Will Richardson
APRIL 29, 2019
Just for the record, if you’re an advocate for “personalizing” learning, then you need to do more than just offer some options for how students might work their way through the curriculum. That’s just a starting point. If you really are serious about honoring a student’s interests and dispositions and individuality, then you’re going to have to also honor a “personalized” version of “success” and “achievement.” You’re
Eric Stoller
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Just a quick life update. We’re moving back to the United States in April. It’s been a big decision for sure as we’ve made a lot of great friends during our time in the UK and it’s a fantastic place to live. However, with family being mostly located in the States and a little one who loves his grandparents, it makes the best sense for us at this time to make the big move back across the pond.
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The Change Leader, Inc.
MARCH 11, 2019
Are you experiencing a governance crisis, or is one right around the corner? Higher ed finds itself at a crossroads when it comes to many things, but especially board governance. .
Dr. Paul Gordon Brown
DECEMBER 28, 2019
Believing that community building happens naturally and doesn’t require intervention is a myth. This “myth” is often not one that is widely believed by most professionals that work in residence life, but rather those that work outside of it. What many individuals do not realize is the amount of work and intentionality that goes into developing happy, healthy, and productive communities.
Higher Ed Connects: Ethics
DECEMBER 15, 2019
by Terri E. Givens. During my recent trip to Washington, DC, I was able to connect with attorney Paula Brantner — and given our current newsletter’s focus on ethics, I was interested to hear about the work she is doing with academic associations and conferences. Paula, as the President and Principal of PB Work Solutions , builds harassment and toxic workplace prevention systems that reflect an organization’s values and that can transform an organization’s culture.
Higher Ed Connects: Faculty Development
DECEMBER 1, 2019
by Isabel Thottam. Leadership is one of the most important functions of a management team in higher education. Not only do the members of the team represent the organization to its students, stakeholders, and the world—but leaders also represent the organization to its employees. There is a reason we have leaders—we need people to keep the team organized, to make sure it hits goals and meets deadlines.
Higher Ed Connects: Curriculum
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
by Chris Mayer. High tuition and the resulting loan debt, along with low completion rates and concerns about how much students are actually learning in college, have led critics to call for the unbundling of higher education. Unbundling higher education involves creating learning opportunities that are shorter than traditional undergraduate degrees, and more focused on the development of a particular skill or acquisition of knowledge.
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Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
by Terri E. Givens. There are many stories to be told about students of color in college, and as I wrote in a column for Inside Higher Ed, finances are often the main issue for these students. For example, when I was an undergrad at Stanford University, it was a struggle for me financially. As someone who was a low-income, first-generation college student, I am painfully aware of the financial issues that students face when they arrive on a college campus.
Higher Ed Connects: Policy
OCTOBER 1, 2019
by Kimberly Yavorski. Despite ever-changing demographics on college campuses, policies have remained largely stagnant. If they are to succeed in today’s world, colleges need to adapt to meet changing needs. In this article we will cover: Understanding the demographics. More older students. More parenting students. More working students. More first generation students.
Higher Ed Connects: Leadership
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
This article originally appeared in The Biz Blog on January 30, 2018. Universities across the globe face different crises on a daily basis. The media has reported on everything from campus shootings and riots to hazing, hate crimes or another similar critical situation that can result in students feeling uncomfortable and in danger. Institution leaders must learn how to respond effectively and recover from such events to keep students, faculty and staff safe while ensuring family and friends off
Higher Ed Connects: Assessment
SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
The following article describes an approach to maximizing the impact of experiential learning by first developing transferable skills in the context of in-class activities. By Steve Joordens. The specified process, captured within a technology called peerScholar, provides structured practice with these skills first in the context of peer assessment, and then in the context of the formative use of feedback.
Higher Ed Connects: News
AUGUST 28, 2019
This article originally appeared on Inside Higher Ed on August 5, 2019. Colleges and universities are great places to work. Many Ph.D. students who are no longer are attracted to faculty careers are still interested in working in higher education. They are drawn to the teaching and learning mission of the institution, its organizational values, and the opportunity to collaborate with smart people.
The Change Leader, Inc.
DECEMBER 17, 2019
The TRACS Annual Meeting Learnings - Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, an accreditation body for Christian institutions of higher education, works with approximately 100 institutions.
Dr. Paul Gordon Brown
SEPTEMBER 8, 2019
Student affairs divisional curricula often evolve either from “division-to-department” or “department-to-division.” In the “division-to-department” approach, a division takes the lead in developing a collective educational priority and set of learning objectives that guide curriculum development at the departmental level.
Higher Ed Connects: Ethics
DECEMBER 15, 2019
By Fatma Katr. In a world where education is constantly developing, curriculums are rapidly adopting new learning techniques and content that grasp world reality. Case studies and coursework relevant to real-life situations are some of the best ways students can practically apply what they learn, instead of only debating something in the abstract. .
Higher Ed Connects: Faculty Development
DECEMBER 1, 2019
by Thomas J. Tobin. Much of what we know about observing and assessing teaching comes from our own experiences as learners, and many widely-held practices are not supported by best practices. We can adopt three broad principles in order to allow even non-subject-expert observers to provide meaningful—and legally defensible—assessments of teaching quality regardless of the subject, level, format, medium, or approach being used by instructors: Good teaching practices share seven core elements.
Higher Ed Connects: Curriculum
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
by Chris Mayer. Undergraduate curricular change at colleges and universities is undertaken for many reasons. At some institutions, the curriculum has been in place for many years, even decades, and it is time for a change. Demographic pressures and concerns about the value of degrees are also motivations for curricular change as some colleges and universities, especially liberal arts colleges, seek a stronger connection between the college experience and employment opportunities for students aft
Higher Ed Connects: Technology
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
By Fatma Katr. In a fast-paced world where rising human relation issues are often misrepresented or misinterpreted, higher education institutions are moving forward to diversify teaching methods when introducing these issues. One of those methods involves the use of virtual reality (VR) to evoke emotion and empathy among students. . Like any learning technology, VR can be integrated in university curriculums in useful ways, in the sense that it is able to tap into student emotions and their conc
Higher Ed Connects: Ed Tech
AUGUST 5, 2019
Go Culture International (GCI) exists to provide the most reliable intercultural competency assessment tool. With a reliability score of 93% (Cronbach’s Alpa.93), GCI offers industry-leading data accuracy for global citizenship aptitude. Began as a research initiative in 1998 by leading Intercultural scholar Dr. Carley H. Dodd, the GCI assessment and coaching program spent eight years in development, followed by 13 years of testing. .
Higher Ed Connects: Policy
OCTOBER 1, 2019
by Alicia Betz. Student evaluations of teaching effectiveness (SETs) are such a common practice at the end of the semester that many people don’t even bat an eyelash at their use. But are they really that effective? Are they statistically significant? Are they biased? Are they a waste of everyone’s time? We’ll dive into those questions and more in this article.
Higher Ed Connects: Diversity
JUNE 15, 2019
by Shelley Seale. In a Higher Ed Connects issue centered around the theme of diversity, we introduce some provocative questions on the topic: Is diversity counter-productive? Is affirmative action still needed? Do students self-segregate in ways that defeat diversity measures? What about the aspects of class vs. race? These are legitimate questions that Julie J.
Higher Ed Connects: Mental Health
JUNE 1, 2019
by Shelley Seale. Mental health issues are a serious, pressing issue on campus today — and one that administrators and leaders need to address with a full arsenal of resources to assist students, faculty, and themselves when needed. That’s why we at The Center for Higher Education Leadership decided to dedicate an entire issue of our newsletter, Higher Ed Connects, to the topic of mental health.
Higher Ed Connects: News
AUGUST 23, 2019
This article was originally appeared in The Chronicle for Higher Education on August 7, 2019, written by Goldie Blumenstyk. The end of the master’s degree as we’ve known it? 2U’s stock plunged last week after its executives announced some business changes in response to shifts they were seeing in the market. Lots of higher-education leaders and faculty members should be paying attention to that, even if they don’t care about the future of OPMs, or even know what those initials mean.
The Change Leader, Inc.
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
This program focused on the future of online program management (OPM). Over time, OPMs have expanded to include student recruitment, student retention, and support. When online education began to emerge, many higher education institutions didn’t have the wherewithal and talent to ramp up online programs so many companies started offering OPM services in program conception and creation.
Dr. Paul Gordon Brown
JULY 12, 2019
The following is part of a series of blog posts addressing a number of areas related to developing a training program for RAs and student staff members working within a residential curriculum model. Posts included in this series are: An Overview Tone Setting and Basics Involving RAs and Generating Buy-In Sequencing and Planning Resources and Examples Assessment Data and Exercises Throughout the Year After determining the goals and outcomes for a curriculum, the magic happens when you begin scaf
Higher Ed Connects: Ethics
DECEMBER 15, 2019
by Kimberly Yavorski. The recent admissions cheating scandals highlight a potential crisis in academia, indicating that perhaps we need to place more focus on personal responsibility and good citizenship—in effect, to restore “honor” to our campuses. For centuries, honor codes have made honorable behavior an expectation; a number of schools have added their own versions of an honor code over the past few decades.
Higher Ed Connects: Faculty Development
MAY 15, 2019
by Terri Givens, Founder & CEO of The Center for Higher Education Leadership. When a graduate student makes the transition to faculty member, there are a variety of issues they face, and support they need. When we think of student success, the focus is often on advising, financial support, and other factors that indeed play a role. However, the main point of contact for students is the faculty.
Study Aborad Association
MAY 9, 2019
Studying abroad has been shown to give students invaluable learning opportunities that aren’t available in a traditional classroom setting. International education also opens doors to increasing cultural awareness and better career opportunities after graduation. In 2000, researchers assessed the impact of studying abroad on students across Georgia, and found that students had “ improved academic performance upon returning to their home campus, higher graduation rates, and improved knowledge of
Higher Ed Connects: Technology
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
by Terri E. Givens. In November I attended the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) annual meeting of Chief Academic Officers, which was held in Baltimore, Maryland. One of the more interesting discussions during the conference revolved around artificial intelligence (AI). Illah R. Nourbakhsh, Professor of Ethics and Computational Technologies at Carnegie Mellon University, discussed a series of issues related to AI and its potential applications.
Higher Ed Connects: Ed Tech
JULY 15, 2019
Relecura is a technology exploration and invention analysis platform for researchers, academics, IP professionals and business leaders. Research directors can use Relecura’s AI/ML-based advanced analytics to accurately track technology trends, plan research programs and identify potential sponsors for research. With its world-class cognitive platform, Relecura enables researchers and students to support their study and research through machine-guided exploration and discovery of relevant informa
Higher Ed Connects: Assessment
MARCH 15, 2019
by Kristen Lee You jump from one meeting to the next—strategic planning, curricular committee, program decisions, faculty evaluations, and so forth—only for you to have the “A” word crop up on your radar as the next meeting you must attend. As you’re sitting in the meeting, words like accreditation, goals, learning outcome, analysis, embedded are thrown around, as all eyes look towards you to provide direction on how your department or college is to move.
Higher Ed Connects: Diversity
JUNE 15, 2019
Terri E. Givens, Founder and CEO of The Center for Higher Education Leadership, and William Devine, Adjunct Professor of Law at Menlo College, take a look at the current state of diversity and affirmative action in higher education. The University of Texas at Austin currently faces the latest in a series of lawsuits challenging the University’s admissions policies.
Higher Ed Connects: Mental Health
JUNE 1, 2019
by Alicia Betz. College students today are facing mental health issues more than ever before, and counseling centers are having trouble keeping up as students struggle and even drop out due to mental illness. Alicia Betz takes a look at this serious issue, including in this report: An Inside Look at Mental Illness on Campus. The Most Prevalent Mental Illnesses.
Higher Ed Connects: News
AUGUST 20, 2019
Colleges and universities need to change. On this there is widespread agreement. The challenge, of course, is how to make changes at institutions steeped in venerable traditions and, at times, resistant to transformation. To explore how to solve this problem and spur campus wide innovations, The Chronicle of Higher Education joined with Arizona State University and Salesforce to hold a forum with presidents, provosts, and other senior administrators.
The Change Leader, Inc.
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
Neg Reg 2019 and HEA updates on this Higher Ed News Washington update podcast with guest Tom Netting. The Department of Education published final regulations that had achieved unprecedented consensus prior to the reporting deadline for the master calendar. However, two of the three regulations were not finalized in time for the publishing deadline and so will not go into effect on July 1, 2020, but at a later date.
Dr. Paul Gordon Brown
MAY 29, 2019
As one of the essential elements of a curricular approach, assessment should occur at all levels of your curriculum. This includes on-the-ground assessment of individual learning activities, but also broader based assessment of overall curriculum effectiveness. One way of achieving this broader-based assessment is to utilize data collection instruments you may already be using and assessment data you may already be collecting.
Higher Ed Connects: Ethics
DECEMBER 14, 2019
By Steve Joordens. This article makes a case for professors undergoing formal training in education, just as doctors undergo formal training in medicine. The factors allowing a lack of training to be the norm are discussed, as is the manner in which the concept of academic freedom is sometimes used to maintain this state of affairs. . An exploration of the origins of academic freedom reveals it was never intended to support untrained practice.
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