Adult learners have busy lives with multiple responsibilities, and institutions need to help support these learners and deliver the right programming that gives them the flexibility they need. Continuing ed…
Program Planning and Design
Creating a More Adaptable and Responsive Approach to Meet Learner Needs
Ryan Specht-Boardman | Program Manager of the UW Flexible Option, University of Wisconsin Extended Campus Kim Kostka McKay | Professor, University of Wisconsin Extended CampusLaura Kite | Assistant Dean for Student Affairs for Extended Campus, University of WisconsinAaron Brower | Executive Director of Extended Campus and Senior Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of Wisconsin System
Integrating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion into Community College Courses and Training
Matthew Meyer | Associate Vice President for Business Engagement and National & International Programs, North Carolina Community College SystemEnsuring academic curricula is diverse and inclusive requires that faculty analyze and reflect on the content they teach, especially when it comes to intersectionality, or the overlapping of different marginalized…
As technology continues to be an important part of our everyday lives, STEM programs have a very strong foothold in higher education, leading students to high paying jobs demanded by…
Why the Work of Guided Pathways Is Valuable for Students
Linda García | Executive Director of the Center for Community College Student Engagement, University of Texas at Austin Courtney AdkinsAs 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 ThackaberryProject Management Process Groups: Defined for Instructional Designers in Higher Education
Sue Bauer | Senior Instructional Designer in the Center for Distributed Learning, University of Central Florida Amanda MajorBreaking Boundaries: Integrated Learning for Effective Solutions
Gregory Crawford | President, Miami UniversityMerging 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 Pennsylvania’s 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 | Chancellor, San Diego Community College District
The recently implemented executive orders and emergency regulations in response to COVID-19 will have short- and long-term effects on educator preparation and licensure. These effects may have significant impacts on…
Consciously Designing an Online Environment for Every Learner’s Needs
Christina Amato | Dean of eLearning, Sinclair Community CollegeIn wake of the pandemic, higher education has come to understand the value of online education, but there’s more work to be done for online education to reach its full…
When selecting courses, it’s easy for students to get lost in the never-ending list of options, which usually ends in frustration with a bad experience. Guided pathways are a way…
Public Health in a Remote Environment: How the University of Hawaii is Delivering Contact Tracing
William Chismar | Dean of Outreach College and Interim Dean of Myron B Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawaii at Manoa Sarah SimmonsTo help accelerate the re-opening of state economies, it’s 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 Online Shift’s Enduring Value
Frank Dooley | Chancellor, Purdue University GlobalThe Importance of Intentional Online Program Design
Thomas Cavanagh | Vice Provost of Digital Learning, University of Central FloridaThe 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 University
The increasing importance of digital learning experiences in education has, of course, disrupted many of the conventional ways of doings things. One of the major questions this change has sparked…
Unbundling Credit Programming into Non-Credit Offerings
Beth Romanski | Director of Professional and Continuing Education, Maryland University of Integrative HealthIn transferring to a remote environment, it’s time for institutions to rethink their educational offerings. Unbundling credit programs provides learners with fast and consumable options that will help get them…
Author’s note: I began this article when I thought we were well outside the cusp of the COVID-19 pandemic and before it had spread to the point that we needed…