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.
Preparing for the Future (and Present!) of Work
Sheneui Weber | Vice Chancellor of Workforce and Economic Development, California Community CollegesTalk about the future of work is starting to come up more frequently in everyday conversations. Its changing nature is happening because of a convergence of many technologies, including: Artificial…
Evaluating Your Assessment Plan as You Move to a Virtual Classroom
Lauren Serpati | Assessment Specialist, Western Governors UniversityIf you are an instructor and you are faced with moving your course online due to COVID-19, you are not alone. Given the rapid shift we are experiencing, many may…
Disruptive Innovation Goes to Business School: Is the MBA Dead?
Ted Cross | Associate Dean of Graduate Programs in the College of Business, Western Governors University Rashmi Prasad, Sunil RamlallManagement education has changed significantly over the last few decades (Batista, 2019). In particular, MBA degrees are being revamped in a bid to ensure they stay relevant in the 21st…
Moving the Clock Forward on Program Design to Drive New Learning and Enrollment Outcomes
Joann Kozyrev | Vice President of Design and Development, Western Governors UniversityImagine your friend, a professor friend at Big State University, tells you that she’s been asked to create a new program in her department. This new program is in her…
The Ins and Outs of Internal Launch: Taking an Online Offering to Market Independently
Leslie Oster | Program Director in the Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern UniversityWhen designing a new program, some institutions turn to Online Program Management (OPM) companies for help. These companies launch programs from scratch and manage many of the administrative aspects required…
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…