Before students use AI, they should prove they don’t need it
Universities are attempting to adapt to artificial intelligence while considering mostly the wrong questions.
What skills are university leaders prioritizing in new hires?
Leaders are decisive for the success of institutions and proper fit is decisive for the success of leaders. Your college doesn’t only need a good leader; you need…
The real work of AI and instructional technology is creative
In my Systems Analysis and Design course, students are not handed the requirements for building a software application. They have to uncover them by asking the right questions…
How smart campuses are turning efficiency into growth
Colleges and universities are at an inflection point. As student expectations rise and competition for talent, research funding, and enrollment intensifies, campuses have a powerful opportunity to rethink…
For schools, cyber resilience starts at the data layer
Cyber resilience in education starts at the data layer. That is because the data layer is where schools' most important information lives and where recovery begins when something…
Belonging by design: Practical ways to support adult learners in hybrid and asynchronous courses
For many adult learners, logging into a hybrid or asynchronous course is not the beginning of their day. It may come after a full shift at work, after…
Stop defending and start showing: How colleges can win back trust by looking past the campus walls
If you work in higher education, you already know about the audience problem. Donors. Alumni. Prospective students. Current students. Faculty, staff, elected officials, local employers, community members, journalists,…
Why the old enrollment playbook no longer works
Key points: The demographic cliff higher education has been warned about for years isn’t coming; it’s already here. The post-2008 ... Read more
Invisible translators: What funky techs do for higher ed
You don't see 'funky tech' in scholarly literature. But if you've spent time at higher-ed tech conferences, you've heard it. Someone introduces themselves during a networking break: "I'm…
Beyond compliance: Governing higher education in the age of intelligent systems
Higher education is rapidly developing AI governance frameworks through the creation/modification of policies, establishing compliance structures, conducting procurement reviews, and developing acceptable use guidelines.