Every Friday, I’ll recap some of the most interesting news and thought-provoking developments from the past week.
I can’t fit all of this week’s news stories here, though, so feel free to browse eCampus News and read up on other news you may have missed.
Read on for more:
Does your faculty actually know what OER are?
Open educational resources (OER) are not quite the driving force that some advocates might believe, due in large part to the effort required to locate and evaluate them, according to a study of more than 3,000 U.S. faculty.
6 best practices for successful change management
“Change management” is a phrase that’s picking up even more steam than usual in colleges and universities around the country as almost every department on campus is being swept up in higher education’s reinvention. But outside of using a trendy catch phrase to encapsulate the many changes on campus—from system overhauls in IT to reimagined admissions and enrollment strategies—what does it really mean to manage the change culture?
Higher education leaders mobilize to expand tuition-free community college
Hundreds of California community college representatives gathered to share effective models for strengthening and expanding the California College Promise, a bold effort to offer two years of tuition-free community college to hard-working students. The event highlighted College Promise programs already in place and offers ideas to college leaders looking to start their own programs. College Promise programs are community-based partnerships that address the problem of college affordability by offering higher education funding for students.
IT pros: Funding is still our biggest hurdle
More than half (52 percent) of higher education IT professionals said funding or budget constraints are a top difficulty when it comes to managing IT operations, according to a new study. As colleges and universities are faced with providing appropriate IT operations solutions and services across various departments, they must learn to address a number of challenges and issues that arise in their quest to deliver top-notch experiences and services to students, faculty and staff.
- As workers seek guidance on AI use, employers value skilled graduates - December 9, 2024
- Community colleges meet demand for skills-based pathways - December 4, 2024
- Leveraging AI is helping institutions meet goals - November 29, 2024