Developing higher-ed leadership from within
Rachel Benavides is getting a look behind the community college curtain. What she sees is an industry going through tectonic change.
Check out this new, immersive entrepreneurship program engaging students across the U.S.
FlexFactor is a unique workforce development program created by NextFlex, America’s Flexible Hybrid Electronics Innovation Institute. Launched in San Jose, California in 2016, it has expanded nationally to…
What is your college doing to help students handle stress?
Depression on campus is an ongoing issue that colleges must face. According to the American College Health Association, the number of students who report ever being diagnosed with…
4 myths about accessibility and online learning
Those who are in higher education are probably tired of hearing about accessibility. But accessibility awareness is the key point to making courses accessible. Bringing this awareness to…
Two effective methods to increase faculty diversity
Community colleges tend to have the greatest diversity among their students than other types of higher education institutions, yet they still face challenges in attaining diversity among faculty.
Higher ed: We are missing the boat in online learning
We are having the wrong conversations around online instruction. There is a constant pressure to “utilize” technology and “expand online learning” without much reflection on how the technology…
Do you teach the way you were taught?
As academics, we tend to model our teaching style on the way we were taught. In some courses this works well, but in other courses it may not.…
Here’s one way to stop “summer melt”
As recently as last year, nearly one in five students who committed to attending Georgia State University (GSU) never showed up for classes in the fall.
It’s time to redefine student success
In higher ed today, student success is focused on retention, graduation, or completion rates. Institutions appear to be stuck in the paradigm that if college students simply complete…
7 myths about online learning in higher ed
While online learning has been around for many years, it took a new twist when the first online university launched in 1976.