How adaptive learning changes the game
Time and cost are two key barriers standing in the way of college completion, and that’s especially true for working adults going back to school.
The tide is turning for transformation in higher education
Higher education institutions have talked about the prospect of digital transformation for at least 10 years. Modernizing student information and administration systems has been promoted as the critical…
What will next-gen universities look like?
Universities, for all their diversity across the world, will become still more so over the next 25 years, under the pressures of financial, social, and above all technological…
5 quick tech tricks to present content and keep your students engaged
If you’ve read anything by me in the last few months, you know I’m all about engagement. I can have the most info-rich class and send out tons…
Want to be a leader in accessibility?
Visiting a new college campus can be bewildering. Even with appropriate signage it isn’t necessarily easy to navigate to parking, the enrollment office, classrooms, restrooms and other vital…
How will blockchain transform higher ed? Start with credentials
At Central New Mexico Community College (CNM), empowering students is an important goal, says Tobe Phelps, senior director of online college. Giving students a permanent, secure digital record…
3 free tech tools every university educator needs now
Nobody told me it would be this complicated! I love my work as a tenure-track faculty member, but this is multi-tasking to the max: Students, advisees, research, courses,…
Are you doing all you can to support first-generation college students?
With college accessibility front and center, many institutions are actively seeking ways to support first-generation college students, and a report from NASPA and The Suder Foundation offers a comprehensive…
What can online education learn from March Madness?
America is increasingly a nation of haves and have-nots, and higher education is no exception. The endowments of the top 30 institutions exceed the endowments of every other…
Why online faculty should use a Master Course Shell
Often times in higher education, faculty are asked to share their course content with other faculty members who teach the same course. Many people balk at the idea…