Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In many classes, professors go over the syllabus during the first week (Richmond, 2016), so frequently that students have dubbed it syllabus week not exactly the most exciting start to a semester! While some involve additional technology, leveraging these tools can enhance the experience and make the syllabus more interactive.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Distance learning is viewed today as a parallel learning modality, and is both valued and entrenched in higher education (Marcus. 2022; Nworie,2021). The preparation of faculty in online pedagogy and the appropriate use of tools for asynchronous learning to quickly build capacity was a start (Tucker & Quintero-Ares, 2021).

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 27, 2025

The Greatest Challenges Facing Higher Education: A Comprehensive Analysis for 2025 with Exemplars in Navigating Solutions Higher education is no longer coastingcolleges and universities now face a defining moment. million undergraduates. million in 2022. The enrollment crisis is rooted in several interconnected factors.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Distance learning is viewed today as a parallel learning modality, and is both valued and entrenched in higher education (Marcus. 2022; Nworie,2021). The preparation of faculty in online pedagogy and the appropriate use of tools for asynchronous learning to quickly build capacity was a start (Tucker & Quintero-Ares, 2021).

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Campus Technology

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A new state-by-state analysis by national nonprofit organization Complete College America (CCA) found that while on-time graduation rates at both two- and four-year higher education institutions improved significantly between 2015 and 2021, graduation rates for students of color and those over 25 years old have lagged.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2023

The success of higher education institutions rests on their ability to increase student enrollment and retain learners. Therefore, learners need flexible and supportive programs and care from all higher education personnel. Technology plays a significant role in delivering such supportive programs and engaging learners.

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GlobalHigherEd

JULY 14, 2016

Or might the Euro-UK equivalent of Singapore’s Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), in a similar location, be a creative post-Brexit option? Or might an equivalent of Cornell Tech NYC be worth creating in European higher education and research space? Gurney, February 2016).

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

While statistics show that the 2015-2016 academic year ushered in an increasing number of students with disabilities in higher education, countless students do not inform their university about their disability. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). 2020, April 26). ??A

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2023

The success of higher education institutions rests on their ability to increase student enrollment and retain learners. Therefore, learners need flexible and supportive programs and care from all higher education personnel. Technology plays a significant role in delivering such supportive programs and engaging learners.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Image: By 2016, the University of California, Berkeley, had adopted a habit of posting many videos of its conferences, lectures, sporting events, graduation ceremonies and other events on its website, YouTube, Apple Podcast channels and other platforms, along with its courses on the UC BerkeleyX platform. But in August of that year, the U.S.

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Coursera blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

This finding likely relates to how women face a higher level of unpaid responsibilities like home, family, and childcare, resulting in less time for learning (Allione & Stein, 2016; Perez, 2019; Urban, 2023). 2015) can all deter women or those with less formal education experience to continue in their learning. Spencer, S.

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LSE Higher Education Blog

JANUARY 30, 2025

While China is proactive in recruiting African students, Africa seems to play a relatively passive role does this stark imbalance in student mobility pose future risks to Africas higher education? Egypts hosting of African students started in the 1950s and has grown slowly but steadily.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Recognizing the role of ethnic culture in classroom success is crucial for creating meaningful learning experiences (Thompson, Kirby, & Smith, 2016). 2016), and culturally responsive teaching is a powerful tool for creating robust learning environments (Byrd, 2016). Irish Educational Studies 42 (4), 949-969.

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University Business

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Educational institutions are in dire need of cybersecurity professionals as criminal organizations continue to set their sights on the education sector. But what about higher ed? Which colleges are doing the most when it comes to providing top-tier education on the subject? Massachusetts Institute of Technology (7).

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SRHE

MARCH 19, 2025

Rachel Reeds short but comprehensive book, Surviving and Thriving in Higher Education Professional Services: a guide to success (Routledge, 2025), is both an instruction manual for the professionals it was written for and an illuminating account of what they do for the academics and students who benefit.

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University Business

APRIL 20, 2023

Higher education institutions are in a race to replace 20-year-old administrative systems to modernize the faculty and student online experience, yet new findings show that investments across student, finance and human capital management technology systems dipped harshly following a surge in 2022.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

Instead of or in addition to minors, higher education stakeholders may want to consider partnering with employers—both public and private—to create pathways toward certifications specifically designed to help students enter the workforce with higher-paying jobs. It may be time to rethink the college minor.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has transitioned from a speculative concept to a transformative tool in higher education, particularly within community colleges. A case study illustrates these principles in practice, aligning with Faculty Focus’s mission to improve teaching and student success in higher education.

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GlobalHigherEd

JANUARY 2, 2018

Some examples include: Cornell Tech in New York City (a Cornell University/Technion – Israeli Institute of Technology joint venture). Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine in Singapore (a Nanyang Technological University/Imperial College London joint venture). Hawawini is a professor of finance and former dean of INSEAD (2000-2006).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. As one of the few Latina provosts in higher education, the Seal holds personal significance for me,” Duran-Cerda says. Santiago and Sarita E.

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SRHE

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

We hope this new way of working will motivate and stimulate debates around everything digital in higher education. The DU network will, therefore, act as a platform for anyone to contribute to discussions about digital higher education. This session will then open to discussion with the audience.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Despite debate and disagreement about how to define and measure attention spans, numerous studies have put student attention spans in approximately the 10-minute range (Bradbury, 2016). 2013; Felder & Brent, 2016). Advances in physiology education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2016. References Ambrose, Susan A.,

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Recognizing the role of ethnic culture in classroom success is crucial for creating meaningful learning experiences (Thompson, Kirby, & Smith, 2016). 2016), and culturally responsive teaching is a powerful tool for creating robust learning environments (Byrd, 2016). Irish Educational Studies 42 (4), 949-969.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Educational organizations and universities developed quality indicators to guide in the adoption of web tools. It remains to be seen what indicators will be adopted to ensure the quality of GPT-based tools used in higher education classrooms. Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: The State of the Field’.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Transnational education and edtech strategy consultancy Wells Advisory has been acquired by one of Australia’s largest law firm that was set up almost 200 years ago. MinterEllison announced the acquisition of the higher education advisory specialist on October 4.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2024

While higher education institutions have increased the number of online courses and programs they offer, the offerings do not all lead to successful retention or completion. Bawa, 2016; Radovan, 2018; Seery, Barreda, Hein and Hiller, 2021). 1 (2016): 2158244015621777. References: Abdous, M’hammed. 3 (2019). .

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In 2023, the median salary for women in UK higher education was £37,467, while for men, it was £40,928. In higher education, the mean pay gap was slightly higher at 14.8%. This issue is not confined to higher education. What can we do to empower women in higher education and safeguard gender equality?

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 11, 2022

It has been estimated that college students across the globe devote in excess of a billion hours per year to “disposable” assignments (Wiley, 2016). 2016, Gleadow et al., 2011, Allan, 2016). 2011, Allan, 2016). Aside from educational practice her other research investigates plant responses to the environment.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 3, 2024

The pandemic in 2020 accelerated the adoption of learning technologies in education. Inevitably, the quality of student learning has taken center stage, and with it is an emerging focus on changing teaching and learning pedagogy and harnessing technology to deliver new modes of learning (APLU). 2018; Zhao et al.,

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The PIE News

AUGUST 19, 2024

The private research-based university, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, ranked fourth and Mexico City’s National Autonomous University of Mexico came seventh. The country’s growing middle class and youth population give clear signs of increasing potential for international education,” said BMI.

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University Business

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The higher education sector can relax knowing that employers still greatly value the merit a degree grants job applicants. Over 85% of organizations surveyed found that frontier technological trends would transform their operations, according to a report from The World Economic Forum. .” About a fifth of all U.S.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In many classes, professors go over the syllabus during the first week (Richmond, 2016), so frequently that students have dubbed it syllabus week not exactly the most exciting start to a semester! While some involve additional technology, leveraging these tools can enhance the experience and make the syllabus more interactive.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 3, 2024

The pandemic in 2020 accelerated the adoption of learning technologies in education. Inevitably, the quality of student learning has taken center stage, and with it is an emerging focus on changing teaching and learning pedagogy and harnessing technology to deliver new modes of learning (APLU). 2018; Zhao et al.,

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WCET Frontiers

APRIL 27, 2023

Odds are if you are working in higher education, you have heard the term mentioned a few times. Teaching “accessibly” The discourse in higher education has mainly been focused on teaching “accessibly.” These changes will help ensure that products, services, technologies, and events are born accessible.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

In 2016, he was tapped to lead the school’s law center, which was founded at the historically Black university (an HBCU) in 1947. He’s been strengthening the school’s academic programs, identifying new forms of revenue, working to improve and enhance technology, and connecting the university to the surrounding community. “We

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 17, 2023

17 October · Episode 177 Navigating Structural Disruption in Higher Education 35 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton This thought-provoking conversation dissects the structural disruptions in the higher education landscape. A glance back at the entertainment industry and how technology shifted the ground beneath it.

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HEPI

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The proposals of the Robbins Report on Higher Education considered the role of providers of tertiary education. It concluded that to ‘confer degree-giving powers on all the existing’ Further Education Colleges ‘would be inappropriate because of the number involved, the variation in their sizes and the diversity of standards’.

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