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.
Incubating Innovation: The Growing Role of Continuing Education on University Campuses
J. Kim McNutt | Dean of the College of Extended and International Education, CSU Dominguez HillsThough Continuing or Extended Education is still viewed with suspicion by some faculties as the “personal interest” division of a university, CE offers many opportunities for their academic counterparts—including, in…
Can Betamax Save Higher Education?
Grant Aldrich | CEO and Founder, OnlineDegree.comYou may remember these odd little tapes from the early 1980’s. There were always one or two houses where you might come across them. In my case, it was the…
Open Loop Education: Codifying the Lifelong Learning Partnership Between Students and Institutions
Scott DeRue | Dean of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of MichiganReports say the near-future threat of automation will one day require working adults in every industry to continue educating themselves to stay employable and ahead of the curve. The truth…
Are Universities Suited to Run Successful Apprenticeship Programs? Absolutely!
Tracy Kittilsen | Manager of Extended Learning in the Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie UniversityApprenticeship programs offer higher education an innovative means of partnering with local and regional industries, but given their hands-on nature, they’re often seen as better suited to community and technical…
Providing an Alternative to OPMs: Non-Traditional Divisions as Online Service Providers
Karen Zannini Bull | Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for University College, Syracuse UniversityIn May 2018, Syracuse University launched the Center for Online and Digital Learning, a unit that works with academic departments across Syracuse University to evaluate, develop and deliver online programming.…
Improving through Innovation: Evolving the Postsecondary Model to Fit Today’s Students
Philip Powell | Associate Dean of Academic Programs at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana UniversityAt its core, what is higher education truly about? Producing human capital and talent. It’s about sending students out into the world prepared to be more productive and successful than…
Left! Left! Left, Right, Left: One University’s Experience with Bootcamps
Cyrus Homayounpour | Associate Dean for Marketing and Enrollment Management in the College of Professional Studies, George Washington UniversityBy my conservative estimate, since the establishment of the first coding bootcamp in 2012 the number of such schools, both for-profit and non-profit universities in the United States and Canada,…