Technology
Evolving Learner Feedback For The Digital Age
Cathy Hendon | Program Director for the Master of Organizational Leadership in the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies, Trevecca Nazarene UniversityEducators have always recognized the value and necessity of providing effective feedback in moving students toward educational growth and enhanced performance. In today’s digital age, however, feedback can take on…
Robots Are Coming, But Hybrid Skills Will Keep Humans in Control
Rob Kadel | Senior Research Fellow, Strada Education NetworkThere was a mock commercial on Saturday Night Live a few years ago, featuring actor Sam Waterston selling insurance in case of robot attacks. “Robots are everywhere,” he warned, “and…
2020:The Year of Boutique Employability
Julia Ivy | Faculty Director of the Masters in International Management, Northeastern UniversityAt the beginning of December, a journalist from Northeastern University contacted me to schedule an interview about my research on personal strategy and my recently published book Crafting Your EDGE…
Start Stacking: A Conscious Approach to Addressing Skills Gaps
Todd Oldham | Vice President of Economic Development, Workforce and Career Technical Education, Monroe Community CollegeStackable credentials are becoming increasingly popular as workforce demands evolve faster than traditional education. Community colleges have always been intent on finding ways to best serve their communities. Stackable credentialing…
How Student Expectations Are Driving Digital Transformation
Susan Grajek | Vice President of Communities and Research, EDUCAUSEHigher education is experiencing a set of pressures, challenges and opportunities that will change it forever. Information technology is helping to both drive and enable a digital transformation in our…
Central Governance in a Decentralized Environment
Sandy Nelson | Business Analyst and Team Lead in Academic Support Resources-IT, University of MinnesotaThe University of Minnesota offers a large array of non-credit and continuing education offerings across its colleges and divisions both on and off campus. But the colleges and divisions establish…
Prioritizing Integration Critical to Finding the Right System that Facilitates Non-Credit Growth
Bob Peterson | President and CEO of the Corporate College, Cuyahoga Community CollegeImplementing a new back-end system for non-credit education is a serious undertaking for colleges and universities. The challenges compound when the non-credit system must integrate into a robust, well-established main…
Towards An Ecosystem of Platforms: The Critical Importance of Interoperability
Matt Lisle | Director of Digital Learning Technologies at the Center for 21st Century Universities, Georgia Institute of TechnologyWhen a new online degree program is announced in the press, the program title is followed by a platform partnership. We often hear about Georgia Tech’s Online Master of Science…