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How Clemson transformed its MBA program for the age of online learning
Clemson University has long offered an on-campus MBA program, but starting this fall, the South Carolina-based school is placing its bets on something a bit different: an ambitious new version of the program that will allow students to access the same curriculum virtually through online learning. And while taking classes online is certainly no new feat, Clemson is hoping its new online MBA program will stand out. More...
A shift toward wellbeing to address student mental health
According to a recent study published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, U.S. teens and young adults today are more distressed and more likely to suffer from major depression than their counterparts of the same age in previous generations. More...
Are community colleges for unicorns?
Post-traditional students are much different from the student population most community colleges were designed to serve, but these institutions must meet this student group’s unique needs in order to stay relevant among declining enrollments. More...
Higher ed must learn to use student data more wisely
A lack of personalized communications, based on student data, can turn students off from your institution. More...
From LMS to NGDLE: the acronyms of the future of online learning
According to the EDUCAUSE initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the DLE should be an LMS core, around which other functions can be incorporated. Sort of like adding additional “Legos” to a core Lego statue. The “Lego” approach to moving towards a next-generation digital learning environment (NGDLE) allows for more flexibility. More...
4 ways our campus uses machine learning to build community and empower students
In the past decade, higher education has experienced a major shift toward digital experiences. This change reflects the way in which the rising generation prefers to engage with each other and with their instructors—as well as how they desire to learn. It’s an evolution that is echoed at campuses across the nation. More...
4 things my college did to more than double our graduation rate
From removing remediation to lowering student costs, this community college did all it could to improve graduation rates. More...
3 strategies to start reimagining the learning management system
Online learning, by and large, has become a vast, sterile wasteland of outdated content and pedagogy; here’s how to start fixing it. More...
Are work colleges the answer to the student debt crisis?
Americans currently owe a combined $1.3 trillion on their student loans, according to the Pew Research Center. That’s more than double the amount owed just a decade ago—and nearly four in 10 adults under the age of 30 are now paying off debt from their education. More...