The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 16, 2020

What are the pros and cons of Higher Ed Mergers and Alliances? Let’s take a look… In the summer of 2011, conversations began with the Governors office about potential mergers. Toward the end of the year, an announcement was made that four mergers would occur. This resulted in eight institutions being merged into four. The most complex merger involved Georgia Health Sciences University and Augusta State University, which created one larger and more comprehensive institution than eithe

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Terminalfour

JANUARY 16, 2020

The higher education landscape is constantly changing. To help you stay ahead of the curve, we've compiled 10 key things to watch out for as you plan ahead.

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Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

JANUARY 15, 2020

by Iris Manning. Business schools teach their students to always keep abreast of what’s going on in the marketplace and what competitors are doing. Colleges are in the business of education, so they should plan accordingly. Especially with today’s demographic changes, like the decreasing birth rate and increasing numbers of nontraditional students , colleges need to find out what’s going on in the student marketplace so they can give the students what they want within their operational objectiv

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

Photo credit: unsplash, Hendrik Cornelissen, CC0 In this post, Dr Ellie Devenish-Nelson, a Teaching Fellow for the MSc in Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health, based in the Biomedical Teaching Organisation, describes how she implemented an authentic assessment in her online MSc course using role-play scenarios… Designing authentic assessments, such as role-playing, is central to promoting deep learning, student engagement, and providing learners with experience of real-world applica

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 16, 2020

What are the pros and cons of Higher Ed Mergers and Alliances? Let's take a look. Higher education mergers tend to be tenuous for multiple reasons, the biggest reason being is most mergers are not planned in advance.

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Higher Ed Connects: Faculty Development

JANUARY 14, 2020

By Steve Joordens. Why are many faculty members seemingly disinterested in keeping on top of, and utilizing, new innovative approaches to education? This article is focused on that question, addressing it from a psychological perspective by highlighting several established phenomena and theories that are seemingly relevant. . These include the power of context, the role of habit, the desire to be seen as competent, and the resistance to engage in learning that feels outside of one’s zone of pr

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Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

JANUARY 15, 2020

By Lisa Hunter. Course scheduling is a critical function at every institution of higher education, but is often given precious little strategic thought. Done with intention, however, the schedule can be an incredibly powerful tool for improving student outcomes. This article will look at the following areas: The challenge: As faculty, we typically think of course scheduling from an individual, or departmental perspective—not as a tool to foster academic progression and ultimately student success

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