To capture the greatest audience possible for education, a paradigm must shift. Businesses need to drive education forward, as they’re the ones that know firsthand what skills they need from…
Professional Development
Skills Are Not Enough: Developing Workers’ Dispositions to Succeed in an Uncertain, Disruptive World
Chris Dede | Professor of Learning Technologies in the Graduate School of Education, Harvard University Ashley Etemadi | Research Fellow at Next Level Lab, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Driving Lifelong Professional Development with Industry
Sanjeev Gill | Associate Vice President of Innovation and Executive Director of WatSPEED, University of WaterlooHigher education and industry have never been fully aligned with each other, but as the pandemic highlights the gap between the two, there’s a greater drive to bridge this gap…
Despite the unfavorable circumstances that brought it about, the need for reinvention is an opportunity to increase efficiency and more closely align higher ed with industry and community. Regional public…
Professional Development in a Pandemic: Part 2
Alice Pulvermacher | Associate Director in the Office of Academic Innovation, University of Wisconsin System Sandra KallioWith the rush to move online, many higher education faculty found themselves struggling to build community virtually. Using collaborative tools, time dedicated to sharing and partner or group work, students…
Professional Development in a Pandemic – Part 1
Alice Pulvermacher | Associate Director in the Office of Academic Innovation, University of Wisconsin System Sandra KallioCreating a Personal Academic Leadership Training Program from Day 1
Gregory Crawford | President, Miami UniversityMicroinvalidation: Microaggression’s Ugly Cousin
Rolondo Rene Talbott | Senior Director of the Project Management Office, Pomona CollegeBuilding a Faculty Learning Community: An Impact Story on Professional Practice
Christine Fonner | Course Faculty Manager in the College of Business Graduate School, Western Governors UniversityThe Role of Scholarship and Creative Activity at a Teaching University
Robert A. Scott | President Emeritus and University Professor Emeritus, Adelphi UniversityMicroaggressions and the Threat to Productivity
Rolondo Rene Talbott | Senior Director of the Project Management Office, Pomona CollegePrepping Police: How Tailored Competency-Based Programming Can Support Career Growth
James Womack | Program Coordinator for the Competency-Based Criminal Justice Program in the College of Innovation and Design, Texas A&M University-CommerceLeveraging Best Practices in Distance Learning with High Quality Training and Development
Natalie Pelham | Director of Training and Development, American College of EducationHow AI Impacts the Global Workforce, and What Higher Ed Can Do About It
Liz-Ann Gayle | Global Head of Learning and Innovation, Headspring Bob Little
I believe the term “disruption” is often misunderstood in the context of innovation. Disruption can be incorrectly perceived as a market breakthrough or an improvement to a typical business trajectory.…
How Industry Associations Can Draw the Map for their Profession, and Where Higher Ed Fits In
Jane Bowen | Chair of the Competency Map Committee, CPA CanadaFor Chartered Professional Accountants (CPAs), the knowledge, skills and abilities required to succeed and advance are shifting. CPA Canada—the national organization representing Canadian CPAs—is working to clarify demands for institutions…
In some industries, experience is enough to take a person up the corporate ladder. In other instances, a combination of experience and a college degree may be all someone needs…
The 60 Year Curriculum: Developing New Educational Models to Serve the Agile Labor Market
Chris Dede | Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies at the Graduate School of Education, Harvard UniversityWith the sponsorship of Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education (DCE), I’m participating in an initiative centered on The Sixty Year Curriculum (60YC). The Dean of DCE, Hunt Lambert, is leading…
What Will Be Important in the Learn and Work Ecosystem in 2030? How Do We Prepare?
Holly Zanville | Research Professor and Co-Director of Program on Skills, Credentials and Workforce Policy in the Institute of Public Policy, George Washington UniversityGive Us 15 Minutes and We’ll Give You the Skills: How to Provide Ongoing Training for Online Adjunct Faculty
Jeffrey Czarnec | Associate Dean of Criminal Justice and the Social Sciences in the College of Online and Continuing Education, Southern New Hampshire University Barbara LesniakLifelong Learning Will Prepare Students For Jobs That Don’t Yet Exist
Jeffrey S. Russell | Dean of Continuing Studies and Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning, University of Wisconsin-MadisonFive Biggest Roadblocks to Transitioning into Teaching
Cathy Vandewater | Community Manager and Senior Editor, Teach.comSupporting Soft and Technical Skill Development: The Role of Postsecondary Institutions in Delivering Balanced Ongoing Education
PK Agarwal | Regional Dean and CEO, Northeastern University-Silicon ValleyUnderstanding and Contextualizing Corporate Universities
Didina Gonzalez | Learning Innovation and Impact, Financial Times | IE Business School Corporate Learning Alliance10 Tips on Embedding Industry and Professional Certifications in Education Programs
Holly Zanville | Research Professor and Co-Director of Program on Skills, Credentials and Workforce Policy in the Institute of Public Policy, George Washington UniversityRecognizing Faculty Commitment and Workload using ePortfolios and eBadging
Lara Madden | Professional Development and Community Coordinator, University of Alaska AnchorageFive Trends Driving Employers to eLearning for Corporate Education
Kathy Amato | Director of Marketing, Coggno
Technology is changing the educational landscape across the United States. Advances in technology are forcing online educational institutions to continue to innovate while forcing traditional institutions to offer variant forms…
Addressing the “Why” and the “How” of Employee Professional Development
Jessica Fyffe | Human Resource Assistant, Stanley ConsultantsRead any business publication and the rapid changes occurring in the economy are reflected. As companies seek to achieve sustainable growth, part of their strategic investment must be focused internally,…
Developing talent within organizations is essential to maintain a competitive knowledge supply-chain advantage. For some organizations, the validation standard for professional development programs involves whether or not alignment to organizational…