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!). Today I wanted to share the top blog posts from the year, with small summaries of each. Happy 2024! So, I’ve made a top 12 list instead.

Guidance 52

Guidance Department Department Of Education Technology 52

HEPI

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Andrew Boggs, Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies and University Clerk at Kingston University. Understandably, the Office for Students are prepping for the new regulatory powers the Bill will give them.

University 109

University Higher Education Department Advise 109

HEPI

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Professor James Tooley , Vice Chancellor and Professor Jo Harris, Dean of Medicine, University of Buckingham. The regulators didn’t like this pesky new provider’s ideas at all. The regulators didn’t like this pesky new provider’s ideas at all. The first students were admitted in 1976.

Degree 118

Degree Medical School Model Deans 118

HEPI

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Kevin McStravock , Lead Policy Officer for the Nations & Europe. Chief among these is the UK Quality Code – a sector-owned commitment to the key components of a high-quality student learning experience. QAA has the privilege of a UK-wide remit, with varying roles across the nations.

Learning Experience 73

Learning Experience Higher Education Model Inclusivity 73

HEPI

APRIL 11, 2023

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by James Fuller, who supports the senior team at Lancaster University having previously worked in secondary school leadership. In this blog, he considers some similarities and differences between the school and higher education sectors and considers himself very lucky to be in HE!

Schooling 123

Schooling University Advise Higher Education 123

HEPI

APRIL 20, 2024

Fees of £9,250 are not sufficient to cover the costs of delivering higher education to the typical student. I have been at education conferences where students outside call for free university education while all the experts inside say we should prioritise early years. Our universities face a funding crisis.

University 112

University Model Facilities Higher Education 112

HEPI

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This blog was kindly contributed by Lucy Haire, Director of Partnerships at HEPI. While this short blog does not capture every aspect of the rich and wide-ranging discussions which took place under the Chatham House Rule, it offers five key ideas thrown up by the thirty-strong group of experienced and passionate professionals.

College 111

College University Guidance Disadvantaged 111

HEPI

JUNE 6, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Mary Synge , academic author and charity law specialist. University leaders are duty-bound to act in the best interests of the charity, and those interests are not the same as the (so far undefined) best interests of the students. But what does this mean, apart from generous tax advantages?

University 113

University Guidance Higher Education Law School 113

WCET Frontiers

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This is the second of our two-part blog post series on the recently released U.S. Department of Education regulations. This one is about institutions complying with closure requirements in each state in which it serves students. These regulations become effective July 1, 2024.

Department 72

Department Department Of Education Recruitment Retention 72

HEPI

JANUARY 1, 2024

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Neil Raven, Independent educational consultant. Indeed, a survey of those working in widening access found that the aim of increasing levels of ‘HE participation’ amongst ‘white students from lower socio-economic groups’ represents ‘their biggest challenge.’

Disadvantaged 79

Disadvantaged Higher Education Education Schooling 79

HEPI

MAY 18, 2023

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Peter Ainsworth, the author of Setting Universities Free: How to deliver a sustainable student funding system (2022) Picture the 1930s economic slump, absent Keynes’s challenge to prevailing thought.

Higher Education 110

Higher Education Model Education Disadvantaged 110

SRHE

JANUARY 22, 2024

The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) is charged with regulating and maintaining standards and confidence in GCSEs, A levels, AS levels, and vocational and technical qualifications. Or just Google it. Most of them have no idea that they might have been unfairly treated. It could be, but it isn’t.

History 66

History Advise Higher Education University 66

SRHE

APRIL 25, 2023

by Rob Cuthbert, SRHE News Editor The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has decided to investigate the OfS. Despite being part of a mass participation system, receiving significant taxpayer funding, too many do not accept the basic fact that they should be regulated.” of the blame.”

Students 88

Students Higher Education Advise Guidance 88

WCET Frontiers

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

There has been much interest in assuring student consumer protection in this growing industry and in institutional outsourcing. As a result, we took our time to write this blog post where we tried to interpret at the highest level what is happening and give you some context. Did you hear that loud noise last Wednesday?

Department 143

Department Guidance Recruitment Model 143

HEPI

JANUARY 8, 2024

This blog was kindly authored by Daniel Amery, LLB graduate from UCL and Operations Director at lawprof.co. However, many academics are unaware that students are one such example, owing to the high fees charged, the high level commitment, and the potential consequences of onerous terms that are impossible to negotiate.

Higher Education 61

Higher Education Institution Education Guidance 61

HEPI

AUGUST 31, 2023

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Alice Wilby , Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Access, Participation and Student Experience) at University College Birmingham. But we value our FE roots, and have 2000 FE students, with plans to open a sixth form centre from 2024.

Policy 73

Policy Model Achievement Institution 73

WCET Frontiers

JANUARY 11, 2024

As more and more faculty are experimenting with AI in their classes, institutions need to be increasingly careful that they are in compliance with federal regulations governing regular and substantive interaction (RSI) and Title IV financial aid eligibility. Background: What is RSI and why should you care? published on November 8, 2022.

Department Of Education 59

Department Of Education Department Education Technology 59

MindMax

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

This regulation creates significant demand (or a pull) in the market—if you want to drive a car, you also want a license. I like to think of students more generally as people who may be students for a brief time but will ultimately be employees (and always, of course, human beings). The takeaway?

Higher Education 130

Higher Education Schooling Deans Degree 130

HEPI

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Ellie Russell , Deputy Head of Policy at University Alliance. It is widely recognised that they are caught up in a tangle of regulation and unnecessary bureaucracy, which is hampering innovation and growth. Degree apprenticeships.

Degree 132

Degree Policy Higher Education Education 132

HEPI

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Michael Frantzis , Principal – Professional Services (Digital) at Curio Group. Its University of London (International) programme students exhibited a reluctance to embrace the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) as enthusiastically as expected. Find him on LinkedIn.

Environment 63

Environment Policy Schooling Learning Experience 63

HEPI

OCTOBER 26, 2022

This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Adam Shore, Director of the School of Business and Management at Liverpool John Moores University, Chair of the Chartered Association of Business Schools’ Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Committee, and Board Director of the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education (NCEE).

Higher Education 115

Higher Education Institution Education Leadership 115

HEPI

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Aleks Subic , Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Aston University. It fails to meet the needs of students, graduates, universities, and business. The Department for Education presents perpetually frozen tuition fees as a victory for students. Find him on LinkedIn.

Higher Education 84

Higher Education Education Achievement Policy 84

HEPI

JANUARY 11, 2023

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Kim Eccleston, Head of Strategy and Reform – Strategy, Policy and Public Affairs, at UCA S. The report was informed by the voices of 13,000 students and outlined a student-centred programme of reform. HEPI’s recent paper on reforming UCAS personal statements is here.

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Advise Public Affairs Advocate Achievement 141

HEPI

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Higher Education and Research Act of 2017 (HERA) asserts that both the Secretary of State and the Office for Students ‘must have regard to the need to protect the institutional autonomy of English higher education providers’. It records that ‘almost two-thirds of franchised providers are not registered’ with the Office for Students.

Institution 110

Institution Higher Education History Degree 110

totallyrewired

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The following blog post was created entirely by AI (MS Teams/Claude/ChatGPT/DALL-E). In a recent video conference, Chris Rowell engaged Helen McAllister and Jo Bloxham from the University of the Arts London (UAL) Language Centre in an enlightening discussion about the use of machine translation tools by university students.

Guidance 64

Guidance Education University Environment 64

HEPI

JUNE 1, 2023

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Professor Ken Sloan, the Vice-Chancellor and CEO of Harper Adams University. Harper Adams is certainly the smallest at under 5,000 students, Warwick would come next at its current 28,600 (somewhat larger than the 13,750 when I started), and then Monash at approximately 86,000 students.

Facilities 97

Facilities Model Institution Higher Education 97

HEPI

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Calum MacInnes , Chairman of SAPRS (Student Accredited Private Rental Sector). With September marking the beginning of the new academic year, most students will now be settled into their accommodation for the year and beginning their studies at universities across the country.

Students 78

Students Educational Policy Policy Higher Education 78

HEPI

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

This blog was authored by Rose Stephenson, Director of Policy and Advocacy at HEPI. Today is the 23 February 2024 – one year since the Office for Students (OfS) launched its consultation on ‘a new approach to regulating harassment and sexual misconduct in English higher education’. Option A is the OfS’s preferred option.

Students 63

Students Guidance Policy Higher Education 63

HEPI

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This blog was authored by Rose Stephenson, Director of Policy and Advocacy at HEPI. This is the third part of a blog series discussing the topic of free speech in higher education. This blog is part of a short blog series on freedom of speech, and practical implications for universities.

Students 66

Students Higher Education Guidance Policy 66

HEPI

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Baroness Tessa Blackstone. Better harmonisation would enhance student and staff mobility, boost research power, attract international investment, and keep UK higher education competitive. She sits in the House of Lords as a Labour peer.

Higher Education 97

Higher Education Education Educational Systems Policy 97

HEPI

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

This blog was written by Professor Sara Spear, Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law at St Mary’s University. Although the report focused on students, the authors also noted that staff commitment to building student belonging is likely to be influenced by their own experience of belonging. Connection.

Leadership 84

Leadership Higher Education Education Inclusivity 84

HEPI

APRIL 25, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Helen Laville , Provost at Kingston University , and is part of a series of HEPI / NCEE blogs on entrepreneurial leadership. In my last role as a PVC Education, I instituted a series of meetings with the departments across the university.

Leadership 84

Leadership Department Provost Institution 84

HEPI

DECEMBER 10, 2023

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Professor Antony C. Moss, Pro Vice Chancellor Education and Student Experience, London South Bank University and Chair, London Uni Connect. Regulators Committee expressed surprise at the university regulator’s assessment that our finances are “in good shape”.

Higher Education 93

Higher Education Allocate Education Disadvantaged 93

Creatrix Campus

MARCH 31, 2023

To protect the rights and interests of international students, Singapore's Committee for Private Education (CPE) plays a crucial role in regulating private education institutions (PEIs) and ensuring that they maintain high-quality standards. CPE meaning and its importance in Singapore's higher education system?

Students 52

Students Facilities Ministry Of Education Educational Systems 52

The PIE News

JULY 18, 2023

The UK government has announced a “crackdown” on “poor-quality” degrees, but some are calling the plans “shortsighted” while others point out implications for international students and creative arts graduates. “Overall satisfaction rates remain high.” Widening access. Boosting jobs.

Degree 73

Degree Disadvantaged Higher Education Recruitment 73

Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 3, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation There is no shortage of opinions on artificial intelligence. Our students are using ChatGPT to draft, brainstorm and find answers to questions. If ChatGPT can produce well-written answers to college-level exams, what’s to prevent students from using it to cheat? Ever since ChatGPT 3.5

Humanities 90

Humanities Model Facilities Technology 90

totallyrewired

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The transcript was summarised in Claude and the blog post was generated using ChatGPT4. His work at CCI, notably with students and researchers, has contributed significantly to advancements in AI-generated video art and interactive generative art using deep learning, including collaborations with prominent companies like Google.

Arts And Sciences 64

Arts And Sciences Computer Science Deep Learning Advocate 64