By Nancy Salzman - EvoLLLution. Nimble, agile, entrepreneurial—all adjectives we use to define our continuing education/extended education units. But what does that mean in an era that requires all of higher education to be agile in order to meet the needs and wants of students looking for accessibility, affordability and flexibility. More...
28 avril 2015
Operationalizing to Stay Agile: The Beginning of a Discussion
Extending Learning Beyond the Traditional Classroom Through Partnerships
By Marie Bountrogianni - EvoLLLution. As the dean of one of Canada’s leading providers of university-based adult education, I witness firsthand the ever-changing landscape of education delivery in today’s world of rapid social, economic and technological shifts. More...
Three Priorities for Growing Student Enrollment Through Better Communication
By Christina Fleming - EvoLLLution. Today’s higher education marketplace is characterized by unprecedented choice for students—and new levels of competition for institutions. From four-year public and private universities to community colleges and online education providers, students can choose between a wide array of learning options. More...
Achieving Agility in Higher Education: Four Critical Transformations
By Thomas Waite - EvoLLLution. Agile is an adjective rarely ascribed to higher education. The halls of higher education (virtual as well as brick & mortar) are stuffed with Vice Presidents, Assistant VPs, Deans, Associate Deans, Assistant Deans, and Assistants to the Associates, many of whom are directly involved in the decision-making that impacts teaching and learning. More...
Innovative Team, Innovative Institution: Unleashing Human Capital to Support IT Agility
By Rob Thompson - EvoLLLution. Having a culture of agility is particularly difficult in higher education. Many higher education institutions are large, have a strong sense of identity and have long histories that are steeped in tradition. More...
Three Ingredients to Standing Out in the Adult Student Marketplace
By Steven VandenAvond - EvoLLLution. As the size of high school graduating classes decreases in many parts of the country, the competition to attract non-traditional students has become increasingly intense. Although adult learning theory has advanced significantly and many colleges and universities understand how to advise, teach and retain adult students once they recruit them, attracting the attention of non-traditional students is much more of a challenge. More...
Surviving and Thriving in the New World of Higher Education
By David Stone - EvoLLLution. There is no shortage of criticism of higher education, including that it costs too much, teaches the wrong things, fails to prepare students for the real world, and no longer serves as the economic elevator it once was. Add to this that institutions are often criticized for being too slow and too conservative in innovating the solutions to the above-mentioned issues. We will all need to get better at innovation—innovating with degree programs, non-degree programs, technology, pedagogy and business models. More...
Responsive Responsibility: Empowering Faculty and Staff to Improve Organizational Effectiveness
By David Stone - EvoLLLution. Higher education institutions are not immune to the pressures of a competitive and increasingly global marketplace for education. Stakeholders in the form of politicians, institution boards, alumni, students, and the public have called for changes to higher education. Rising tuition, regulatory requirements, as well as an influx of adult and non-traditional students has put pressure on institutions to adapt to this changing environment. More...
Five Tips to Launch a New Initiative
By Juliette Punchello - EvoLLLution. As any higher education leader can tell you, there are no guaranteed blueprints to ensure the successful launch of any new initiative, whether it’s a new program, product, department or anything else. More...
Les Ebdon blogs for Hepi on the National Strategy for Access and Student Success
By Les Ebdon. I’m delighted that the Government has now published the national strategy for access and student success which OFFA and HEFCE developed at its behest. It’s an ambitious strategy that makes wide-ranging recommendations about what we and others need to do if we’re to tackle the persistent gaps that remain in the participation and success of disadvantaged students in higher education. More...
