In order to drive change at a higher ed institution, which is often slow to do so, leaders need to frame initiatives around the question: āwhatās in it for me?ā…
Taking the Temperature of 3 Learn-and-Work Initiatives in a Pandemic
Holly Zanville | Research Professor and Co-Director of Program on Skills, Credentials and Workforce Policy in the Institute of Public Policy, George Washington UniversityThe advent of COVID-19 is spurring innovation across higher education. But there is a common thread between the initiatives succeeding better than others: a focus on getting learners back into…
As we all still struggle to establish best practices under these new conditions, it is all the more important to share resources and knowledge.Ā In March, when campuses were faced…
Conference Management in the COVID-19 Environment
Peg Hanssen | Manager of Operations and Marketing in Continuing Dental Education, University of MinnesotaTravelling in 2020 has been cancelled for the foreseeable future, but that doesnāt mean conferences have to stop. Along with webinars, conferences provide colleagues, students and community members valuable information…
Build and Accelerate Beyond the Pandemic: Consciously Deliver a Great Online Experience for Lifelong Learners
Philip Regier | University Dean for Educational Initiatives & CEO of EdPlus, Arizona State UniversityThe Digital Experience and the Analog Institution
Adrian Haugabrook | Executive Vice President and Managing Director of the Horizon Group, Southern New Hampshire UniversityConferences Need More Than Speakers: Leveraging Tools to Take Events from Good to Great
Theresa Anderson | Business Analyst, University of MinnesotaDelivering on a Public Universityās Mission with Contact Tracing Training
Eric A. Bullard | Dean of Continuing Education and UCLA Extension, University of California - Los AngelesArtificial Intelligence for Decision-Making and Student Success in Online Higher Education
Vyacheslav Khrapak | Operations Manager, Holberton School TulsaConnecting with Students from a Distance: 10 Ways to Stay Engaged Inside and Outside the Learning Environment
Rebecca Cooney | Director of Murrow Online Programs in the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, Washington State UniversityIs It āThe End of The World As We Know Itā For Higher Education?
Brendan Aldrich | Founder, Invoke Learning Lige HensleyLeveraging 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, Serena WongEstablishing a Strong Infrastructure for a Remote Shift
Heather McRae | Vice Provost and Dean of the School of Continuing Education, MacEwan University
IT is often referred to as the backbone of an institution. Now more than ever, colleges and universities are looking to their colleagues in IT to support their shift to…
Remote Learning: Peer Resources for Higher Education
James Baldwin | President, Excelsior College John CaronThis marks a new week in ever-changing times as New York State mandated 100 percent of work be done remotely for non -essential businesses. Over a one-week period, Excelsior College…
Amid coronavirus concerns, many higher education institutions across the country have announced plans to transition on-campus students into online environments. These precautionary measures could persist for weeks or months as…
From Flyover Country to Talent Central: How Indiana is Leading the Pack Linking the Learn-And-Work Ecosystem
Ken Sauer | Senior Associate Commissioner and Chief Academic Officer, Indiana Commission of Higher Education Leighton Johnson, Jeff GrannOnce labeled as flyover country, South Bend, IN, is having quite the renaissance. The city and surrounding communities forming the South Bend-Elkhart Region were recently designated as a 21st Century…
The New Liberal Arts: Where Mobile Technology Meets Mindful Technology
Lori Varlotta | President, Hiram CollegeWhen Life Gives You Lemons: Embracing Challenges in the IT Space
Travis Carter | Manager of Enrollment Information Systems for Continuing and Professional Education, Virginia TechConsidering an OPM? Lessons to be Learned from Sourcing Best Practices
Stuart Harris | President, Stuart Harris ConsultingThe Promise of a Workforce Trifecta: An Innovative Way To Address the IT Professional Skills Gap
Edythe M. Abdullah | Dean of the Division of Continuing Education, University of North FloridaāThis Was Absolutely Insaneā: How Blockchain Could Have Averted One Parentās Registration Nightmare
Melissa Layne | Associate Vice President of Research and Innovation, American Public University SystemHigher Education and the Blockchain Ecosystem: Using Blockchain in Admissions
Melissa Layne | Associate Vice President of Research and Innovation, American Public University SystemWhat a Long, Analog to Digital Trip Itās Been
Albert Powell | Director of Learning Technologies (Retired), Colorado State UniversityEffective Change Management: The Five Stages of the Innovation-Decision Process
Richard Rush | Director of Program and Business Development, University of VictoriaHigher Education and the Blockchain Ecosystem: An Overview
Melissa Layne | Associate Vice President of Research and Innovation, American Public University System
This 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.Ā Throughout modern history, the…
Ed Tech Buyers: Donāt Ask These Four Questions
Katie Nielson | Chief Education Officer, VoxyPostsecondary institutions arenāt 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…
The 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…