WCET Frontiers

JANUARY 12, 2023

In 2019, I asked our readers the question “how do you ensure quality in online courses?” Aimee discussed UCF’s quality assurance program – an online course review process that acknowledges the achievement of quality online course design. Thank you to Aimee (and the team at UCF!)

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EAB

JULY 21, 2023

Blogs Why customer service matters for community colleges Learnings and recommendations from EAB’s 2023 customer service survey I just talked to someone in registration, and they told me to call you! If you’ve worked at a community college, you have probably encountered at least one of these statements from a student, no matter your role.

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EAB

AUGUST 28, 2023

Blogs Most strategic plans fail to set useful goals. Having reviewed over a hundred college and university strategic plans, I have found that while they all include goals, the majority fail to set “useful” goals, by that I mean goals that can actually galvanize concerted action toward institutional outcomes.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Michelle Morgan, Dean of Students at the University of East London. This piece is the second part of two discussing the rise in student mental health issues. The first part was published yesterday: you can read it here. Barriers to declarations need to be reviewed.

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WCET Frontiers

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Today we’re looking at our readership and views for the WCET Frontiers blog over the past year. In 2023, we published 61 blog posts with a total of 109,049 words (whoa!). Thank you for reading and learning with us. Today I wanted to share the top blog posts from the year, with small summaries of each.

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Coursera blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

At the heart of this recent change lies Generative AI (GenAI), a technology that allows students to both learn and demonstrate their learning in entirely new ways. A key question we have heard from educators is: “How can we creatively empower students to harness the full potential of GenAI, while protecting against the risks it may pose?”

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Helix Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

Student satisfaction surveys are a key component in assessing the student experience. Are you gathering student satisfaction data regularly? If so, this blog is for you…and if not, this blog is also for you. In fact, more than 600 institutions capture this data at least once every three years.

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Creatrix Campus

JUNE 1, 2023

10 benefits of using the curriculum mapping system admin Thu, 06/01/2023 - 20:48 Colleges and universities are now more challenged than ever to raise student attainment levels. As educators it is necessary to give students the best education we can, giving them the abilities and information they need to succeed.

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WCET Frontiers

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Department of Education created its own rumblings by releasing new guidance with rules about any contracted services and a series of questions about companies helping institutions with online learning. There has been much interest in assuring student consumer protection in this growing industry and in institutional outsourcing.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The Impact of AI on Higher Education Content Marketing Tactics By the time you read this, it could be old news — that’s how fast the field of artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving. Before we explore how AI is transforming higher ed marketing, though, let’s take stock of recent developments in the field. What Just Happened?

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HEPI

OCTOBER 20, 2022

This blog was contributed by Professor Antony Moss, Associate Pro Vice Chancellor, Education and Student Experience, London South Bank University, and Chair, London Uni Connect. Indeed, the Augar review noted the need to expand Level 4 and 5 qualifications to address skills gaps.

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ACRLog

JANUARY 31, 2023

As I’m sure anyone in academia is aware, ChatGPT and its AI counterparts are taking us by storm. Truthfully, I don’t yet know how I feel about it or what it means for us, but I asked it to generate a post about engaging with teaching faculty as an academic librarian so that I could play around. Try prompting ChatGPT to write it.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 15, 2023

He spoke with us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast about his leadership style, expectations he's faced, lessons he's learning from the experience, and how future administrators might best prepare for this kind of leadership. How do you manage situations in a temporary structure? How do you keep them all at the table?

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This blog was kindly contributed by Leo Hanna, Executive Vice President at TechnologyOne Universities are in a difficult spot. On the other hand, we’re hearing from university leaders that there are fewer and fewer staff around to provide the quality experience that students deserve. The findings were rather sobering.

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EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

Blogs 6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023 For the past two years, it’s been difficult to focus on anything beyond the immediate consequences of the pandemic. 4% enrollment , and these gains were driven completely by the recovery of dual-enrolled high school students (+11.5%) and 18- to 20-year-old students (+1.4%).

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Coursera blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Riphah International University, located in Pakistan, is a private educational institution with over 25,000 students spread across multiple campuses. The disruptions caused by the pandemic highlighted how crucial it was for universities to swiftly enhance their digital capabilities to ensure uninterrupted learning for their students.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Since the beginning of the year, we have heard a lot about new technologies and how AI-powered tools are here to change how businesses work. In the education industry, AI has not only challenged and changed the dynamics and conversations inside the classroom but has also helped education marketers speed up the content creation process.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MAY 11, 2023

In my own career, I was exposed to two extraordinary leaders, Tom Luz and Del Williams, who taught me how power thinks, how decisions are really made, the power in sincerity and maintaining relationships, and how to deliver news that people won't like." Sometimes you can learn good and bad lessons from the same people.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

APRIL 1, 2024

President Sacks talked to us about the view on the ground versus the big picture, her personal leadership journey, some of her proudest accomplishments, strategies for decision making, and the power of both information and knowledge. And that got us the grant. And what I got told was, ‘How about I give you three?’

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EAB

JANUARY 12, 2023

6 ways leaders are rethinking their student affairs organizational charts in 2023. Between a pandemic, a national racial reckoning, and increasing challenges to the higher education business model, student affairs leaders have spent the past few years looking for ways to innovate and collaborate more effectively across the cabinet.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

She discussed what America needs most from higher education, the operational challenges and rewards for a major university system, how to best serve returning students, and humility and perspective as leadership attributes. Now you're trying to create a system that serves these students. Those are the key people.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

She discussed what America needs most from higher education, the operational challenges and rewards for a major university system, how to best serve returning students, and humility and perspective as leadership attributes. Now you're trying to create a system that serves these students. Those are the key people.

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EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

What the mental health crisis means for student success leaders. The long-term impacts of the pandemic on student mental health—and 7 steps you can take to prepare. The pandemic ripple effects on student success will last for years, including the long-term impact on student mental health.

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EAB

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Blogs 4 AI priorities for enrollment leaders ChatGPT and the other “new AIs” caught even the most expert of industry watchers by surprise, and fully understanding their potential impact will take some time. TaskRabbit, as you may know, is an app where you can hire people to assist you with pretty much anything.

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Many voices are needed to help inform policy but, as was clear at the event, this isn’t a simple case of finding one possible solution. Each panel member spoke from their own perspective on policy and systems, and education and students, expertly chaired by David Palfreyman and Nick Hillman. More West Wing below.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 16, 2022

I was pleased to wake up one morning last week to find Steven Mintz’s blog post for Inside Higher Ed “ The F Word ” awaiting me in my inbox. The piece argues forcefully for the need to place faculty at the forefront of the student success movement. So where’s the problem?

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EAB

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Blogs Why Enroll360 Match’s partnership with Naviance will transform college admissions With overall college enrollment continuing a decade-long pattern of decline, much has been said about the need to break down barriers inherent to the traditional admissions model. But these programs do not go far enough. What does direct admissions entail?

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HEPI

APRIL 10, 2023

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Philippa Page and Jennifer Richards of Newcastle University’s Humanities Research Institute. HEPI’s recent paper on the state of the humanities in the UK today can be read here. But how do we make this happen in local as well as more structural ways?

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 29, 2023

The Human Face of Higher Ed Leadership Dr. Burns explained how the Innovating Together Podcast took shape in the early months of COVID: "There was a palpable sense that people were looking for optimism and leadership. Then, a few months in, people started saying, 'Can you please record an audio version?' That's where this started.

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EAB

MAY 17, 2023

Blogs Five Things University Leaders are Prioritizing This Year (And Two They Should Be) The results from EAB’s Spring 2023 Pulse Survey are in! Now in 2023, issues with academic readiness and social isolation are having meaningful impacts on retention and student success, including an entirely new phenomenon – “move-in melt.”

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JUNE 9, 2022

Student Success. Since he began his distinguished academic career after transitioning from the private sector, we were eager to hear his wisdom about how it affected his approach to academic leadership, the guidance and opportunities that he's offering his students, and the perceptions and expectations around a job well done.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

DECEMBER 1, 2023

She joined us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast to talk about the mindset of accepting new leadership challenges, the responsibilities of institutional leaders as employers, required skills for effective leadership, and navigating the small world of higher ed. Now we’re trying to measure and understand how our faculty and staff are engaged.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Blogs 5 areas for community college leaders to take stock in 2023 And resources to help sustain your post-pandemic momentum Now that community colleges have weathered the storm of the pandemic, it’s time to take a moment to recognize all you have accomplished, and then to begin to steer the transition from a “crisis” mindset to a sustainability one.

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Campus Sonar

APRIL 19, 2023

It can be hard to understand the difference between these two activities. You’ve probably even used the words interchangeably. One of the most common strategic uses for social listening is brand and reputation management. Monitoring and listening seem like the same thing, right?

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Blogs 3 lessons on data management from our 2023 survey of CIOs and CTOs And action steps you can take today With the demand for data in higher education at an all-time high, technology leaders feel more pressure than ever to deliver useful data when their institutions need it.

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EAB

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Blogs A Beginner’s Guide to AI in Annual Giving What you need to know and how to start using it in your advancement strategy With each passing day, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming a more prominent topic of discussion for advancement leaders. This lets people make productive use of them with little training.

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Helix Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

How do you ensure the success of new program launches? Well, while there are no guarantees, you can take steps to improve your likelihood of success. You can also watch their presentation.) These pages are used to sign people up to receive more information and thereby become leads.

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