The skills gap is currently one of the defining features of the labor market. There are hundreds of thousands of middle-skill jobs available but few individuals with the skills and…
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Injecting Creativity and Breaking Down Siloes: How Universities Can Grow their Share of the Corporate Learning Market
Catherine Jones | Associate Vice President of Workforce Development, McHenry County CollegeThe corporate training market is incredibly lucrative, with some estimates valuing the space between $161 billion and $177 billion per year. For colleges and universities to increase their market share…
In November 2000, I became the director of distance education at a university in the Boston area. There was no staff, no institutional experience in online programming, no marketing expertise…
The Forever GI Bill: A Beginning Not an End
Karen Gross | Senior Counsel, Finn PartnersThe New Legislation (HR 3218): Silence Isnât Golden It is quite remarkable actually. The first major changes to the Post-9/11 GI Bill since 2011 were signed into law by President…
Institutional staff have a significant impact on the lives of students, not just in terms of day-to-day interactions but across their entire lifecycle. Whether front-line or back-end, staff are pivotal…
Process Automation as a Strategic Differentiator: How Efficiency Impacts the Experience
Mohan Mailvaganam | Director of Digital Process Automation, Xerox CanadaWhen college and university administrators think about investments that make a positive impact on the student experience, theyâre often drawn towards major capital investments in campus upgrades and amenities like…
As it stands now, the transfer process from two-year to four-year institutions is often overwhelming and stands as a barrier to access for bachelorâs degree programs. While many institutions have…
Going Beyond the Status Quo: Maximizing the Institutional ROI for CRM with CLM
Shaul Kuper | Chief Executive Officer, Destiny SolutionsMost higher education institutions and divisions today have a number of specialized systems operating behind the scenes to support the management of their institutions, including a Student Information System (SIS),…
Colleges and universities are becoming increasingly aware of the value of incorporating a robust continuing education unit as part of institutionsâ overall programming mix. From expanding opportunities for revenue generation…
Establishing a Foothold: Outcomes Reporting and Bootcamp Growth
Rachel McGalliard | Vice President for Operations, The Software GuildIn 2012, while the higher education industry was knee deep in The Year of the MOOC, another entrant came onto the postsecondary scene and their impact has beenâthough slower growingâarguably…
The mobile-first generation is here. According to Pew Research, 85 percent of students own smartphones and theyâre spending eight to 10 hours on those devices every day. Incoming traditional-age students…
Take the Hint: Shifting from Anecdotes to Analytics
Chad Rowe | Director of Technical Product Management, Destiny SolutionsItâs no secret that higher education institutions traditionally experience lag when it comes to implementing technologies and management structures that take over the private sector. Whether itâs using CRM systems…
Leveraging business analytics and Big Data to drive institutional growth, efficiency and effectivenessâall while improving the student experienceâis the gold standard for college and university leaders today. However, as has…
Three Factors Critical to Improving Program Exploration for Students
Craig Maslowsky | Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management, Antioch UniversityAccording to IPEDS, about 600 institutions in the U.S. offer more than 100 programs. Another 1,000 offer between 50 and 100 programs. While an extensive listing of programs demonstrates the…
The degree faces unprecedented skepticism as students and policymakers question associated costs, and employers look for better evidence of the discrete skills and competencies that higher education once signaled.…
Microcredentials Transforming MOOC Positioning and Higher Education Models
Rick Levin | Chief Executive Officer, CourseraAlternative higher education providers have been making huge waves in the postsecondary space in recent years, and none more so than Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) providers. Though there are…
With the transformation of student demand and expectations must come a shift in the way higher education is packaged and delivered. While the postsecondary space has remained largely immune to…
The Shift from Personal to Professional: On Todayâs Learners and Their Credentialing Needs
Wendy Woon | Edward John Noble Foundation Deputy Director of Education, Museum of Modern ArtThe discussion of badges and credentials for online learning is inherently linked to motivation, which is informed by a range of influences. A recent Pew Research Center study noted that…
Today, more and more employers want credentials for a wider variety of occupations. The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce report Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education…
Agility and Responsiveness Central to Bootcamp Success
Adam Goldberg | Education Manager, Lighthouse LabsCoding bootcamps have burst onto the higher education scene in the past few years, and itâs impossible for higher education institutionsâespecially those with programs in the computer sciencesâto ignore the…
Galvanize. HackReactor. General Assembly. Udemy. HackBright. CodingHouse. Udacity. Coursera. If you do not recognize these names, then you have been missing the excitement over alternative credentials. This is a list…
Mapping the Transformation of the Online Education Marketplace
Chip Paucek | Chief Executive Officer, 2UThe online education marketplace is increasingly merging into higher educationâs mainstream. More and more students are looking at the improving quality of online offerings and seeing that there are alternative…
Over the past few years more and more individuals, businesses and corporations are turning to eLearning. There are a handful of explanations for this great shift. Letâs list off a…
MOOCs and the Global Democratization of Higher Education
Anant Agarwal | President, edXMassive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been on the postsecondary scene for years now. In the four years since 2012 was defined as âYear of the MOOCâ this modality has…
My roommate in college used a screwdriver for everything. More specifically, he used a straight blade screwdriver. I have witnessed him place it at just the right angle to unscrew…
15 Free Apps To Give Students on the First Day of Class
Ryan Hickey | Managing Editor, PetersonâsEvery educator knows the perils of the pervasive tech devices that stalk their classrooms. The constant distractions, assignment hacking and unofficial assessments on sites like ratemyprofessors.com can be annoyances and…
As competition and revenue goals in the higher ed market continue to escalate, it becomes increasingly important to find cost-effective ways of getting your programs in front of the right…
Emerging Trends: The Role of the Chief Data Officer in Higher Ed
Sally Beatty | Principal, Heidrick & StrugglesHigher education institutions are drowning in data. As technology has enabled immense amounts of data to be collected and stored, it has created significant challenges for many institutions. Decisions on…
Imagine showing up in your employerâs office for an annual performance review and hearing something like this: âCongratulations, Nate. Results are in from 2008 and it turns out your predecessor…
Unaccredited Providers Are Changing the Shape of the Higher Education Industry
Burck Smith | Chief Executive Officer, StraighterLineTodayâs higher education marketplace looks remarkably different than it did even 10 years ago. While online and distance programming has long been available, the growth of unaccredited education providers and…