The Scholarly Teacher

MAY 12, 2022

Amanda Steiner, University of Nebraska at Omaha. Jennifer Lemke, University of Nebraska at Omaha. Key Statement: Best practices for online instructional strategies include promoting community and collaborative learning experiences. Four pedagogical approaches for creating an engaging virtual learning environment are shared. Introduction. All educators have one goal in mind: to create the best learning environment possible for their students.

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Dr. Josie Ahlquist

MAY 9, 2022

What immediately comes to mind when I say “change” in higher education? I recently posted this on Twitter, and I wasn’t surprised by the GIF responses. Numerous posts depicted the slow (if not glacial) pace of change within the industry. pic.twitter.com/FPUEo7cR10 — Mallory Bower (@MalloryBower) April 20, 2022 Others made it quite clear that the word and request to change was a no-go.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MAY 13, 2022

Original illustration by Li-Yi Huang, Edinburgh College of Art student. In this post, Borislava Georgieva and Azwa Iman, two students who took the Engineering Principles 1 course redesigned by Dr Simone Dimartino, reflect on their experience of being part of a virtual community of engineers of all interests and abilities. This post is part of the Learning & Teaching Enhancement theme: Building Community.

Engineering 52

Engineering Education Alumni Media 52

Kay Peterson

MAY 13, 2022

In our recent podcast, Michellana Jester describes her experiences with MIT Sloan’s Global Entrepreneurship Lab where business and graduate student teams provide insights and analysis to startups in emerging and frontier markets. To accomplish this, G-Lab students work together on teams that face the challenges of working in a new context with multiple stakeholders who may have different life experiences and perspectives , managing vast amounts of information, analyzing complex challenges, and d

Management 52

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 13, 2022

In this episode of the Changing Higher Ed podcast, Drumm McNaughton engages in conversation with the president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Mike Petrilli, whose recent article presents a strong argument for optimism despite fewer students enrolling in traditional colleges and universities. The downward enrollment trend has induced panic among many in the higher education industry, but Petrilli offers data-based evidence suggesting the trend is neither surprising nor a cause for despair.

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Industry Higher Education Education Enrollment Management 52

Terminalfour

MAY 12, 2022

Is the printed course catalog (prospectus) obsolete? And are digital—and even personalized viewbooks/catalogs—the way forward as students get more sustainability savvy? We explore what the future might hold for this key recruitment product.

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Recruitment 52

Roompact

MAY 10, 2022

As a residence life professional I can attest to the need for a little rest and rejuvenation every once in a while. Especially after our busy seasons like RA training, move-in, move-out, RA selection, housing selection… then add in roommate conflicts, on-call nights, staff meetings, one-on-ones… ok, maybe we need a lot of rest and.

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Residence Life 52

Higher Education Inquirer

MAY 9, 2022

The latest report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) about wrongdoing by higher education online program managers (OPMs) felt disappointing to social justice advocates who watch the space and know the bad actors who were unnamed in the GAO document. US higher education has always been a racket, but its latest pursuits have gone untouched and even unmentioned.

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Social Justice Higher Education Government Industry 52

Higher Ed Ethics Watch

MAY 11, 2022

Examining the Ethical Issues. I have previously blogged about doctored program information submitted by four prominent universities—Rutgers University, Temple University, Claremont McKenna College, and Iona College. The goal was to make their programs look better to university rating outlets such as U.S. News & World Report. Now, along comes a recent disclosure of such practices by the University of Southern California (USC).

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Financial Aid Alumni Faculty Admissions 40

Edu Alliance Journal

MAY 9, 2022

May 9, 2022 – Edu Alliance announces the launch of Higher Ed Without Borders a podcast series dedicated to education professionals worldwide. The series is hosted by Dr. Senthil Nathan and Dean Hoke co-founders of Edu Alliance. Each episode is a half-an-hour-long conversation with international thought leaders that will enlighten and provide some new thoughts on critical issues facing higher education globally.

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