By Fatma Mili - EvoLLLution. Competency-based education is such an intuitive and appealing concept that once we consider it, we start wondering, “Why did we wait so long?”
In competency-based education, students earn a degree upon demonstrating competency in their chosen field of study rather than upon spending 120 credit hours in school. More...

By Javier Miyares - EvoLLLution. We believe our greatest advantage is the quality product we offer. We’re also aware that this needs to continue to evolve, we need to innovate, we need to bring in new technologies, analytics, competency-based education, to be constantly improving the education we provide our working adults. To do that we need to generate revenues to invest in improving that quality. The only way [to do this], given that we get very little state support, is to invest in the always-evolving academic programs we offer. The only way we can generate those revenues is by growing. More...

By Ian Roark - EvoLLLution. 3. Payment
Students are customers as defined by their options for paying for education, and the expectation of a quality service in response to that payment. In the K-12 system, the costs of the service (teaching and operations of the school) largely go unnoticed to the primary consumer (the K-12 students and their parents). However, the costs of higher education are readily known and available to the students, and the method of payment then becomes a choice. More...

By George Leef - EvoLLLution. Every time a new study comes out regarding the “payoff” from college, I wonder: Will this finally be the one that takes note of widespread underemployment among recent grads and comprehends the impact of credential inflation? More...

By Ramendra Singh - EvoLLLution. Understanding how our minds work can be a critical factor in the success of a marketing or branding campaign. The growing popularity about the connection between marketing and neuroscience has resulted in the creation of a new field called neuromarketing. A simple understanding of how our minds respond to marketing stimuli can provide a huge potential for marketers to understand consumer behavior and decision making in ways never before explored. More...

By Andrew Roth - EvoLLLution. As reviewed in the first of this two-part series, higher education is stressing from the impact of changing market conditions, economic pressure on cost controls and students ability to pay, increased public policy accountability demands and a more regulatory approach to accreditation, and the challenges presented by the digital revolution. More...

By Laura Bristow - EvoLLLution. Keeping students on track to graduation is a key strategic performance metric for postsecondary institutions, and as many of us know, persistence is not easily achieved under the best circumstances. Further, many institutions are seeking a marginal change that will ensure graduation rates of 50 percent or more. Applying one-to-one, high-touch interaction to student relationships is arguably the straightest path to earning persistence points, but it’s also the most labor intensive. More...