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Closing the “Soft” Skills Gap: It Begins with Assessment
Cathrael Kazin | Managing Partner, Volta Learning GroupYear after year, organizations like AAC&U (American Association of Colleges and Universities) and NACE (the National Association of Colleges and Employers) survey employers to learn what skills they seek in…
The Positive Impact of University-Based IEPs on Home Institutions
Beth Lair | Associate Director of the English Language Learning Program, Loyola University ChicagoIn a previous article for The EvoLLLution, titled "One Size Does Not Fit All: Assessing International ESL Program Providers," I wrote that "University-based ESL programs have that advantage of the…
Paradigm Shifts: Four Major Changes that Transformed Higher Education
David Staley | Interim Director of the Humanities Institute, The Ohio State UniversityThe higher education sector is often accused of being slow to change: a lumbering, mature industry that is ripe for disruption. The recent history of American higher education would suggest…
Cooperating to Serve Students Across Institutional Boundaries: Leveraging Online Ed in New Ways
David Stone | Director of Collaborative Programs, The Pennsylvania State UniversityMany higher education institutions have leveraged online learning in support of the operation of the institution. In recent years, online learning has been seen by many as a way to…
Widening the Pipeline: Offering College Credit to High School Students
Rakhshi Hamid | Director of High School Programs, Laramie County Community College“Mom, do you really have to talk to all my friends about their college opportunities?” This is a complaint my daughter often has of me. I explain, yes, I want…
MOOCs and the Scaling of Postsecondary Education
Deborah Keyek-Franssen | Associate Vice President for Digital Education and Engagement, University of Colorado SystemMOOCs are currently living in an odd place in the postsecondary environment. When they first came on the scene, insiders and observers alike were excited about the potential for the…
Navigating the CBE Frontier: The University of Wisconsin Flexible Option Case Study Website
Aaron Brower | Provost, University of Wisconsin-Extension David Schejbal | Dean of Continuing Education, Outreach and E-Learning, University of Wisconsin-ExtensionSandra Kallio | Senior Writer, University of Wisconsin-ExtensionSince fall 2015, the Navigating the CBE frontier series has provided an opportunity to answer questions based on the UW Flexible Option experience, such as: How do you develop a…
Continuing Education and Alumni Engagement: Evolving the Lasting Alma Mater Relationship
Emily Joy Bembeneck | Associate Director of Pedagogical Innovation in the Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies, University of ChicagoFrequently, I see headlines talking about how continuing education units are perfectly positioned to become houses of innovation on campus, how lifelong learning is the new way to think of…