Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Image: Active learning, or instructional methods that actively engage students in their own learning, is on the rise. So, too, are physical spaces dedicated to this kind of teaching. These are positive developments from the perspective of groups such as the Association of American Universities and the American Association of Colleges and Universities, which promote high-impact practices that increase student engagement and deep learning.

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MindMax

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Are you considering working with an enrollment management partner to grow enrollments at your college or university? If you’re like many of the schools we partner with, you may initially feel apprehensive about seeking third-party support. Could an outside company ever possibly understand the nuances of your school’s mission , programs, and prospective students well enough to deliver meaningful results?

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The Academic Designer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Informational interviews can help you get from PhD to Life. Meet career coach Dr. Jen Polk who joins me to talk about info interviews and networking.

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Cisco blogs - Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Victoria University (VU) has established a reputation for embracing innovation and technology in pursuit of enhancing the student and campus experience. VU’s decision to adopt the Block Model – where students learn subjects in intensive bursts – is a notable example of VU’s willingness to think creatively about long-standing challenges in education.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation What do universities mean when they talk about “online education”? This is a question that Marc T. Austin , associate provost and dean of Augusta University Online , wanted to figure out. So, he did some quick research. This Q&A with Marc is about what he found. Q: What was the research question you wanted to answer, and what made you want to answer it?

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Campus Technology

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

ASUS has announced the launch of its ExpertBook B3 detachable (B3000) laptop, designed for student education. Its 21-hour-long battery life is one of its major attractions, the company said in a recent release. It features top-up 15-second charging to provide 45 minutes of use.

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WCET Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

What term do you use to describe a course where technology allows faculty and students to connect over space and time? Any/all of these? Distance learning. Online learning. Blended learning. Hybrid learning. Hyflex learning. Digital learning. Remote learning. Emergency remote learning. Flipped classrooms. Synchronous learning. Asynchronous learning.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Image: Dustin Morrow, a student earning his master’s degree in linguistics at the University of Minnesota, remembers the first time he heard someone casually speaking Ojibwe. He was 25 years old and attending an Ojibwe tribal ceremony in Bemidji, Minn. “I must’ve looked just like a huge creep, because I just kept staring at this old lady, kind of awestruck,” he said.

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Campus Technology

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Finalsite, a website provider for K–12 schools, has acquired Anthology’s Blackboard K–12 Community Engagement division, which includes Blackboard Web Community Manager, Blackboard Connect, Blackboard Reach, Blackboard Mass Notifications, and the Blackboard Mobile Communications App, according to a news announcement.

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Terminalfour

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Higher education can no longer ignore the surging popularity and reach of TikTok if they want to keep their social media strategies current and on track. We look at 5 ways universities are using TikTok to their advantage.

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Higher Education Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

By Adrianna Kezar and Elizabeth Holcombe More than two years after the murder of George Floyd and the racial reckoning that arose in its wake, urgency around equity-minded and anti-racist work in higher education continues to increase. Student and community stakeholders are pressing college and university leaders for evidence of action and increased accountability around.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

It’s the beginning of the semester, and here on campus, faculty have begun distributing syllabi to students imagining the challenges they will be facing in the coming academic year. Everyone is wondering about the threat of COVID-19. Some want to ignore it completely, thinking it’s just one of the many health risks that we all navigate. Others (especially those who don’t like commuting) want to have as little unprotected contact with other people as possible: all Zoom, all the

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Campus Technology

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As flexible work policies become the norm, institutions must rethink their approach to employee engagement and workforce culture. Here's how Southern New Hampshire University is building a remote-first workplace centered on the employee experience.

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Campus Sonar

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Is National Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month (September 15–October 15) in your fall content calendar? How was Pride Month? Do you already have plans for Black History Month? These are the wrong questions. This year, a brave marketer asked me how she should respond to an executive who asked her to spend a majority of her time researching “diversity days” and ensuring social media content was created to recognize them.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Reading Time: 10 minutes Has a prospective student shown interest in your school? Have they shared their contact information to learn more about what your school has to offer? If yes, then it’s time for you to trigger your recruitment email campaign. . Email is an integral marketing tactic for engaging prospective students and nurturing their interest in your school.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Image: All but two public flagship universities nationally increased the percentage of out-of-state students in their freshman classes from 2002 to 2018, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution. The share of out-of-state students rose 55 percent, on average, after 2002, while the percentage of in-state students dropped 15 percent on average, the report showed.

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Liaison International

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Find out how recent employment trends are adding to the challenges the pandemic created for colleges and universities — and what you can do about it. American workers have been leaving their jobs in droves while the world has been adjusting to the havoc — and opportunities — created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees of the nation’s colleges and universities are no different.

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Georgia Tech President's Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Carbice Grand Opening on the Beltline. bhodges35. Tuesday, September 13, 2022.

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Campus Technology

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

In partnership with the Black Economic Alliance Foundation (BEA Foundation), Cisco has committed $5 million in grants and technical services to fuel entrepreneurship at historically Black colleges and universities.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Sometimes even flawed information can be useful after all, writes Daniel F. Chambliss. Editorial Tags: Career Advice Show on Jobs site: Image Source: BernardaSv/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?: Disable left side advertisement?

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Academic Computing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Recently, Aleata Hubbard Cheuoua, Eva Marinus and I acted as guest editors of a special issue at the Computer Science Education journal. The special issue was distinctive because it only accepted replication studies, and reviewed them as Registered Reports. Registered Reports are a new way to publish science: you peer review the study’s design, before the study has been carried out: (Image Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License from COS.).

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Georgia Tech President's Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Reflections on rankings?. Susie Ivy. Monday, September 12, 2022.

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Campus Technology

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

CT talks with David Stewart, managing director of Purdue's Quantum Science and Engineering Institute, about the directions quantum education is taking as the Quantum Science Center's program planners reflect on this year's Quantum Summer School and look forward to next year.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Image: Transfer enrollment from two-year institutions to four-year bachelor’s degree programs continued to decline during the 2021–22 academic year, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Transfer enrollments had already experienced steep decline during the pandemic’s first year, and the new report shows that trend continued into its second.

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eLiterate

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

EdSurge’s Daniel Mollencamp has published a piece called “ What a Homework Help Site’s Move to Host Open Educational Resources Could Mean ” about Lumen Learning’s deal with Course Hero to transfer hosting of those OER textbooks from Lumen’s site to Course Hero’s. The article contains a fair bit of speculation quotes from folks who I believe miss the mark on some basic facts and implications.

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Rena Seltzer, Leader Academic

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

My clients from historically marginalized groups frequently express frustration at carrying heavier service and advising loads than their white and/or male counterparts. Research validates that there is an inequitable distribution of tasks that don’t “count” for promotion. For too long, the majority of strategies I had to offer left the burden of managing the problem on those who were already negatively impacted.

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Higher Education Inquirer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

State Universities are using Google Ads to boost enrollment numbers. While for-profit colleges, community colleges, and small private schools received the most attention in the first iteration of the College Meltdown, regional public universities (and a few flagship schools) have also experienced financial challenges, reorganizations, and mergers, enrollment losses, layoffs and resignations, off-campus learning site closings and campus dorm closings, lower graduation rates, and the necessity to

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Image: For decades, Jewel Bell was a staple of King University, a small Christian college in Bristol, Tenn. She was a confidante for students and later a gatekeeper to the president’s office. She was also a living witness to events big and small at King and the larger world: from the desegregation of Bristol and King and the broader civil rights movement to an expansion of student enrollment and programs at King and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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UW Presidential Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Today marks the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, and the theme this year, “ Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation ” couldn’t be more apt or timely. By now, it’s cliché to point out that we are in the midst of a polarized and deeply divided time in our nation’s history, but we cannot afford to shrug or look away from this crisis.

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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

University Leaders will doubtless come away from the latest round of late summer conferences with ideas about how to seize some real estate in Metaverse. With some caveats, I would suggest it is worthwhile that Universities start thinking now about how to harness the potential. If you are looking to review institutional strategies in light of the challenges and opportunities presented by the Metaverse, please feel free to get in touch.

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The Higher Ed Marketer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The liberal arts education has evolved. Students not only need skills developed from classic education subjects for career readiness but also to be able to continuously adjust as the world around them changes. They need the ability to learn how to learn. . Dr. Lake Lambert began his tenure as the 16th President of Hanover College in 2015 and is the former Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Mercer University in Macon, Ga.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation Chromebooks and the ChromeOS are huge in K-12. In higher ed, not so much. If you had asked me a few years ago, I would have said that I was fairly convinced that the Chromebook was poised to be a major player in higher ed tech. The reasons that I thought that students (first) and then staff (second) and faculty (third) would start to bring (or be handed) Chromebooks on campus mirrored why K-12 was going ChromeOS.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed podcast, Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Rick Beyer discuss innovative approaches and success strategies for struggling small to medium-sized colleges and universities. Rick shares his perspective on the use of shared services in Higher Education, and how it can drive innovation and efficiency, both strategically and tactically to strengthen smaller schools while enabling them to remain independent.

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ACRLog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The CARL Competencies. How do you envision your role as an academic librarian? With your job description? The vision and mission statements of your library or institution? Direction from your supervisor or administration? And do you have the knowledge, skills, and values to support this work? The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) developed a list of competencies for academic librarians, which were updated in 2020.

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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Thursday 8th September I had the privilege of running an online workshop for FLANZ to explore the potential of a range of different pedagogical approaches that might apply to different educational sectors in New Zealand and Australia. See Transcript The Innovating Pedagogy 2022 is the 10th annual report from the Open University (UK) exploring new forms in interactive and innovative practice of teaching, learning and assessment.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean It’s college ranking season again. It’s the time of year when I manage to believe two things at once: the U.S. News rankings are ridiculous, and Williams beating Amherst is right and proper. Tim Burke’s reflections on college rankings are well worth the read, if you haven’t seen them.

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