Podcast Series: Innovations in Education

Explore the full series of eCampus News podcasts hosted by Kevin Hogan—created to keep you on the cutting edge of innovations in education.

#1: Experts say we’re approaching a third wave of higher-ed reform

[Editor’s note: This story, originally published on July 13th of this year, was our #1 most popular story of the year. Happy holidays, and thank you for tuning into our 2018 countdown!]

As the global economy changes and demands more highly-skilled workers, some experts are tracking what they call a third wave of postsecondary education reform focused on making sure graduates have career-long alignment between their education and the job market.

The new report from Jobs for the Future (JFF) and Pearson notes that a career path won’t have a single-job trajectory, but instead will require a lifetime of learning. Higher education will have to experience significant reform to create graduates equipped for such a workforce, the report’s authors claim.…Read More

Experts say we’re approaching a third wave of higher-ed reform

As the global economy changes and demands more highly-skilled workers, some experts are tracking what they call a third wave of postsecondary education reform focused on making sure graduates have career-long alignment between their education and the job market.

The new report from Jobs for the Future (JFF) and Pearson notes that a career path won’t have a single-job trajectory, but instead will require a lifetime of learning. Higher education will have to experience significant reform to create graduates equipped for such a workforce, the report’s authors claim.

“As the future of work is realized, what makes us human is what will make us employable; education systems are already evolving to develop and measure the skills that matter, but there is much more that can be done,” says Maria Flynn, JFF’s president and chief executive officer.…Read More

Group opposes suggested higher ed reforms

A group of more than 200 powerful philanthropists, business leaders and other stakeholders have formed a coalition to push back against dramatic changes sought for Texas colleges and universities by Gov. Rick Perry and a group of university regents, reports the Houston Chronicle. Called the Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education, members’ names grace buildings on campuses across the state and include former university regents, chancellors and presidents…

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Fixing higher ed: Lumina’s Jamie Merisotis

In a story that published Sunday in the Washington Post Magazine, I offer eight suggestions to “fix” higher education, says Daniel de Vise of the Washington Post. After reading the story, you can rank the ideas in a poll, which you will find farther down on this blog. For the story, I sought help from several great leaders and thinkers. Some submitted their own thoughts on how to improve higher education. I’m posting them this week. Here is the eighth, from Jamie Merisotis, CEO of the Lumina Foundation…

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