New and Innovative Market Opportunities
As higher education’s traditional market of high school graduates shrinks, college and university leaders need to become more creative in finding markets to serve. Identifying new and innovative revenue streams and adapting to serve them well will also ensure institutions are not reliant on the continued strength of a single demographic.
Putting the Pieces in Place: Launching a Competency-Based Program
Laurie Dodge | Vice Provost and Vice Chancellor of Institutional Assessment, Brandman UniversityDemand for competency-based education is growing nationwide, as employers and students are looking for more concrete mechanisms to earn and display specific skills and capabilities. These programs are characterized by…
Prerequisites for Launching Competency-Based and Other Innovative Program Models
Shonda Gibson | Associate Provost and SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison, Texas A&M University-CommerceWe are at an interesting point in higher education, with increasing and widespread concerns related to a myriad of challenges and issues; as well as a host of innovations to…
Three Keys to Fostering an Innovative Culture On Your Campus
Paul LeBlanc | President, Southern New Hampshire UniversityThere is a large body of work on change management (search “change management books” to see for yourself), any number of consultants to help out in the process, and ideas…
Addressing the Increasing Need for Non-Credit Programming: The University and True Lifelong Education
Rovy Branon | Vice Provost for Continuum College, University of WashingtonThe winds of change are sweeping higher education in a new direction. Where students used to engage with postsecondary institutions once during their lifetimes—and then continued to donate to that…
Innovating to Deliver Programming through New Models: Bringing the Bootcamp to Campus
Diane Johnson | President and CEO, New Charter UniversityThe decision to launch NCU Code Lab was born out of the necessity to keep up with the rapid evolution occurring in industry. New Charter University’s mission is focused on…
Realizing Transformation through Structural and Cultural Change: Defining and Pursuing the Vision
Hugh Brock | Associate Provost of Academic Innovation, University of British ColumbiaIn 2017, the University of British Columbia transformed Continuing Studies to UBC Extended Learning, mandated to meet the needs of 21st-century learners as part of its Career and Personal Education…
Will the OIG Audit of WGU Cool Interest in CBE?
A. Sasha Thackaberry | Associate Vice Provost of Online and Distance Education, Louisiana State UniversityThe Office of the Inspector General’s audit of Western Governors University’s course-based Competency-Based Education (CBE) model was a hyper-literal interpretation of federal regulations. What effect will the OIG’s conclusions, recommending…