On Saturday, Nov. 2, Arcadia University hosts “HigherEdCamp Philly,” a free event that will address how to design meaningful learning in higher education. Aimed at professors, administrators, college students, parents, and anyone interested in higher education, the “un-conference” runs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Brubaker Hall at Arcadia (450 S. Easton Road, Glenside, Pa.). More...
Following its announcement of funding from key Silicon Valley investors last month, Collegefeed today announced that it has opened its doors to users from around the world – to help college students and new grads jumpstart their careers, wherever they are. Users can try out the new networking portal, which helps them to build a global network of peers within their field of interest. Plus, Collegefeed unveils a new awards program that enables employers to engage directly with students. Check out the first “Idea Swag” sponsored by eBay, “How Would You Make PayPal Mobile More Useful for College Students?” to win one of 15 iPhone 5c’s. More...
The Nation. Nearly half a century ago, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore famously predicted that chip performance would double every other year. This breathtaking pace of change, unheard of in old-school industries, has characterized not only computer chips but high tech more generally. Such has been the case with MOOCs, the massive open online courses that have become topic number one in higher education. More...
Today’s mass education system, which was built for the mass production economy of the 20th century, is inadequate for the demands of the new millennium. A complete paradigm shift will be required, and as higher education moves from a vertically integrated model to a horizontal model, there will be considerable disruption.
Here’s what I see as the future of higher education and some important trends going forward.
1. Disaggregation, or unbundling. This unbundling started outside the classroom, where universities have taken housing or dining and let someone else manage it. What we’re starting to see now is the same unbundling happening in the classroom, shifting instruction from a vertically integrated market where the college provides everything to a horizontal model. More...
Democrat & Chronicle. Richard Arum, professor of sociology at New York University, talked about critical thinking, colleges and careers last week at Rochester Institute of Technology. We spoke by phone about the subject and the findings in his critically acclaimed book, Academically Adrift.
Why, I asked, do many of today's college graduates lack critical thinking, complex problem solving and writing skills, which are required for business success and thoughtful civic engagement? More...
Duluth News Tribune. State universities and community colleges should offer free tuition to all students who academically qualify for admission.
Our current, insufficient, inefficient patchwork of college aid relies increasingly on loans that saddle graduates with too much debt and too few options once they enter the work force. More...
By Sonya Stinson. Best way to wrangle runaway loan debt is making students masters of basic money management.
A spooky cloud of crimson smoke dramatizes the dread of overwhelming student debt in “The Red,” a short movie thriller created for SALT, the American Student Assistance financial literacy program for students and alumni. Less dramatic but noteworthy still, college students logging onto the National Endowment for Financial Education’s CashCourse can take a “Financial Realities” quiz to test their knowledge. In the opening question, they’re asked what will have the worst impact on their finances: gourmet coffee drinks, borrowing money, or spending without a plan. More...
By Sonya Stinson. Parents are important stakeholders in improving the financial literacy of college students.
The interest in financial literacy has expanded beyond the financial office, which is where Lyssa Thaden, financial education content manager at American Student Assistance, used to focus her pitches.
“Now, at a stakeholder meeting, I’ll have someone from the financial aid office but also someone from admissions and enrollment management,” says Thaden, who consults with school sponsors of SALT, ASA’s financial literacy program. “The marketing folks show up, the residence life people show up, and even alumni.” More...
By Ed Finkel. The massive enrollment in MOOCs is yielding a treasure-trove of information for everything from marketing to course development.
The exploding popularity of MOOCs is beginning to open up a mother lode of data about prospective students that colleges and universities can use for marketing and recruitment purposes. MOOCs are still in their infancy stages, and the concept of leveraging their reach as a data-rich marketing vehicle for the institution is even newer. But it’s beginning to gain a foothold. More...
By Ann McClure. How paying attention to what students are posting online can be used to help them stay in school. When a student starts tweeting expletives about your institution for the whole world to potentially see, it’s probably time to find out the reason for the lash out and do some damage control.
Beverly Low, dean of first-year students at Colgate University in New York, reached out to one such student and ended up having three meetings with her. “They were meaningful conversations, too,” Low says, adding that the student was more likely to come and talk in person than vent on social media in the future. Forming such connections can be the difference between a student persisting or separating. So campus leaders shouldn’t overlook the importance of keeping an eye on social media and following up on dropout situations that may be just waiting to happen. More...
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