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3 Key Themes at the CFES Brilliant Pathways Conference

MindMax

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Leaders in education, business, government, and philanthropy (plus 100 students!) gathered to discuss opportunities for enhancing college and career readiness during a period of accelerating change. MindMax shares this focus on creating pathways , in the context of continuing education and higher ed.

Environment

Environment Humanities Postsecondary Education Adult Education

Microcredentials confuse employers, colleges and learners

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 3, 2023

And colleges struggle to deliver what employers want. “With the economy shifting … we need workforce education training faster and better,” said James Fong, chief research officer at the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA). But there is good news, too.

College

College Degree Technology Policy

College professors face the highest exposure to AI tools, study finds

University Business

MARCH 24, 2023

The AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) model linked 10 AI applications – such as reading comprehension, speech recognition and language modeling – to 52 human capabilities defined by a U.S. “If that’s the way your technology is going, you would have to adapt,” says Watkins. Department of Labor database.

Model

Model College Higher Education Faculty

How Digital Learning Can Expand Learner Pathways and Increase Enrollment

WCET Frontiers

AUGUST 10, 2023

Photo by Avery Evans on Unsplash Digital learning, which I define as any learning environment that uses digital technologies, is everywhere. Just in my own campus community, I have seen digital learning used at multiple levels of education and for various educational purposes.

Learning Experience

Learning Experience Environment Technology Policy

Strategic Adaptation in Higher Education: Navigating 2024 and Beyond: Embracing Transformation and Resilience in Higher Education Business Models

The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 14, 2023

With evolving financial models, colleges and universities–beyond the Ivy League–need to explore sustainable solutions that balance educational quality with fiscal responsibility. For example, according to the College Board, in 2016, 70% of all high school seniors (traditional-age students) went to college.

Higher Education

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more. Scroll down to read about each of the capstone projects in the fellows’ own words. The blog posts below are written by the participants to showcase their project and early outcomes.

Arts And Sciences

Arts And Sciences Provost Deans Retention

Tips for Email Marketing: 6 Subject Ideas for Your School’s Automated Email Campaigns

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

MARCH 15, 2023

Reading Time: 10 minutes New technology and social media can make email marketing seem somewhat obsolete, but the reality is that email marketing is as strong as ever. Example : Concordia Continuing Education sends an email to promote the launch of its AI Proficiency certificate program.

Schooling

Schooling Recruitment Achievement Scholarship

ENGAGEMENT: The Secret Sauce to Effective Faculty Professional Development

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

Faculty professional development is any type of continuing education effort for educators. It is a way educators can improve their skills and increase student outcomes. When faculty have access to continuous learning opportunities, they become more equipped to meet the needs of students. Education Inc.

Professional Development

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ENGAGEMENT: The Secret Sauce to Effective Faculty Professional Development

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

Faculty professional development is any type of continuing education effort for educators. It is a way educators can improve their skills and increase student outcomes. When faculty have access to continuous learning opportunities, they become more equipped to meet the needs of students. Education Inc.

Professional Development

Professional Development Faculty Arts And Sciences Policy

Lessons Learned – The Implementation Stage of Microcredentials

WCET Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Jennifer Dale, Community College of Aurora: We want to be an agent of change for students’ social and economic mobility. Lesley Voigt, Madison College: We brought micro-credentials to campus in 2012 as a way to help validate and verify the learning that takes place within our Continuing Education courses.

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Embracing a New Model for Higher Ed Governance Part 5: Board Improvement: Building a Culture of Continuous Board Improvement and Accountability

The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 8, 2022

That’s where continuous improvement comes in. At the same time, the board needs to be aware of its critical role in creating and maintaining the culture of the higher education institution. This approach also gives higher education an opportunity to create a “pipeline” of talent.

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Model Higher Education Education Board Leadership

3 Questions With Coursera and Louisiana Tech on New Student and Employer Research

Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

I talked to Scott Shireman , Coursera’s global head of campus, and Lindsey Keith-Vincent , associate dean for research, outreach and innovation and director of the Science and Technology Education Center at Louisiana Tech University, about the results. Continuous learning is going to become essential.

Students

Students Degree Higher Education Learning Experience

EdTech Malaise: “He Not Busy Born is Busy Dying”

eLiterate

JULY 10, 2023

With changes like major demographic student switches, huge swathes of the economy being reconfigured, and profoundly impactful technologies popping up seemingly out of nowhere, companies need time to plan and implement appropriately significant responses. But I also sense a lot of paralysis. First, there’s enrollment.

Faculty

Faculty Model Environment Humanities

Teachers as Transformers

Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 24, 2023

Graff’s “ Lessons from the 1960s ,” a brief essay that looks back to that fateful and contentious decade for ideas about how we might reinvent higher education for the 21 st century. But as access expanded, so, too did the stratification of higher education and the depersonalization of the college experience.

Arts And Sciences

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3 Key Themes at the CFES Brilliant Pathways Conference

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