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How will technology change education in the future?

HEPI

There is a long history of people getting their predictions about the future of technology, including the future of technology in education, wrong. Just ten years ago, in the words of Wired magazine, Sebastian Thrun declared that ‘ In 50 years … there will be only ten institutions in the world delivering higher education ’.

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10 points to note on today’s report on student accommodation costs – By Nick Hillman

HEPI

I am delighted that the organisation I work for, the Higher Education Policy Institute, is publishing today’s report with Unipol. It is in a long line of HEPI papers on the issue of where students live. The Robbins Report is as interesting on student accommodation as it is on almost everything else.

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Decolonizing Higher Education Syllabi: Beyond the Aesthetics of the Syllabus

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The purpose of the age-old course syllabus remains the same — a crucial document that sets the foundation for a course by providing students with essential information, outlining expectations, and serving as a reference point throughout the semester. Dr. tavis d. Dr. Donna Y. Ford is a distinguished professor at The Ohio State University.

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Oberlin's board seeks to limit faculty power

Inside Higher Ed

This work led to the publication of a long-term planning document called One Oberlin , which the general faculty and the board voted to approve in 2019. Starting in 2018, for instance, several faculty members said, the faculty helped the college avoid budget-related program cuts via an academic and administrative program review.

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Must do better:  making the Office for Students accountable

SRHE

The current Framework document between the Department for Education and the Office for Students is dated January 2023. The drawbacks of this policy change are now apparent. SRHE member GR Evans is Emeritus Professor of Medieval Theology and Intellectual History in the University of Cambridge. Bloomsbury Institute Ltd.

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The Higher Education Council (HEC) in Bahrain: Ensuring Quality and Excellence in Higher Ed Institutions

Creatrix Campus

Encouraging collaboration between higher education institutions and industry Supporting and promoting research in higher education Setting educational policies and standards for higher education institutions in Bahrain.

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When and how departments should make political statements

Inside Higher Ed

” A “group of faculty,” added Burbules, Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell Professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, “is not the same thing as a department. The university says it’s reviewing the Senate’s work, but the document remains advisory.