By Phil Hill. The National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) and its Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) provide the most official data on colleges and universities in the United States. I have been analyzing and sharing the data since the inaugural Fall 2012 dataset. More...
Experience Economy: Enterprise software view into persistence and future of LMS market
By Phil Hill. Earlier this month Ben Thompson from Stratechery wrote a post, analyzing SAP's $8 billion acquisition of Qualtrics, that provides insight into the shift in value proposition of the academic LMS. More...
Toward Operational Excellence at Student Success: Double-Loop Learning
By Michael Feldstein. Before I move on to my next case study in academic institutions moving toward operational excellence at supporting student success, I want to revisit a section toward the end of my last post on the California Community Colleges Online Education Initiative (OEI). I was looking at the alignment that has to be achieved at various levels in the academic organization in order to encourage all the stakeholders to embrace this collective mission, with all the changes to their day-to-day work and even professional identities it would entail. More...
Shenandoah U debuts two one-of-a-kind majors
To be competitive, universities need to offer high-tech majors that lead to careers. More...
A major report on digital learning from Arizona State University
What are the best ways to support and structure digital learning. More...
#10: 6 big-impact technologies on the higher-ed horizon
Analytics technologies, makerspaces, and redesigning learning spaces are just a few of the numerous technology developments and trends outlined in a preview of the forthcoming annual Horizon Report. More...
4 key ways AI can take higher ed to the next level
Conversations around artificial intelligence’s potential in higher education are growing, and a new report outlines some of the ways in which AI could revolutionize higher education. More...
#9: How to do micro-credentialing and digital badging the right way
In the ongoing hunt to develop better metrics to identify the most desirable candidates, employers are looking for institutions that showcase transferable (and often non-academic) skills. More...
6 lessons our college learned about campus redesign
How multi-use and re-use spaces are reshaping the campus experience of the future. More...
#8: The top 7 programming languages to learn in 2018
Software development is a dynamic field. New programming languages, frameworks, and technologies can emerge, become popular, and then fade away in the course of a few years. Developers need to constantly be learning new skills to stay relevant. More...