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Looking to the Student-Centered Future of Higher Education
Louis Soares | Chief Learning and Innovation Officer, American Council on EducationIn 2018, the postsecondary industry underwent a unique evolution in terms of student demographics and learning innovation. Students are no longer treated as a monolithic entity. Instead, colleges and universities…
Reflections on Credentialing: Past, Present and Future
Holly Zanville | Senior Advisor for Credentialing and Workforce Development, Lumina FoundationFor 10 years, Lumina Foundation has been guided by a goal—and to be frank, we want to influence others to join us in our mission. The goal is this: By…
Lack of Relevance the Largest Stumbling Block to Higher Ed’s Success in Corporate Learning
Gustaf Nordbäck | Chief Executive Officer, FT|IE Corporate Learning AllianceThe corporate training marketplace is incredibly lucrative. With an estimated $161 billion to $177 billion spent on corporate education each year in the United States alone, serving this market well…
Embedding Industry Certifications in Degrees Critical to Maintaining Long-Term Relevance
Michael Prebil | Program Associate with the Center on Education and Skills, New AmericaThe argument that college degrees aren’t worth the time and money no longer shocks the education policy crowd. But when my team at New America asked a couple of students…
At A Time of Extraordinary College Loan Debt, Gen Z Is Looking for New Approaches to Higher Education
Richard J. Polimeni | Chair, College Savings FoundationThe realities of paying for higher education create a formidable wall of concern for many families. There is the cost of college, which is daunting even for those expecting to…
“Full Employment” Economy Exposes Education System Deficits
Diane Bosak | Vice President for Workforce Strategies & Policy, Achieving the Dream Inc.A strong economy with historically low unemployment levels should be viewed as a positive for employers and jobseekers alike, but the skills gap and worker shortages in key occupations signal…
Enabling an Opportunity Ecosystem: Recognizing Learner KSAs in a Digital World
Mark Leuba | Vice President of Product Management, IMS Global Learning ConsortiumThis is a great time to be in education. We are at the early stages of a transformation that will place learners at its center. Technology that has been used…