Program Planning and Design
Today, developing a program depends on more than faculty coming up with an interesting topic. Launching a successful program includes a number of steps, from conceptualization to approval to marketing and iterating. The program lifecycle is not for the weak of heart, but managing that lifecycle supports institutional success.
The End of the Homogenous MBA: New and Different Roles for Business Schools
Wallace Hopp | Associate Dean of the Part-Time MBA at the Ross School of Business, University of MichiganIt is an exciting time for business education. For most of the past half century the reputations of American business schools have been defined largely by their MBA programs. Ironically,…
Developing Continuing Education & Experiential Learning Programs
Valerie Delleville | Associate Dean of Business Core and Microcredentials in the College of Business, Western Governors UniversityAs we enter a new decade, U.S. higher education can directly answer the call to reskill and upskill American workers through open-loop learning. This form of learning differs from conventional…
Driving Access, Completion and Relevance: Understanding the Role of Technical Colleges
Melanie Hall | Director of Marketing and Community Colleges, Davis Technical CollegeThe labor market skills gap is one the biggest problems higher ed faces today. As workforce demands increase, adult learners need to train quickly to stay relevant. Technical colleges have…
Disruptive Parallels in Competency-Based Education and Agile Development
Kerri Laryea | Curriculum and Assessment Director, Western Governors UniversityWhat do agile software development and competency-based education (CBE) have in common? They disrupt industries. Agile software development took root in the 1990s. The Agile Manifesto emphasizes four values: individuals…
Expand, Innovate and Evolve: Investing in Niche, Industry-Focused Programming
Darcy Richardson | Director of Continuing and Professional Education at EdPlus, Arizona State UniversityWhile many institutions are turning existing programming into professional development offerings, there’s a gap for emerging industries. Arizona State University saw a need in the labor market for graduates trained…
Designing4Engagement: Design Thinking in the Program Quality Review Process
Christine Boyko-Head | Professor of Liberal Arts, Mohawk CollegeProgram review is a systemic, ongoing process intended to impact educational quality within a program and also across an institution. This continual, reflective process, however, does not always transfer…
The Power of Partnerships and Pairings: Why STEM and Liberal Arts are Better Together
David Rosowsky | Former Provost, University of Vermont“The last decade has seen considerable energy and enthusiasm for mash-ups between the STEM disciplines and the liberal arts disciplines, with motivations ranging from practical to political, obvious to opportunistic,…