Experiential Learning Depot

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I often get asked about tips for helping students build self-direction skills. Teachers commonly enter the world of student-led learning inspired and confident but quickly discover that many of their students are unable to self-direct, and that can be frustrating not just for you but for your students as well. Your excitement gets squashed and you are disappointed because your student-led learning plans didn’t unfold the way you expected.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

By Denise S. Bartell, Sandra Robinson & Willie McKether Only two-thirds of new college students will complete their degree within six years. For Black, Latinx, and Native American students, this number is much lower. For colleges and universities to close these equity gaps, they must address the core of the student experience: the time that students spend in the classroom.

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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It is my privilege to serve alongside Alison Fields as co-editor of the Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning, an international high-quality peer-reviewed academic journal. I also have a piece in this issue entitled ‘ Definitions of the Terms Open, Distance, and Flexible in the Context of Formal and Non-Formal Learning ‘ Issue 26 (2) of the Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning (JOFDL) is now available to the world.

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Dr. Laura Pasquini

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For the fourth season of Coaching Through It , my podcast co-host/fellow coach, Julie Larsen , and I want to coach real leaders with real problems. Over the past few years, our clients who lead and support others are struggling. Whether you’ve recently transitioned into people management or you’ve been supervising folks for a while, being a people manager has become increasingly complex and quite complicated.

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The Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

John Griffith, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University- Worldwide Campus Key Words: Faculty Mentoring, Tenure Process, Faculty Advancement Key Statement: Successfully navigate promotion and tenure systems and protect your time and energy by using a stepwise approach to demystifying institutional processes. Introduction Promotion and tenure are processes with more mystique than they deserve, particularly for those faculty who are new to the world of higher education and all the unwritten rules and t

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF), mental health nonprofit The Steve Fund, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) are partnering for a national initiative to support mental health at Black colleges and universities. Dr. Michael L. Lomax The initiative, “Unapologetically Free: Centering Mental Health on Black College Campuses,” involves creating programming such as virtual workshops and a virtual student conference in April.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Image: Undergraduate students are struggling to stay engaged in class—and they believe that material more directly connected to real-life issues could help solve the problem. That’s a key finding of the recent State of the Student 2022 survey by the academic publishing company Wiley, which noted that 55 percent of undergraduate and 38 percent of graduate students said they struggle to remain interested in their classes.

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Roompact

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is the future of the RA role?” Guest Post by Sam Ferrigino, Professional Staff Member, UMBC In years past, the RA role has been an indispensable touchpoint for residential college students as they navigate the policies and procedures of living on a college campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Morgan State University, the largest of Maryland’s four historically Black colleges and universities, is thriving. Enrollment is strong. There is record external and state funding. There is institutional focus on achieving Research One status. Innovative programming continues to grow, and the student body is more diverse than ever. The long-running lawsuit between Maryland’s HBCUs and the state was finally settled, and Morgan State received its first appropriation from those funds on July 1, 202

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Image: Fully supporting students means explicitly teaching them critical thinking, Louis E. Newman argues in Thinking Critically in College: The Essential Handbook for Student Success (Radius Book Group). Newman, whose book will be published March 7, is former dean of academic advising at Stanford University and John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser Professor of Religious Studies, Emeritus, at Carleton College.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

College may not be for everyone, and some people wonder why their peers are choosing college in the first place. Generally speaking, however, the higher the level of education one receives, the greater their income potential becomes. Also, their chances of unemployment are lower. But that’s not all. According to a new WalletHub study , the correlation between an individual’s education levels and income/employment rates does in fact exist.

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Roompact

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is the future of the RA role?” Guest Post by Christopher Alan, Professional Staff Member In the past few years, scholars and practitioners have increasingly observed that the role of Resident Assistants has dramatically expanded over time. We are approaching, I believe, an “other.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The recent Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies report on the steep enrollment declines of Black male students at community colleges is a stark reminder that our sector must accelerate the crucial work to ensure the academic success of Black male students. In the light of decades-long enrollment declines and historic low enrollment numbers among Black, Latinx and Indigenous students, our work is an uphill battle but not insurmountable.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Image: Keylin Perez, a senior at Coppin State University, was thrilled to be the first Latina crowned Miss Coppin State University, or the university “queen,” a student leadership role at the historically Black institution in Baltimore. She ran unopposed, but not everyone is excited about her win. Perez recently received a surge of vitriol and harassment on social media after she posted a lighthearted TikTok video of her and Mister Coppin bumping into their counterparts at Morgan Sta

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Innovation in education has always been near and dear to Jon Hardbarger’s heart. Now, however, it’s also near his office, and he can see it and hear it every day when he goes to work. As director of the brand-new College of Lake County Advanced Technology Center in Gurnee, Ill., Hardbarger has a desk just off the building’s atrium, steps away from the front door.

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SRHE

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

by Janja Komljenovic, Katy Jordan, and Jeremy Knox ( SRHE DU Network Co-Convenors) From 2023, the Digital University (DU) network is launching a new strategy to connect its members, collaborators, and friends. We hope this new way of working will motivate and stimulate debates around everything digital in higher education. We will organise the network’s work and events along three themes each year, chosen to reflect key issues in research and teaching currently.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The College Board has admitted almost two weeks after publishing a revised AP African American Studies course framework that it made mistakes in the course’s roll out and condemned the actions and rhetoric of Florida officials surrounding the matter, The Hill reported. Gov. Ron DeSantis “The dialogue surrounding AP African American Studies has moved from healthy debate to misinformation,” College Board said in a statement.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Image: Iranian academics face being forced out of their jobs as the regime clamps down on any remaining dissent in universities, researchers have warned. Reports of scholars being retired early or dismissed indicate that the Iranian government has ordered a cleansing of academia in the wake of protests that have gripped the country since September. Demonstrations were triggered by the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, who was accused of wearing her hijab “improperly.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

University IT departments are working short-handed. The “great resignation” did not miss college campuses, and the budget-related hurdles that have long tested higher education IT certainly didn’t go away when we were met with a pandemic nearly three years ago. It’s hard to put a finger on just how understaffed departments are, but put a few other data points together and they paint a concerning picture.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Blogs Why two thirds of graduate enrollment leaders may leave their jobs Top takeaways about staffing from EAB’s latest survey with NAGAP When speaking with graduate enrollment leaders, stress is a frequent topic. I know from experience that being an enrollment manager is challenging, but now it's even harder than before. The pandemic changed the landscape for many industries, and higher education was no exception.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Although students, job seekers, and career changers are optimistic about the growth of STEM jobs and believe that digital credentials are useful, many have low awareness of the opportunities that are available, according to a report commissioned by IBM and conducted by Morning Consult. The report revealed survey data taken at the end of 2022 from over 14,000 people at different phases of their career journeys across the world, in countries including the U.S., India, and Brazil.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The recently released Final Report from the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the United States Capitol recommends steps to address “violent extremism” by “white nationalist groups and violent anti-government groups,” among others. As we reflect on the rise of extremism, we often overlook one powerful approach: the role that higher education can play in inoculating students against indoctrination into white nationalism.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

When the University of Kentucky was hit by a crypto mining attack in 2020, the school was operating with a “federated” endpoint protection strategy, says Stephen Burr, associate CIO and enterprise CISO at UK. Individual departments and colleges were running their own anti-virus solutions, and the university lacked a centralized endpoint protection strategy.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

There are almost as many job openings for cybersecurity across the country right now as there are people in the state of South Dakota. But thanks to an NSA partnership and a diverse stream of donations and state funding, Dakota State University (DSU) is poising itself to become the new hub for cybersecurity education, research, and career preparation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Emory University and the College of the Muscogee Nation (CMN) in Oklahoma have partnered and received $2.4 million from The Mellon Foundation to help develop programs advancing Native and Indigenous Studies and the preservation of the Mvskoke language. Dr. Monte Randall This partnership aims to create collaborative learning communities and research initiatives connecting the two campuses, with the money going towards supporting CMN’s transition from a two-year to a four-year institution.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Image: Community college leaders are largely thrilled about the rise in high school students enrolling in college classes, particularly after steep enrollment declines during the pandemic, and many are hoping the trend continues. But offering dual-enrollment courses comes at a cost for many community colleges because of discounted tuition rates for high school students and extra expenses associated with these courses, among other financial challenges, according to a new working paper by the Comm

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AIFS Abroad

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Last Updated on February 16, 2023 by Cat Rogliano Are you thinking about studying or interning abroad during your college years, but you’re not quite convinced yet? Here’s the thing – there’s no better time to go abroad. From incredible cultural experiences and new friendships to the personal growth and independence you’ll gain, going abroad is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that can change your life in more ways than you can imagine.

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Terminalfour

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This week, we look at ways to unify channels and amplify your university’s messaging for prospective students through various touchpoints and show three great examples of how universities are doing this. Read more to find out.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Dr. Ruth Simmons, president of the Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), will be stepping down at the end of the month, four months earlier than her expected resignation date on Jun. 1, The Texas Tribune reported. Dr. Ruth J. Simmons The sudden change of plans appears to be due to a conflict about hiring powers with Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp during the rest of Simmons’ tenure.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Image: Internships remain important in a student’s career development, but equal access to opportunities remains a challenge. In 2021, only 21 percent of college students completed an internship, compared to pre-pandemic numbers—50 to 60 percent of students—according to the National Survey of College Internships from University of Wisconsin at Madison’s Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

New College of Florida’s interim president will be making double the salary of his predecessor, the school’s board of trustees voted this week. Richard Corcoran will receive a $699,000 base salary plus an annual housing stipend of $84,000. The school’s recently fired president Patricia Okker had a base salary of $305,000 and a $40,000 housing stipend.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Podcast Will ChatGPT Ruin or Improve Higher Education? Episode 138. February 14, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. You can join the conversation on social media using #EABOfficeHours. Follow the podcast on Spotify , Google Podcasts , Apple Podcasts , SoundCloud and Stitcher or visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes. EAB’s Michael Fischer and Ron Yanosky discuss whether ChatGPT represents an existential threat to higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Phylicia Rashad will become the inaugural Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities at Howard University. The chair was established in May 2021. Phylicia Rashad Rashad is currently dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard. “Dean Rashad epitomizes the character, grace and creative genius that we want represented in an endowed chair as part of Toni Morrison’s legacy,” said Howard Provost Dr.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Image: Soaring inflation put a squeeze on college endowments in the 2021–22 fiscal year, driving returns down, according to the annual report from the National Association of College and University Business Officers The report , released today, is a marked change from the booming returns of fiscal year 2021 , when endowments soared. The average return for all college endowments in fiscal 2022 was negative 8 percent, falling far short of the 30.6 percent overall average return in 2021.

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Campus Sonar

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Looking back on conversation topics and trends we’ve seen in our five+ years of industry research, we see lessons and insights you can use moving forward to make the most of yield season (or the recruitment process at large) and build a robust incoming class. Learn from What Your Audience Is Saying Listen to your admissions audiences and speak to their logistical and emotional needs as they go though the process.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The pandemic brought abrupt changes to higher education on a global scale. Institutions either canceled courses completely or hurriedly restructured their classes to be taught entirely online. Although the industry experienced a chaotic onset of reactive online teaching amid a global emergency, it came with some positives, such as normalizing the utilization of educational technology, the growth of digital data to support learning, and more flexibility and scalability.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Frederick Shegog, former Delaware County Community College student, now motivational speaker. On last Friday, it was all about the students. At the closing plenary of the 2023 Dream Conference in Chicago, Achieving the Dream (ATD), a reform network of over 300 community colleges, handed the microphone to students who either currently attend or graduated from a community college.

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