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Civic universities must engage adult learners

HEPI

That fits with other research that suggests adult education can raise job satisfaction, carry a wage premium and even boost productivity. Adult learners, even on hobby courses, have been found to be more likely to give up smoking, take up exercise, and improve their diet.

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University of Phoenix and the Ash Heap of Higher Ed History

Higher Education Inquirer

The University of Phoenix (or at least its name) may soon enter the ash heap of US history--and rise again as a state-run robocollege. Once hailed as the leader in affordable adult education for workers entering middle management, it is a shell of its former self--in an economy less certain for consumers.

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Lightboards as a Learning Tool in Adult Asynchronous Online Learning

Faculty Focus

History Timeline Instructor draws a timeline while adding hand-drawn pictures and text to mark specific points on the timeline with verbal explanation. Advances in Physiology Education , 40 (4), 509–513. The modern practice of adult education: From pedagogy to andragogy. Cambridge Adult Education.

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The AI Advantage: Boosting Student Engagement in Self-paced Learning through AI 

Faculty Focus

AI empowers educators to provide students with tailored learning paths, immersive experiences, and real-time feedback—elements that boost engagement and facilitate deeper learning. has about 18 years of experience in the fields of learning and development, training, digital marketing, content creation, education, and software engineering.

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Lightboards as a Learning Tool in Adult Asynchronous Online Learning

Faculty Focus

History Timeline Instructor draws a timeline while adding hand-drawn pictures and text to mark specific points on the timeline with verbal explanation. Advances in Physiology Education , 40 (4), 509–513. The modern practice of adult education: From pedagogy to andragogy. Cambridge Adult Education.

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The AI Advantage: Boosting Student Engagement in Self-paced Learning through AI 

Faculty Focus

AI empowers educators to provide students with tailored learning paths, immersive experiences, and real-time feedback—elements that boost engagement and facilitate deeper learning. has about 18 years of experience in the fields of learning and development, training, digital marketing, content creation, education, and software engineering.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Current enrollment is 8,000 students with around 61% in semester credit courses and 39% pursuing adult education. UIC continues its cultural dialogues with L@s GANAS, its Hispanic Service Institution STEM program that connects history to current issues in science. Daley College, City Colleges of Chicago Richard J. Dr. Janine E.

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