Two-year colleges are facing and managing the same challenging market conditions as their colleagues in the four-year sector, but with increased competition and greater variance in available funding. They also…
GDPR and the Blockchain: An Irresistible Force Meets an Immutable Object
Stephen Harmon | Associate Dean of Research for Professional Education and Director of Educational Innovation in the Center for 21st Century Universities, Georgia Institute of TechnologyI am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV. But I am a person who has spent the last 25 years studying the interplay of technology and…
Even at a world-famous institution like CalArts, delivering a great student experience is critical for student satisfaction and success. For CalArts’ Extended Studies division, the design of their back-end infrastructure…
Three Main Benefits to Centralizing Non-Credit Program Management
Kristy Davis | Director for Academic Support Resources - IT, University of MinnesotaAt the University of Minnesota, we began a process back in 2015 to centralize and consolidate the administration of non-credit programming being developed and delivered across the university into a…
Preparation, Expectation Management and Commitment Central to Driving Major Projects Home
Shaun Sutherell | Director of Noncredit Professional Programs in Professional and Continuing Studies, University of Delaware Steven KendusEmbracing Failure: The Secret Sauce in Project Management
Colleen Carmean | Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Innovation, University of Washington TacomaDrawing a Line: The Differences Between a Partner and a Vendor
Matt Robinson | Program Services Manager for Extension, UC Los AngelesThe Positive (and Negative!) Potential Impact IT Can Have on the Staff Experience
Vi Bergquist | Chief Information Officer, St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeExtending the Destiny One Environment: Leveraging Data and the CLM to Adapt and Grow
Billie Boles | Technology Solutions Analyst in Continuing Education, University of Calgary Greg BeaverMaintaining Decentralized Programming While Centralizing Administration at a Cooperative Extension
Neal Vines | Director of Information Technology for Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech UniversityMore Than an Afterthought: Management Systems and Non-Traditional Divisional Success
Elisabeth Rees-Johnstone | Executive Director of Continuing Education and Professional Learning at OISE, University of TorontoGoing Beyond the Status Quo: Maximizing the Institutional ROI for CRM with CLM
Shaul Kuper | Chief Executive Officer, Destiny SolutionsLeveraging Tech Systems to Drive the Student and Staff Experience
Jason Smith | Executive Director of Enrollment Management in the School of Continuing Studies, Georgetown UniversityCollege and university leaders today are working hard to navigate their institutions through tougher market conditions than ever before. There’s greater competition for students, more scrutiny of institutional spending and…
Where Technology Goes, So Too Must Culture
Heather Chakiris | Chief Student Experience Officer, UCLA ExtensionThe shift to a student-centric institutional culture shows many different forms, from changes in curriculum design to shifts in service availability to the improved leveraging of data. From the perspective…
A lot can change in nine years, even though it might not seem so long ago. In 2008, No Country for Old Men won the Oscar for Best Picture. Beijing…
The Impact of Offering an Amazon-Like Experience in the Non-Credit Space
Brandon Gregory | Director of Marketing in Professional and Continuing Education, University of San Diego David Kaplan, Charles McGinnis, Uyen NguyenStudents today—both traditional and non-traditional—have extremely high expectations of their universities when it comes to the digital environment and experience. These expectations are shaped by the experience crafted and delivered…
Foresight and Commitment: What It Takes to Deliver a Leading Student and Staff Experience
Michelle Fach | Executive Director of Open Learning and Educational Support, University of GuelphApplying Student Success Analytics Platforms in Higher Education
Richard Sluder | Vice Provost for Student Success, Middle Tennessee State UniversityHow Should Higher Ed Leaders Think About Data?
Gordon Freedman | President, National Laboratory for Education TransformationThe Strategic Imperative of Technology in the Modern University
Nelson Vincent | Chief Information Officer, University of CincinnatiUnderstanding the Opportunities and Risks of the Internet of Things Environment on Campus
Chuck Benson | Assistant Director for IT in Facilities Services, University of WashingtonMeeting Customer Expectations Central to Postsecondary IT Priorities in 2017
Chris Megill | Associate Director of Technology Services, George Washington UniversityLooking Ahead: Five IT Trends for 2017
Colleen Carmean | Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Innovation, University of Washington TacomaBoosting Non-Credit Revenues by Consolidating Non-Credit Administration
Nicole Westrick | Associate Vice Provost, Temple UniversityThe Next Big Thing in CBE Isn’t a Program Model
A. Sasha Thackaberry | Associate Vice Chancellor of Learning Experience Design Innovation, National UniversityI was fortunate to attend this year's Distance Teaching & Learning Conference in Madison. It was striking to realize how fast technology is continuing to move/change/innovate while we slowly progress…
Leveraging Technology and Stepping Away from the Status Quo: A Roadmap for Change
John Fischer | Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Bowling Green State University—Co-written with Andy Alt | Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Bowling Green State University— For colleges and universities today, maintaining the status quo is no longer enough. This is…
We often hear about the value of technology in transforming the way higher education works, but what are the true opportunities and what are the limits? After all, especially in…