UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Wisdom Given and Received Higher Ed Leaders Share Advice That’s Helped Them and Can Help You bridget Thu, 10/05/2023 - 06:00 Higher Ed Leadership Professional Development Weekly Wisdom The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) began our Innovating Together Podcast in April 2020. Ask for help.

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HEPI

MARCH 19, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Anna Matthews , Founder and CEO of UMO. You can read our blog commemorating the occasion, from Rachel Spacey and Sam Gamblin, here. They trust that information will be safely shared and that their needs will be understood and the right support offered.

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Higher Ed Ethics Watch

MARCH 23, 2023

It’s a potential game-changer for the way students research and write papers. It can also help with homework, writing skills, and to provide feedback. Some claim it’s just another learning tool and should be viewed as an additional resource for students. That's 22% of all college students in our survey.

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WCET Frontiers

MAY 2, 2024

If adopted, the impact of the proposals on SARA, states, institutions, and students will be significant. There is also considerable attention to the impact the proposals will have on our students. In specific cases, it will leave students with less protection than they now enjoy.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

OCTOBER 11, 2023

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. In today’s blog, we’ll discuss some of the most common AI content creation mistakes and what schools can do to avoid them. Let us help you!

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This article first appeared in Maryellen Weimer’s blog in November 2009. I have colleagues who indulge my need to blow off steam. My best colleagues know when I need to rant; they listen and then gently encourage me to move on. I have colleagues who help me understand when I don’t. I talk and they ask questions.

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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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HEPI

APRIL 12, 2023

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Jo Richards, Senior Insight Lead at UCAS. Students are one group that have been particularly affected by rises in the cost of living, as rent and the price of food have gone up against a backdrop of maintenance loans being lower in real terms compared with 2021.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Blogs Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference The academic advising profession faces shrinking budgets, expanding student and administration expectations, and increasing turnover—all of which make it harder for institutions to think strategically about advising structure and staffing to support student success.

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HEPI

MAY 12, 2024

This blog was kindly authored by Susi Peacock, Quality Enhancement Specialist at QAA Scotland. In years gone by, students were generally expected to be able to prioritize their studies over part-time jobs. Many students’ studies now have to be fitted around their commitments to work.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 22, 2022

This blog was kindly contributed by The Unite Foundation and Paige Mackenzie. As you may know, many care experienced and estranged students will be staying at university over the holidays, either in private accommodation or halls. Paige writes: I know a lot of unis hold events for students over the holidays.

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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. First, providers have been asked to develop plans to diversify pathways into and through higher education, including the development of apprenticeships.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

APRIL 9, 2024

Using Student Profiles as Content Marketing Tools Last year, I wrote about the importance of organic content in higher education marketing. In that piece, I touched on student testimonials as a content option for institutions of higher education. Student testimonials allow you to hear actual input from your most valuable customers.

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HEPI

MARCH 14, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Susan Mueller , Director at Stand Alone. Will the sector continue to advocate for estranged students and drive policy change? These students who were living independently and were totally self-reliant faced an uphill battle. And they called on Stand Alone to help.

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Kortext University Leaders' Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

Over half of students (53%) said they have used generative AI to prepare assessments, according to recent research by HEPI and UCAS. In this blog we explore what academic integrity means post-ChatGPT and outline strategies for helping students to engage with generative AI tools effectively and responsibly.

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HEPI

MAY 30, 2023

As an undergraduate in the early 1990s, I did not find the computer room in my Department until my very final week, when I stumbled upon it by accident and found a few international students communicating with their families back home. On a strike day, it is invaluable. COVID of course provided a sharp break point, speeding everything up.

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Helix Education

MARCH 28, 2024

Ask for a complimentary consultation with RNL’s experts and learn how you can use AI responsibly and effectively. to help solve our challenges better?” and “What will come next for AI in higher education?” You can watch the entire video below or read portions of our conversation (edited for reading). What is AI?

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ACRLog

JANUARY 31, 2023

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. There are three versions: the one verbatim, one that I asked it to tailor to ACRLog’s style, and a Twitter thread style. Undoubtedly.

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Laura Brammar , Deputy Head of the University of London Careers Service and Victoria Wade , Director of the University of London Career Service. Higher education institutions need to ask themselves how well they are preparing their students and graduates for the changing nature of work.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Reading Time: 8 minutes In a globalized world, international student recruitment is no longer an option but a necessity. Schools engaging in recruiting international students are not only working towards their growth and success but also playing a vital role in fostering global citizenship and cultural exchange.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Her role included helping faculty learn how to use web conferencing to hold classes online, making sure course materials were on the university’s learning management system, and helping with the pedagogy. Network science looks at complex systems and helps people understand how everything is interconnected.

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ACRLog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Our own version, entitled Engaging Marginalized Identities through Research & Resources , will help students research the perspectives of marginalized communities. Typically, academic librarians work with professors and instructors, who require students to cite scholarly or peer reviewed journal articles.

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ACRLog

MARCH 21, 2024

I’ll start this post with some examples of declining digital and computer literacy that me and my colleagues have noticed just in the past academic year with students. Although the IT Help Desk is just a few feet down from the Library Service Desk at my library, we become tech support in so many ways.

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Today's Learner

APRIL 17, 2024

ChatGPT could be the powerful impetus needed to shift from understanding assessment as the assurance of an educational “product” to assessment as learning. Many instructors may intend to assess students directly, but that is simply not scalable. This encourages creative thinking and foresight.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This article first appeared in Maryellen Weimer’s blog in November 2009. I have colleagues who indulge my need to blow off steam. My best colleagues know when I need to rant; they listen and then gently encourage me to move on. I have colleagues who help me understand when I don’t. I talk and they ask questions.

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Today's Learner

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutes In addition to helping students gain the skills needed to be successful in C alculus, a mindfully designed P recalculus course can also help address poor study habits, fill gaps in foundational knowledge, influence a student’s math mindset and introduce useful skills for solving difficult problems.

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EAB

AUGUST 28, 2023

Blogs Most strategic plans fail to set useful goals. When I asked the president who projected 20% enrollment growth, how he planned to achieve this given that his institution had lost enrollment for every one of the past seven years, he replied, “That was meant to be aspirational!” Are those assumptions reasonable?

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HEPI

JANUARY 24, 2023

UCAS recently blogged for HEPI on the changes they are proposing to make to higher education applications in future. The successful completion of a UCAS application for a Year 13 student is a real moment of celebration. The reform likely to have the most, and most immediate, impact on students will be the reform of personal statements.

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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’. All details are here – we hope you can join us.

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WCET Frontiers

APRIL 27, 2023

I also really appreciate the ideas for including accessibility in student experiences. This involves making sure that our educational materials, technologies, activities, and courses are accessible to students with disabilities. They might even point you to some helpful resources such as websites, apps, standards, and rubrics.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

JULY 5, 2023

Though it might seem like these tools are new and coming out of nowhere, AI marketing tools have been around for a while, working in the background and helping businesses reach their marketing goals. Here’s an overview of helpful AI tools and how your school can use them to generate new leads!

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Today's Learner

MARCH 18, 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutes We asked over 1,000 instructors about how we could make teaching in WebAssign easier for you—and you gave us great feedback. With these new improvements , you can easily deliver flexible, quality content to your students—and get some of your ”you time” back. Let us build them for you. Click image to expand.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

APRIL 10, 2024

Reading Time: 11 minutes As a business school, not only is it imperative that you use the right platforms to reach the right audience, but it’s also crucial that you present a cohesive brand identity to prospective students. Over the years, we’ve observed how LinkedIn works and what business schools need to reach the right users.

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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. Higher education has come a long way in recognising and being aware of mental health issues that students enter their studies with.

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EAB

JULY 18, 2023

Blogs The Case for ChatGPT: Leveraging AI for Admissions Tasks How to use AI to save time and be more efficient (with 10 starter prompts) It’s official: now is the time to learn about AI. And without testing it, we are missing applications of ChatGPT that can help us be more efficient. You’ll find sample prompts in the chat window.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

AUGUST 9, 2023

Reading Time: 10 minutes Improving your student recruitment strategy is a big step in boosting your school’s enrollment numbers, making it an essential part of your marketing efforts. You can proactively connect with prospects through your content and student recruitment team and address many of their concerns.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This, in turn, can help you connect with prospects who your content may further draw in. Digital student recruitment is more than just attracting clicks; it’s about connecting your school with highly interested and engaged prospects who interact meaningfully with your brand and its content.

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