Cisco blogs - Education
AUGUST 30, 2022
The higher education sector has a major role to play in the journey to Net Zero – both in terms of reducing its own environmental footprint and by helping to develop new climate technologies through applied research and co-innovation with industry. The convergence of digital and Net Zero is a new frontier for innovation and is another major driver for Universities digital transformation.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 31, 2022
How, in a polarized nation, Stephanie L. Liberatore asks, should we be teaching argument in the academy? Should we be focusing less on persuasion and more on understanding? Job Tags: FACULTY JOBS Ad keywords: faculty teachinglearning Section: Teaching and Learning Editorial Tags: Teaching Show on Jobs site: Image Source: DMEPhotography/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?
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The Academic Designer
AUGUST 30, 2022
Dr. Lisa Munro talks about how to kickstart your journal article. Did you know she has a private community for academic writers on Mighty Networks?
MindMax
AUGUST 29, 2022
Education is one of the most transformative experiences in a person’s life. And yet, due to circumstances largely beyond their control, many people who enroll in college don’t have the opportunity to complete their degree. In my experience engaging with students who have stopped out or dropped out of college, I’ve found that almost every single one of them feels a great deal of guilt and shame associated with not achieving their goal.
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Deans for Impact
AUGUST 29, 2022
Deans for Impact · Empowering educators and elevating the teaching profession. Subscribe: Learning by Scientific Design is a podcast series by Deans for Impact that explores how an understanding of cognitive science, or the science of how students learn, can lead to more rigorous, equitable and inclusive teaching. . How can the growing adoption of learning science in teacher preparation contribute to systemic change in U.S. education?
Higher Ed Ethics Watch
AUGUST 30, 2022
Expectations and Realities. I have blogged before about how to teach ethics to college students. There is no one best way to do so and a variety of methods have been tried. But first, we need to consider what the goals should be of teaching ethics to college students. Here are some of my thoughts. Goals of Ethics Education. Relate education to moral issues that college students may face in their personal and professional lives.
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Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 16, 2022
In 2011, then Nokia CEO Stephen Elop delivered a poignant and passionate memo to all of the company’s employees. There was no sugarcoating the overarching theme of the sincere but somber and grimly characterized 1,227-word message. Nokia was “ standing on a burning platform.” The reference—to an oil rig explosion and one worker’s choice to either remain on the fiery precipice or jump almost 100 feet into the icy North Sea—illustrated Nokia’s dire future.
The Academic Designer
AUGUST 23, 2022
Cheyenne Seymour, EdD joins me to talk about her book Successes and Setbacks of Social Media: Impact on Academic Life.
MindMax
AUGUST 23, 2022
What skills do graduates need to be able to go out into the world? What is the goal of higher education? According to Will Patch, a Senior Enrollment Insights Leader at Niche.com , colleges and universities should prepare students to step into jobs that fulfill them as individuals and benefit their communities. But it’s not such a straightforward path for all students.
Deans for Impact
AUGUST 22, 2022
Deans for Impact · Deepening student relationships and connections. Subscribe: Learning by Scientific Design is a podcast series by Deans for Impact that explores how an understanding of cognitive science, or the science of how students learn, can lead to more rigorous, equitable and inclusive teaching. . How does learning science influence specific teaching practices?
Continuous Learning Institute
AUGUST 6, 2022
( A. Solano ). After more than two decades of coaching, keynoting, presenting, and conducting trainings, these high frequency asked culture-related questions from college educators have risen to the top. I address them in a Q&A format. What is the most significant challenge to improving student success and equity? Culture. By far. Exacerbated by an unproductive committee structure and my three-month rule.
Cisco blogs - Education
AUGUST 14, 2022
Australia has incredible talent across academia and industry, and one of my great career passions has been working with others to realise their combined potential. The National Industry Innovation Network (NIIN), a rapidly growing alliance between Australian universities and industry is, I believe, the embodiment of that potential. With the NIIN’s goal to realise digital opportunities that can benefit the lives of all Australians, it’s a working example of the whole being greater than the sum of
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 16, 2022
Image: The director of the University of Florida’s honors program, who has been in the role eight years, says he was fired for no apparent reason with two years left on his current, five-year contract. Mark Law, the director, also says he was told that the university’s Board of Trustees insisted on his ouster, against the will of the university’s president and provost.
The Academic Designer
AUGUST 9, 2022
Walter Greason, PhD returns to talk about racism in education in New Jersey, the January 6th insurrection, and the upcoming Black Panther movie.
MindMax
AUGUST 9, 2022
The pandemic presented many barriers to higher education. But it also catalyzed demand for more accessible education. In the latest episode of our MindMaxing Podcast series, “Adolescence to Adulthood,” Lee Maxey speaks with Dr. Mariana Amatullo, Vice Provost for Global Executive Education and Online Strategic Initiatives at Parsons School of Design at The New School.
Deans for Impact
AUGUST 15, 2022
Deans for Impact · Fostering equity through cognitive science (LbSD podcast, episode two). Subscribe: Learning by Scientific Design is a podcast series by Deans for Impact that explores how an understanding of cognitive science, or the science of how students learn, can lead to more rigorous, equitable and inclusive teaching. How does teaching with a deep understanding of cognitive science lead to equitable experiences and outcomes, especially for students with special needs?
Campus Technology
AUGUST 31, 2022
A new collaboration among the Hawai?i State Department of Education (HIDOE), University of Hawai?i System (UH), and Amazon Web Services (AWS) aims to build a cloud computing talent pipeline from high school through higher education, with a short-term goal of training and certifying 150 learners by 2025.
HEM (Higher Education Marketing)
AUGUST 31, 2022
Reading Time: 12 minutes By now, you’ve likely heard about the changes that Google is making to its analytics tool. Google Analytics 4 (GA4) will go into effect on July 1, 2023. This gives your school a short window to learn everything there is to know about the new changes in web analytics for higher education —including how to properly set up, track, and compare your metrics. .
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 30, 2022
Image: Mixed-gender research teams remain significantly underrepresented in science. At the same time, male-female teams are more likely to produce novel and highly cited research than are same-gender teams. Both findings are from a new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The paper focuses on academic medicine, as its authors started writing it during COVID-19 and academic medicine is a funding behemoth.
The Academic Designer
AUGUST 2, 2022
Did you attend a virtual event or conference during the pandemic? Meet Dan Marrable, founder of 448 Studio. We talk about digital media, events, and educational technology advancements.
MindMax
AUGUST 4, 2022
One of the biggest mistakes higher education marketing departments make is failing to recognize the distinctions between college freshmen and adult learners. These two audiences of prospective students are in entirely different phases of their lives, so they inevitably have different criteria for deciding where—and when—to enroll. Understanding their decision-making processes can help schools develop more effective marketing and enrollment strategies.
Deans for Impact
AUGUST 9, 2022
. Imagine that you recently graduated from a teacher preparation program and are getting ready for your first teaching job. Next week, you’ll be leading your very own classroom with students who represent a diverse range of identities, lived experiences, and grade-level readiness. Every one of your students has infinite potential for learning. As their teacher, you look forward to making strong instructional decisions that meaningfully engage all your students. .
WCET Frontiers
AUGUST 30, 2022
It’s Back to School time and while the season is filled with its typical excitement for new beginnings, this year there are certainly additional considerations when it comes to heading back to campus. Today we welcome back Kara Monroe, who continues her excellent list of guest appearances with a focus on returning to campus and remote work. Does your campus have a remote work policy?
Continuous Learning Institute
AUGUST 29, 2022
( A. Solano ). The ability of faculty to change—from external to internal attributions—is a foundational ingredient in student success, particularly for Latina/o/x students. External attributions assign blame for something that is beyond a faculty's control. The primary factor that faculty have control over is their internal attributions--the ability to consistently improve their craft.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 29, 2022
Category: Carpe Careers If you have experienced such fears once, you’ll probably confront them again as your career advances, writes Angela Fowler, who recommends having a set of tools that will assist you in overcoming them. Editorial Tags: Career Advice Show on Jobs site: Image Source: useng/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?
Terminalfour
AUGUST 26, 2022
Is this year a new dawn for social media? This week, we round up the latest developments covering new platforms, new ways of sharing content, and the shift to more authentic content.
Creatrix Campus
AUGUST 26, 2022
How to overcome the challenges of campus placement teams? admin. Fri, 08/26/2022 - 06:52. If you are part of a campus placement team in your college or a training institute, you should be able to respond to one of the following questions that a student poses: What is the placement success rate of your college? Which major corporate companies visit your college to hire students?
Deans for Impact
AUGUST 9, 2022
Deans for Impact · Teaching with a scientific understanding of how students learn. Subscribe: Learning by Scientific Design is a podcast series by Deans for Impact that explores how an understanding of cognitive science, or the science of how students learn, can lead to more rigorous, equitable and inclusive teaching. What are some foundational principles of learning science?
Today's Learner
AUGUST 26, 2022
Reading Time: 3 minutes Donna Sue M. Shellman is a Program Coordinator and Instructor at Gaston College. During the past few decades, my faculty role has changed quite a bit. In my first years of teaching, I used a printed textbook and paper tests in the classroom. Now, I use a learning management system (LMS) for all methods of delivery, including teaching face-to-face, hybrid and online courses.
Leaders Building Leaders
AUGUST 25, 2022
A mentor once asked me, "Tom, are you playing chess or checkers with your team?". Clearly he was challenging me to think about my strategy to grow my team and the business. I wasn't really sure of his metaphor so I started researching and thinking about his question. What are the actual the differences between the two board games? To someone with a painstakingly low SAT score like myself, the answer is simple: Chess is simply “harder.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 19, 2022
Image: A conservative commentator is pressuring the University of California, Santa Cruz, to respond to his complaints about a Ph.D. candidate and trans activist there. And he’s urging his more than one million followers to do the same, prompting concerns about targeted harassment of the graduate student, Eli Erlick. Specifically, commentator Matt Walsh says he’s concerned that Erlick is a “confessed drug dealer” targeting children.
WCET Frontiers
AUGUST 25, 2022
The one constant in life is change. The variable is the pace of change. And lately, it seems change has accelerated. Image by Andreas Glöckner from Pixabay. The academic year has either just started, or you are preparing for it to start shortly. And while fall normally is a season of change, we are hearing about more drastic changes from our members this season, including enrollment levels, enrollment patterns across modalities, changes in modalities offered, and worries about quality education
College Viability
AUGUST 25, 2022
An interview with Dahn Shaulis - from the Higher Education Inquirer
Campus Sonar
AUGUST 24, 2022
A journey map is one of the most helpful tools you can build to inform your marketing and communications strategy. In a business context, a journey map outlines the process a customer goes through—from their initial encounter with a brand, to purchase, and ultimately to loyalty and advocacy. It captures a customer’s goal at each stage, and informs the messaging and content a company develops by providing this customer-centric insight.
HEM (Higher Education Marketing)
AUGUST 24, 2022
Reading Time: 8 minutes For a parent, choosing the right school for their child is no easy decision. Parents take pride in their child’s education, and when it comes to private schools, they want to know that they’re making a solid investment for the present and the future. With many parents now browsing social media to research options, your school needs a social media strategy to create and deliver content that appeals to their intent. .
The Change Leader, Inc.
AUGUST 23, 2022
In this new merger environment, thinking outside of the box means considering partnerships with all types of institutions, not just other schools. Get insights for discovering new opportunities to strengthen your institution. The evolution of financial mechanisms and accreditation are creating new opportunities for higher ed partnerships and mergers to build stronger insititutions.
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