean for Dual Credit Programs and School District Partnerships, South Texas CollegeRedesigning Workforce Programming Online
Carlos Cortez | President of San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE), San Diego Community College DistrictTeacher Preparation and Licensure Requirements During COVID-19: Short-term Solutions with Long-term Effects
Emily Bogus | Regional Manager of Regulatory Affairs, Western Governors UniversityConsciously Designing an Online Environment for Every Learnerâs Needs
Christina Amato | Dean of eLearning, Sinclair Community CollegeGuided Pathways: Are Colleges âStudent-Readyâ?
Ann Buchele | Vice President of Academic Affairs and Workforce Education, Linn-Benton Community College
To help accelerate the re-opening of state economies, itâs essential to reduce the spread of coronavirus and the COVID-19 illness it causes. The first step to actually accomplishing this work…
The COVID-19 Wake-up Call: Instructional Designers are Key to Creating Accessible and Inclusive Learning Models
Renee Pilbeam | Manager of Online Learning, Special Projects and Strategic Initatives, Arizona State UniversityThe role of the instructional designer is often misunderstood or, perhaps, not understood at all. In the wake of COVID-19, the abrupt shift online left many instructors scrambling to figure…
In the wake of the pandemic, programs were forced to shift into the online environment in the matter of weeks. As a result, online educationâs reputation has taken a hit.…
The Importance of Intentional Online Program Design
Thomas Cavanagh | Vice Provost of Digital Learning, University of Central FloridaThe recent pivot to remote instruction as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the criticality of intentional program design. Unfortunately, the worldâs health circumstances did not permit the…
The Future of Instruction: Dividing Semesters in Half
Eric Boynton | Provost and Dean, Beloit CollegeMoving Courses Online Post COVID-19: Consider These Factors Before Taking the Plunge
Alison Witherspoon | Vice President of Continuous Improvement, American College of EducationCOVID-19 as a Catalyst for the Intentionally Designed Continuous Learning Model
Marie Cini | Former President, CAEL Steven TaylorLessons from an Academic Mountaineer: How to Surmount the Challenge and Find Your Pivot Point
Linda Wendling | Senior Manager of Academic Engagement for the Colleges of Business and IT, Western Governors UniversityGet Ahead of the Curve: Preparations for a Successful Fall Semester Must Start Now
Mick Starcevich | Former President, Kirkwood Community CollegeCreating a Digital Presence: The Fundamentals of Going Online
Vincent J. Del Casino Jr. | Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, San Jose State UniversityConstructing Quality Digital Learning Experiences
Thomas Leary | Assistant Director of Programs and Products, Strayer UniversityUnbundling Credit Programming into Non-Credit Offerings
Beth Romanski | Director of Professional and Continuing Education, Maryland University of Integrative HealthAdapting Technical Education into the Online Environment
Darin Brush | President and CEO, Davis Technical College
With employers and students looking to close the gap in workforce skills, itâs critical for them to know what skills are in need the most. Postsecondary institutions need to be…
Donât 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…
I have been working in higher education for over a decade, focusing on non-degree programs for about half of that time. When I transitioned to the non-degree side, I collected…