Embedding liberal arts and human skills into program offerings and pedagogical design can help spearhead change. Academic journals, webinar titles and popular media headlines over the last few years have…
Return to Ritual & Return on Risk: Ritualized Learning for a COVID World
Christine Boyko-Head | Professor of Liberal Arts, Mohawk College Carine ChisuRethinking and redesigning the learning space as a ritualized experience can provide educators and learners with the lifelines they need to each other, to their own autonomy and agency, and…
A key component of the new normal of higher education will be teaching diverse students from a broad range of backgrounds and reconciling those identities to offer a more complete…
Increasing Student Retention Rates Through Personalization
Marlene Tromp | President, Boise State UniversityAlthough higher education institutions are working to integrate the positive aspects of remote learning, such as flexibility and asynchronicity, into education, they would do well to prioritize elements of face-to-face…
Thinking Ahead to What Higher Education Will Be
Neil Trotta | Assistant Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Fisher CollegeIncreasing Student Retention Rates Through Personalization
Marlene Tromp | President, Boise State UniversityLearning and Unlearning What It Means to Teach Virtually
Martin Lee | Adjunct Professor of Biostatistics, University of California Los AngelesUsing the Pandemic as a Springboard: 3 Actionable Takeaways
Bethany Simunich | Director of Research and Innovation, Quality MattersThe Digital Divide and Rural Electrification
Jon Bauer | President, East Central College Ed Up ExperienceEngaging the Disengaged College Student: Whether Learning is Online or In-Person
Karen Gross | Senior Counsel, Finn PartnersSix Inclusive Strategies for an Intergenerational Classroom
Vickie Cook | Executive Director of Online, Professional and Engaged Learning, University of Illinois SpringfieldHigher Education and the Race to find a Core Competency
Jack Rice | Director of the Centre for Online Learning & Professional Studies, St. Francis Xavier UniversityIsomorphism, Niche, and Goldilocks: Experimental Colleges and the Lessons They Offer for Post-COVID Higher Education
Brian Reed | Associate Vice Provost, University of Montana
One barrier to high-quality online education is effective engagement. Intuitive design, purposeful technology and a continued focus on the learner are necessary to creating a meaningful digital learning experience. As…
Improve Your Teaching by Looking at it From the Student’s Perspective
Zoë Cohen | Assistant Professor in the College of Medicine Tucson, University of ArizonaStudent engagement is paramount, especially in the world of online learning. Initiatives don’t have to be effortful or time-consuming, even the small things like daily emails are a great way…
When an industry enters survival mode, such as higher education did amidst the 2020 pandemic, institutions must lean into innovation while relying on their values, mission and past experiences to…
Four Trends in Professional Development and Continuing Education
Kristine Collins | Assistant Dean of Academic Programs in the School of Continuing Studies, University of TorontoAs traditional academia mirrors some of the work continuing ed divisions have been doing for years, it’s important for them to consult CE trends and best practices in building curricula…
Is There a “Right” Answer? Stimulating Online Discussion in the Age of COVID-19
John Cavanaugh | President and CEO (Retired), Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan AreaUsing Lessons Learned in 2020 to Shape the Future of Education
Deb Adair | Executive Director and CEO, Quality MattersThe Role of Faculty Development in the Future of Online Education
Dan Donaldson | Associate Provost, Lock Haven UniversityFaculty Professional Development’s Digital Transformation in the COVID-19 Era
Richard Irwin | Executive Dean of UofM Global and Academic Innovation, University of Memphis Scott VannDigital Transformation Requires Transformative Coaching Skills
Nina Morel | Executive Director of Coaching and Leadership Development in the College of Business, Lipscomb UniversityThe Journey to Online: Leveling Up (Part 1)
Ryan Anderson | Senior Director of Instructional Design for the Extended Campus, University of Wisconsin System Patrick Wirth, George Kroeninger, Laura Kite, Nadia Kaminski, Aaron BrowerEvenly Distributing the Future: Digital Transformation in Higher Education Teaching and Pedagogy
Brooks Doherty | Assistant Vice President of Academic Innovation, Rasmussen CollegeReflections on an Evolving Higher Education Environment
Patrick Guilfoile | Provost, University of Wisconsin-Stout (Retired)The Need to Refocus University Continuing Education
Gary Matkin | Dean of the Division of Continuing Education and Vice Provost of the Division of Career Pathways, University of California, Irvine
The COVID-19 pandemic has closed schools across the continent and sent teachers, staff and students home to work remotely. By the beginning of April 2020, it was apparent that this…
Helping Adult Students Thrive Online
Sydney Richardson | Dean of the College and Career Readiness, Forsyth Technical Community CollegeFor years, adult education theorists have worked to determine the best ways to teach adult students. From Malcolm Knowles to Jack Mesirow, John Dewey to Carol Kasworm, and many others,…
Right now, thousands of instructors are doing their best to teach distance courses. Some of these instructors are experienced in online teaching, but it’s a new endeavor for many. For…