Campus Technology
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
These best practices from the Learning Design and Technology program at the University of San Diego will help practitioners create the best possible learning experience for students and develop a rewarding career in instructional design.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Image: While the college classroom has traditionally been a place where students and professors can gain new perspectives while engaging in conversation, many students feel uncomfortable expressing their views on controversial topics. In a February 2021 Student Voice survey from Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse, one in five students disagreed, at least somewhat, with the statement “I feel comfortable sharing my opinions in class.
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University Business
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
In the short few weeks that professor Alex Lawrence has taught his sales technology course this semester at Weber State University, he finds the level of discussion his students are already having “remarkable.” Lawrence is one of academia’s earliest adopters of the controversial ChatGPT AI in the classroom, and thanks to it, Lawrence has witnessed a sizable elevation in student comprehension of class curriculum at a very early stage of the spring semester.
Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
For Andrew Connolly, discussions of the sector's "vast wealth" should come with a few caveats about the nature of reserves The post What is a university surplus? appeared first on Wonkhe.
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As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
The CEO of 2U, a company that helps colleges run online programs and owns the edX platform, responds to criticism against his sector.
The Academic Designer
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Jennifer van Alstyne opens up about why she started her company, The Academic Designer LLC. And, how social media has impacted her life most.
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Deans for Impact
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Sitting in on EDUC 1301: Introduction to the Teaching Profession at Odessa College last semester, Pervis Evans is conscious that he doesn’t quite fit in with the other students, a majority of whom are recent high school graduates. But that doesn’t deter him at all. Just as much as they are, he’s attending as an enrolled student, completing assignments and participating in discussions – and, he also happens to be the community college’s Dean of Liberal Arts and Education.
MindMax
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Corporate partnerships are effective revenue generators for many higher education institutions. But developing successful higher education marketing initiatives to establish these partnerships can be challenging. At MindMax , we’ve spent years honing our approach to helping schools effectively market to not only prospective students but also businesses they’re targeting for corporate partnerships.
Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 5, 2023
Higher education minister Robert Halfon is an enthusiast for degree apprenticeships and universities stand ready to do more. Team Wonkhe assesses whether the incentives stack up The post Should universities go for growth on degree apprenticeships? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Reevaluating testing mandates was part of the association’s plan to advance racial equity.
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The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Image: Some students and faculty members at historically Black Atlanta colleges and universities are speaking out against plans to build an 85-acre, $90 million police training facility nearby in forested land owned by the city. The Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, nicknamed “Cop City” by its critics, was approved by the Atlanta Council in fall 2021.
Academe Blog
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
BY SHERRYL KLEINMAN When the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees chair David Boliek explained the trustees’ rationale for seeking to create a new School of Civic Life and Leadership, he cited an imaginary problem in search of a blatantly political solution.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
The City University of New York (CUNY) colleges and the university’s central offices will see $750,000 distributed to support efforts seeking to address religious, racial, and ethnic bigotry at CUNY. Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez “With our continued commitment to fight against bigotry, antisemitism, and hate of all kinds, our colleges are stepping up and have developed additional programming to address these incidents,” said Dr.
MindMax
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Higher education institutions aiming to develop successful corporate partnerships must be willing to acknowledge that marketing to and engaging businesses is different from marketing to and engaging students. In the first part of this series on higher ed corporate partnerships, I discussed how schools can position themselves to effectively market to businesses.
Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Universities will keep a register of relationships between staff and students under new plans from OfS. Sunday Blake argues the proposals fall short on student safety The post Should we record or ban staff-student relationships? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Around two-thirds of employers responding to a survey said they want colleges to approach them about building alternative credentials for workers.
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Post-pandemic recovery in Australia’s international education sector “continues to gain momentum”, according to data cited by Universities Australia. In an announcement, the organisation said that around 59,000 international students arrived in Australia in January 2023; data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has also revealed that over 36,000 arrived in December, showing the number is rapidly climbing.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Image: Kaitlyn Schaaf has lived in four different homes during her five-year (and counting) career as a Vanderbilt University Ph.D. candidate. Her first living situation, a house that she found through a friend of a friend of her aunt, was only 5.5 miles from campus, but in Nashville traffic, the commute took about an hour. Four apartments later, she lives a short bus ride from campus but also shares a 1,100-square-foot space with two other people.
WCET Frontiers
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Did you hear that loud noise last Wednesday? For those in the middle of the country, it was the Kansas City Chiefs victory parade. For those in higher education, the U.S. Department of Education created its own rumblings by releasing new guidance with rules about any contracted services and a series of questions about companies helping institutions with online learning.
MindMax
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
MindMax is committed to being at the forefront of emerging trends in higher education marketing and engagement. Recently, we hosted an internal Lunch and Learn event where Kim Galiette, Director of Content Strategy, and Lillian Kerrigan, Sales Operations Manager, analyzed insights and key takeaways from the UPCEA fall 2022 events. Here is a comprehensive overview of the presentation they shared.
Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Just six percent of refugees have access to higher education. Maryam Taher explains how universities can help to increase that figure The post Universities should be places of safety, solidarity and empowerment appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
The largest colleges have been growing over the last decade, while enrollment shrank elsewhere.
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
International graduates who stay and work in Australia earn lower salaries than their domestic counterparts, although the wage gap has reduced since 2021. Non-Australians working full-time who studied undergraduate courses earned AUS$60,000 on average in 2022 compared to AUS$68,000 for Australians. The salary difference was less pronounced than in 2021, when the variation was AUS$10,700 between the two groups, according to the 2022 International Graduate Outcomes Survey.
Educause
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Generative AI is arriving in higher education, but stakeholders are uncertain about its potential opportunities and challenges. One thing is clear: there is work to be done, and there’s no time to waste.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
The College Board's decision to revise its African American Studies curriculum has come under fire from many who argue that the changes are motivated by political pressure rather than pedagogical considerations. The new curriculum, which is stripped of much of the subject matter that the DeSantis administration opposed, has been criticized for erasing the experiences of Black writers and scholars associated with critical race theory, reparations, the queer experience, and Black feminism.
Campus Technology
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Plagiarism detection company Turnitin announced that the AI writing detection tool it teased in January will be available as a feature of its existing products as soon as April.
Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Graduates are looking for interesting jobs and universities are looking to recruit a diverse workforce. Emily Owen asks whether professional services at universities should be looking to recruit recent graduates The post Why graduates should work in higher education professional services appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Amid high worries about higher ed's value in the job market, work colleges offer lessons on integrating classroom learning with employment opportunities.
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Australia has announced the list of professions and courses that will be eligible for extended post-study work rights from July 1. Eligible programs range from health, technology, education and construction, and have been selected to respond to worker shortages in key sectors, the government said. The new measures – initially announced in September last year – will allow eligible international higher education graduates to access to an extra two years of post-study work rights.
HEPI
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Roger Watson, President, National Conference of University Professors. Since the 1980s, the number of UK university professors has grown five times from 4,500 to 22,855. The professoriate remains predominantly White British and less than one-third are female. However, little knowledge is available about what the UK professoriate does and if, for example, ethnicity and gender influence their roles.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
By Terah J. Stewart, Roshaunda L. Breeden, Joan N. Collier, Meg E. Evans, Daniel J. Scanlon, Rachel L. Wagner, Erin R. Weston In the classic fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears readers are introduced to a little girl who happens upon a cottage in the forest where she boldly invites herself inside to explore. While there is much to learn and critique from the themes of her story, the part that is most striking to our author team is the intentional focus on space and fit.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Image: Leading international scientists who discovered articles written by artificial intelligence that have been published in their names have backed plans for legal action. In recent months, academics at leading universities in Australia, Europe and North America have been alerted to low-quality scholarly articles—often little more than a page long, probably written by a language-scraping algorithm—appearing under their names in titles published by Prime Scholars, an open-access pu
Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The graduate route visa benefits industries and employers, despite the obstacles that international graduates continue to face. Florence Reedy argues that we need to be investing in people The post The UK should be extending the graduate route visa, not restricting it appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
The liberal arts institution said the rankings enterprise equates institutional wealth and privilege with academic quality.
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Canada hosted over 800,000 international students in 2022 – an increase of almost a third in one year, according to new government data. There were a total of 807,750 study permit holders in Canada in December, over 190,000 more than in 2021. The new figures surpass by some way Canada’s target figure of 450,000 foreign students by 2022 set out in the country’s 2014 international education strategy.
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