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Leveraging Technology to Achieve Growth in a Period of Decline
Gary Hepburn | Dean of the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University Fred Anger | Executive Director of Financial Planning and Strategy for the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson UniversitySerena Wong | Manager of Business Systems for the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University
Community Colleges: Gateways to Socioeconomic Growth During Crisis
Bill Pink | President, Grand Rapids Community CollegeWith unemployment numbers growing the longer we’re in this pandemic, the number of enrollments will begin to soar. It’s up to postsecondary institutions—particularly community colleges—to get these folks back into…
Don’t Let A Good Crisis Go to Waste
Eric Heiser | Provost of Academic and Student Affairs, Central Ohio Technical CollegeWith a future that remains unclear, one thing that will surely come out of this pandemic is an increase in hybrid courses. In order to prepare for this change, institutions…
Embedding Certifications into Bachelor’s Degrees Could Improve Transitions into the Labor Market
Holly Zanville | Strategy Director for the Future of Learning and Work, Lumina Foundation Karen ElzeyThere’s a growing interest in embedding industry-recognized certifications into college and university degree programs. Workcred is working on a Lumina-supported project with the goal of improving students’ transition from college…
Learner-Centered Strategic Planning
Monique Snowden | Provost and Senior Vice President, Fielding Graduate UniversityLearning models, methodologies, delivery and assessments are generally under the purview of chief academic officers, academic administrators and faculties. Actual learning experiences and outcomes, however, are more squarely determined by…
Higher Education and the Blockchain Ecosystem: An Overview
Melissa Layne | Associate Vice President of Research and Innovation, American Public University SystemEach department within the institution, directly or indirectly, interacts with the learner and with each other. Most departments work with external entities and must exchange information, documents, money, contracts, media,…
Understanding and Overcoming Obstacles to Blockchain in Higher Education
Melissa Layne | Associate Vice President of Research and Innovation, American Public University SystemThis article is the first in an ongoing series by Melissa Layne where she will demystify blockchain and explore its potential in the higher education context. Throughout modern history, the…
Ed Tech Buyers: Don’t Ask These Four Questions
Katie Nielson | Chief Education Officer, VoxyPostsecondary institutions aren’t procuring instructional technology properly. The decisions that drive institutional purchasing are often built on faulty premises. In my experience as a former professor turned ed-tech executive, administrators…
Robust Integrations: Uncorking Quality, Flexibility and Value
Ken Udas | Higher Education Itinerant & Adjunct Professor, University of Southern QueenslandThe Pressure to Integrate It is really no surprise that during the past decades colleges and universities have frequently found themselves under pressure to decrease their operating costs and increase…