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A Common Language for College Credit
Jacqueline Arnold | Manager of Strategic Communications and Relationships, Saylor AcademyWhile attending an international conference recently, I was struck that all of the attendees—who came from Africa, Southeastern Asia and Europe—used English as the lingua franca of the event. (Those…
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…
The New Workforce Professionals Academy: Cultivating the Next Generation of Workforce Leaders
Darlene Miller | Executive Director, National Council for Workforce EducationThe Problem With all sectors of American business and industry struggling to find qualified employees, most rely on colleges and other training organizations to educate their workforce. Concomitantly, the process…
Unpacking A Vision for the Future with the 2018 NMC Horizon Report
Noreen Barajas-Murphy | Interim Director of Academic Community Programs, EDUCAUSEIn August, EDUCAUSE released the 2018 NMC Horizon Report, which identifies and describes the higher education trends, challenges and developments in educational technology which are likely to have an impact…
Improving Access and Cutting Red Tape: How SARA Is Reducing Bureaucratic Hurdles to Distance Education
Marshall Hill | Executive Director, National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA)In our country, both K-12 and postsecondary education are largely under the oversight and control of the states. And while states generally oversee education with similar broad goals, policies and…
Making the Most of Limited Time: How to Improve Persistence Rates of Part-Time Students
Christina Hubbard | Director of Strategic Research, EABAs a result of higher education’s push to improve accessibility, a broader and more diverse student population is enrolling than ever before. Rather than fully committed 18-year-olds fresh out of…
Designing a Mechanism to Assess CBE Quality
Charla Long | Executive Director, Competency-Based Education NetworkThough it’s not a new concept, there has been significant growth in recent years in the number of competency-based education (CBE) programs offered at colleges and universities across the United…