Campus Technology
OCTOBER 14, 2022
According to a recent Educause survey, the number of students expressing preferences for courses that are mostly or completely online has increased 220% since the onset of the pandemic, from 9% in 2020 (before March 11) to 29% in 2022.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
OCTOBER 14, 2022
The way students learn has fundamentally changed. According to data from EDUCAUSE’s “2022 Students and Technology Report: Rebalancing the Student Experience,” in 2020, 35 percent of students said they preferred completely face-to-face learning, and just 5 percent said they would opt for completely online experiences. What a difference two years makes: Today, just 29 percent say they want completely face-to-face learning, while 20 percent would rather go completely online.
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EAB
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Survey. Teacher and District Leader Survey on Student Behavior. Creating conditions for K-12 students to thrive. District leaders are reporting a rise in student behavior concerns, which is preventing progress on pandemic recovery efforts, from academics to teacher morale. That’s why EAB's District Leadership Forum is conducting a nationwide survey on student behavior.
The Guardian - Higher Education
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Student loans and grants are not rising to match inflation – and the least privileged are being hit hardest The phrase “cost of living crisis” conjures an image of families struggling to feed their children and keep them warm this winter. However, there is another demographic currently absent from discussion of this emergency, despite half of them already being forced to cut back on food spending : university students.
EAB
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Blogs. 6 elements of an effective graduate enrollment management plan—and why you need to build one. On a few recent campus visits, graduate school deans shared that they are tasked with growing enrollment by as much as 30 or 35 percent. But not all the schools I speak with have a clear strategy for how to achieve these lofty grad growth goals. In other words, they haven’t yet created an enrollment management plan for grad programs akin to the strategic enrollment management (SEM) plans most ins
Campus Technology
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Apple’s Community Education Initiative (CEI) has been expanded to 150 partners in 600 communities in 99 countries and regions, including all 50 states, the company announced. Launched in 2019, CEI provides access to coding, creativity, and job opportunities to students of all ages and from all backgrounds, with special focus on communities that are traditionally underrepresented in technology.
HEPI
OCTOBER 14, 2022
This blog was written by Dr Fotios Mitsakis, Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent Business School. Fotios is the PI of ‘Flexible working arrangements and presenteeism in the UK Higher Education Sector during and post the COVID-19 Pandemic’ , a collaborative project between Nottingham Business School – Nottingham Trent University, Strathclyde Business School – University of Strathclyde and Birkbeck, University of London.
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Economics and Change in Higher Education
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Economists now fear companies in the tech and financial sector will be some of the hardest hit during a much-anticipated potential recession in 2023. Those employees working from home, those of the “laptop class,” which saw fast growth during the pandemic, should now be worried about layoffs next year. Or maybe even sooner. Which means the “laptop class” might want to start preparing now.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 14, 2022
University of Washington librarians held a one-day strike Thursday, The Seattle Times reported. The librarians, represented by the Service Employees International Union, said their wages are too low and that the university is taking too long to negotiate a contract. Contract negotiations have been going on for a year. Chelsea Nesvig, a librarian and member of the contract action team, said university officials have not been responding to many of the union’s proposals, including on issues s
Economics and Change in Higher Education
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Faculty in higher education are only spending 13% of their time truly engaging with students but working more hours on other tasks, leading to increasing questions about their willingness to remain in their positions long term. A new Faces of Faculty survey of more than 1,000 professors and instructors by education technology provider Cengage raises the possibility that colleges and universities may soon face a Great Resignation on the faculty side because of a number of factors.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Image: When Ryan Weger was a high school student in Northern Virginia, he longed to attend Virginia Tech for college. But he changed his mind after his father returned to college in his late 30s and earned an online, competency-based bachelor’s degree at Western Governors University in a single year. “He slammed it,” Weger said of his father’s accomplishment.
EAB
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Blogs. How flexible thinking and dynamic strategy can revitalize your institutional planning. The state of the higher education sector is marked by intensifying competition, scarce resources (including talent), and growing skepticism about the value of a degree. In an operational context requiring greater agility, traditional methods for priority-setting and long-term planning fall short.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Image: Michigan State University president Dr. Samuel Stanley Jr. resigned Thursday after a month-long standoff with the Board of Trustees over Title IX issues. Some trustees had tried to push Stanley out last month, initially asking him to retire but stay on for a year as they searched for his successor. Dr. Stanley announced his resignation in a YouTube video , noting that he had provided the board his contractually required 90-day notice.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Image: Key federal lawmakers on education and appropriations committees in the House and Senate will likely be re-elected this November, but their decision-making power will depend on which party takes control of either chamber. Election forecasters currently predict that Republicans will flip the House of Representatives, while control of the Senate is a toss-up with Election Day less than four weeks away, said Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Vir
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