How Trades Programs are Building The Future of Education
Ian Howcroft | CEO, Skills Ontario Paul ClipshamAccessibility is key for growing awareness of and enrollment in skilled trades programs, as well as extended learning. Reaching out to students where they are, on their phones, could be…
Empathy is critical to creating access and support mechanisms designed to serve our learners who serve. As college students, active-duty service members face unique challenges. Paramount among them is the…
Reskilling Through Rehabilitation: How a Community College’s Partnership with a Prison System is Changing Lives
Don Tracy | Director of Corporate & Community Education in the Continuing Education Division, Austin Community CollegeInmates are coming out better prepared to rejoin society thanks to ACC’s partnership with local prisons. Tracy also discusses how similar practices can be applied to some of the biggest…
Personalizing the Hispanic Student Experience Through Data Disaggregation: Implications for Fall Semester Preregistration and Long-Term Success
Michael Stankey | Director of Analytics, Texas Woman’s University Mark HamnerSetting Up for Success: The 60-Year Curriculum Vision
April Philpotts | Associate Director of Professional Development in the Center for Extended Learning, University of WaterlooResponding to Market Demands with a Consumer Mindset
A. Sasha Thackaberry | Associate Vice Chancellor of Learning Experience Design Innovation, National UniversityA Review of Educational Pathways to Careers
Robert A. Scott | President Emeritus and University Professor Emeritus, Adelphi UniversityAdopting a Collaborative Continuing Education Model
Nicole Westrick | Associate Vice Provost, Temple UniversityEngaging Alumni Through Your CE Division
Karen Muncaster | Dean of the Woods College of Advancing Studies, Boston CollegeShaping the Workforce for the Lifelong Learner
Michelle R. Weise | Senior Advisor, Imaginable Futures Michael PalmerSetting Up for Success: The 60-Year Curriculum Vision
April Philpotts | Associate Director of Professional Development in the Center for Extended Learning, University of WaterlooUpskilling Working Adults with Pathways
Katherine Newman | System Chancellor for Academic Programs, University of Massachusetts
Learning doesn’t end at the completion of a degree—students will be looking to continue their education as they follow different career paths. Just because a student has earned their certificate…
Lifelong Learning Isn’t Only for Adults
John Mason | CEO, ACS Distance Education and PublishingLife used to be simpler, made up of three stages—childhood (including adolescence; going to school and living at home), adult life (where you’re working, raising a family and moving into…
As Canada fondly reflects on its 153-year-old history, our collective guilt seems to be putting a dent in our ability to unabashedly celebrate our self-proclaimed pride as a global role…
Unfinished Business in Higher Education
Matt Bergman | Program Director and Research Faculty Member, University of LouisvilleAs the population of adult students begins to outnumber the traditional student population, institutions need to better prepare themselves to help these new learners reach their academic goals. For adult…
Preparing Students for a Lifelong Disruptive Future: The 60-Year Curriculum
Chris Dede | Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies at the Graduate School of Education, Harvard University John RichardsDoes Being Rural Matter? The Economic & Social Concerns of Rural Graduates
Allen Schaidle | PhD Student in Higher Education, University of California, Los AngelesMidlife Career Changers: How Colleges Can Support the “What’s Next?” Endeavor
Julia Ivy | Faculty Director of the Masters in International Management, Northeastern UniversityLooking Ahead: Why Universities Need to Adopt the Credential Model
Anthony Carnevale | Director of the Center on Education and the Workforce, Georgetown UniversityCollege Behind Bars: The Necessity of Running A College Inside Prisons
Michael Budke | Program Coordinator for Corrections Education, Chemeketa Community CollegeCreating Pathways to Second Chances for Inmates
Kimberly Moore | Vice President of Workforce Innovation, Tallahassee Community CollegeLifelong Learning Starts Young: The Virtual Lab School and the 21st Century Land-Grant Mission
Stephen M. Gavazzi | Professor of Human Development and Family Science, Ohio State University Cynthia Buettner, Sarah LangThe Expensive and Absolutely Necessary Pursuit of Rural Students
Andrew Koricich | Associate Professor of Higher Education, Appalachian State UniversityPlacing 4-H Within The 21st-Century Land-Grant Mission
E. Gordon Gee | President, West Virginia University Stephen Gavazzi, Jennifer Sirangelo, Karen J. Pittman
Ohio State University professor Stephen M. Gavazzi and West Virginia University president E. Gordon Gee recently co-authored “Land-Grant Universities for the Future: Higher Education for the Public Good.” The book,…
Support Inside and Outside the Classroom: Ensuring Lasting Success for Dual-Credit Students
David Troutman | Associate Vice Chancellor for Institutional Research and Advanced Analytics, University of Texas SystemDual-credit courses are becoming common undertakings for high school students, and while they give students a chance to jump-start their postsecondary education, it’s not always a straightforward process from high…
If you knew you might live to 100, how would you change your approach to learning? This isn’t a hypothetical question. According to a 2009 study, babies born after 2000…