January, 2021

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How to Help Students Navigate a Difficult Job Search

Supporting Student Success

By: Hana Rehman. Photo by Sora Shimazaki from Pexels. Upon graduation, today’s students are facing a unique problem: the job market is full of positions designated as “entry-level,” but many of those positions actually require several years’ worth of experience. This catch-22 is a frustrating obstacle for new graduates. After cultivating so many important skills throughout their academic studies, they now find themselves stuck when applying to jobs.

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Pronouncements Without Consultation

Grant McMillan

Do you struggle with university leaders who make pronouncements without consulting the Registrar’s Office? This can be challenging when you know that what they said is impossible, or at least will be very difficult. It can cause additional work for staff who may not appreciate someone making their lives more difficult. This is a common… Read More Pronouncements Without Consultation.

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How One Company is Innovating Student Debt Repayment with SLR 67with Dr. Drumm McNaughton, Jay Patel & Steve Ferguson | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 070

The Change Leader, Inc.

There's light at the end of the tunnel for innovating student debt repayment with SLR 67. Student loan debt impacting millennials' economic future is a pressing topic as students graduate from higher education institutions. This podcast features Jay Patel and Steve Ferguson, who have developed a new way for students to pay off their debt in significantly less time than it currently takes.

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Teaching across the public spaces of the web

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Photo credit: James Lamb In this post, James Lamb, Lecturer in Digital Education, discusses the pedagogical significance of using public and commercial online settings in course design… Since 2009, Education and Digital Culture (EDC) has existed as an experiment in learning within the open spaces of the web. The course, offered within the MSc in Digital Education , examines contemporary education through the perspectives of cyberculture, community culture and algorithmic culture.

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The Digital Library: Providing services at the cutting edge

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Image Credit: uCreate Studio, Digital Library University of Edinburgh 2020 In this post, Mike Boyd Makerspace Manager for the TES Award Winning uCreate Studio and Carla Arton the former Digitization and Digital Engagement Manager, highlight the cutting-edge tools available at the Digital Library for learning and teaching and how they adapted their services to meet the challenge of the pandemic.

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Making higher education anti-racist

Regna Consulting

Radcliffe scholar details possible reforms in admissions, faculty representation. BY Colleen Walsh Harvard Staff Writer. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer. A discussion about antiracism in higher education with Ibram X. Kendi (pictured), the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller “How to Be an Antiracist.” Learn more: [link]. . . .

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Time to Share Your Good Work

Supporting Student Success

We know you are doing amazing work helping students achieve their academic, professional, and personal goals. The Supporting Student Success blog is looking for guest bloggers for 2021. There is simply no better time than the present to share how you are supporting student success with colleagues from around the world. Blog posts range from 750-2000 words.

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Defining the Role of Academe in the Future of AmericaThe Latest Higher Ed News from Dr. Drumm McNaughton

The Change Leader, Inc.

Defining the role of academe in the future of America needs to be addressed and defined by leaders in the Academy. A new administration took office this week—and this is one of the most important transitions in our country’s history. The national acrimony and strife that has been building since the 1980s came to a head this year, exploding into the streets, on campuses and into the headlines.

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Bringing politics back in to plans for the digital transformation of Higher Education

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Image Credit: Design by Joe Arton. Original photography by Michael Dziedzic and William Moreland on Unsplash. As part of this month’s theme on Acceleration of Technology and Enhanced Learning, Ben Williamson from the Centre for Research in Digital Education and The Edinburgh Futures Institute writes of the political implications of private-equity backed technology companies steering the ‘digital transformation’ of higher education and pedagogic practice… The turn to digit

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The Digital Library: Providing services at the cutting edge

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

In this post, Mike Boyd Makerspace Manager for the TES Award Winning uCreate Studio and Carla Arton the former Digitization and Digital Engagement Manager, highlight the cutting-edge tools available at the Digital Library for learning and teaching and how they adapted their services to meet the challenge of the pandemic. Teaching Matters will feature additional posts […].

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The Students’ Association’s Students-Led Teaching Awards 2021: Nominations now open

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Image Credit: The University of Edinburgh Students’ Association In this post, Natalie Hay and Erin Brown from Edinburgh University Students’ Association explain the nomination process, history and impact of the Students-Led Teaching Award. Nominations close on April 5… Edinburgh University Students’ Association was the first in the UK to offer student-led Teaching Awards.

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Surrender To Your Calling: Remarks from Courageous Leader Dr. Mary Hinton

Credo Higher Ed

February 2020, prior to the beginning of the pandemic, then-President-elect Hinton was officially introduced to the campus community. On January 5, 2021, Dr. Mary Dana Hinton, President of Hollins University, graciously received the eighth annual Courageous Leadership Award to a Zoom audience of 60 elated, supportive, congratulatory friends and colleagues.

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The emerging trend: HigherEd digital teams wanting to remote work permanently

Terminalfour

This is the first of a series of blogs that take will take a closer look at the trends uncovered in our recently launched 2020 Higher Education Survey.

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COVID Psychological Impact on Higher Ed Institutionswith Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Tom Marrs | Changing Higher Ed 069

The Change Leader, Inc.

The COVID psychological impact on Higher Ed institutions is the topic of this Changing Higher Ed Podcast with host, Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest, Dr. Tom Marrs. Under discussion is crisis recovery for higher education institutions that will continue to remain challenging as the fallout from the pandemic, including increasing economic issues, continue to emerge.

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APA’s Apology to Black, Indigenous and People of Color for Its Support of Structural Racism in Psychiatry

Regna Consulting

Today, the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the oldest national physician association in the country, is taking an important step in addressing racism in psychiatry. The APA is beginning the process of making amends for both the direct and indirect acts of racism in psychiatry. The APA Board of Trustees (BOT) apologizes to its members, patients, their families, and the public for enabling discriminatory and prejudicial actions within the APA and racist practices in psychiatric treatment f

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Generating immersive large-scale virtual field work for Zoology students

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Image Credit: Richard Fitzpatrick (Deanery of Biomedical Sciences) & Prof Tom Little (School of Biology). The Tutorial Zone is a space for students to learn about the game controls, environment, and how to sample the environment to collect data. The aim is to ensure everyone is able to make full use of the virtual experience as well as familiarising students with some of the basic biological concepts which will be necessary for conducting research.

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Crisis Recovery for Higher Ed Institutions a Top Priority for 2021with Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Barbara Mistick | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 068

The Change Leader, Inc.

Crisis recovery for higher education institutions remains at the top of the to-do list entering 2021. The coronavirus pandemic continues to change the nation’s higher education landscape, which includes 1700 private non-profit colleges. This podcast will feature Barbara Mistick, the president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

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Higher Ed Change Management Critical to Surviving 2020 and 2021s Recoverywith Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Deb Maue | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 067

The Change Leader, Inc.

Higher education change management and crisis management was critical in 2020 as college and university leaders dealt with crises brought on by COVID, and will remain so for 2021. This podcast features Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Deb Maue, and looks back at 2020 and predicts what 2021 has in store for higher ed.

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Emerging Trend: Social media teams focusing on key social platforms, not fads

Terminalfour

Our latest research shows HigherEd social media teams focusing more on Instagram and Facebook, and avoiding new up and coming social networks

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How to bring the personal touch to recruitment with inspiration from Cameo

Terminalfour

How can universities capitalize on this trend for one-to-one communications to stand out to prospective students?

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Making a successful business case for a bigger digital marketing budget

Terminalfour

Making a successful business case for a bigger digital marketing budget

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Meet the economist charged with keeping Biden’s promises to women and people of color

Regna Consulting

If confirmed, Cecilia Rouse would become the first Black official to head the Council of Economic Advisers, and only the fourth woman. By . Rachel Siegel. Jan. 19, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. Washington Post. Photo from Planet Princeton. . Cecilia Rouse was 4 years old when Martin Luther King Jr. was killed and riots tore through Washington, decimating Black businesses and neighborhoods.