By Claude Pressnell Jr. - EvoLLLution. Though moves to increase postsecondary access and attainment are laudable, moves like the Tennessee Promise may well lead students away from meeting their academic potential. More...
Current Iteration of Oregon Promise Leaves Out Adults and Completion
By Andrea Henderson - EvoLLLution. While the Oregon Promise is an immensely positive first step towards increasing degree completion statewide, it’s oversight of non-traditional students and lack of funding for retention and success initiatives leaves room for improvement. More...
MOOC Providers Bringing An Innovative Approach to Corporate Education
By Darren Shimkus - EvoLLLution. More than ever before, employers are looking for low-cost, highly-effective pathways to deliver learning opportunities to their employees and MOOC providers are emerging as a front-runner in this highly-competitive but lucrative space. More...
Success in the Customized Training Space Relies on Reputation and Customer Experience
By Elizabeth Scott - EvoLLLution. The customized training marketplace is incredibly fast-paced and competitive, but by highlighting institutional reputation and protecting that reputation with first-rate programming and customer experiences, universities can thrive. More...
Corporate Training Is Ripe for Online Disruption
By Van Anderson - EvoLLLution. Customized corporate education is evolving at even a faster rate than standard continuing education. The Great Recession ended or disrupted most in-house professional development programs and contributed to the current rise in lean organizations. More...
Customization for Credit: What It Takes To Succeed in the Corporate Training Marketplace
By Brian Breen - EvoLLLution. The customized corporate training marketplace is incredibly competitive and is showing no signs of slowing down. With employer spending on training and employee education rising year after year, more and more training providers—both academic and non-academic—are clamoring for a slice of the pie. Universities have some distinct advantages in this marketplace, but very few of them truly understand how to leverage those advantages. More...
Outsourcing Training: Deciding Between Open Enrollment and Customized
By Courtland Chaney - EvoLLLution. Customized training offers employers the opportunities to deliver critical and relevant information to their employees on their own terms. More...
Strengthening the Future Workforce and Creating a Model for Innovation through Tri-Sector Partnerships
By Stanley Litow - EvoLLLution. The skills gap—the barrier that stands between the jobs that are available and unemployed members of the labor market—is widening daily. Many employers have blamed higher education leaders for this phenomenon, a central theme to many critiques of postsecondary education, but few employers have taken the lead to help address this concern. More...
Online Education: Enhancing Learning Outcomes for Those Who Serve
By John P. Aldrich - EvoLLLution. Online education creates opportunities for access to quality postsecondary education that have been traditionally challenging for active service members to find. More...
The Best Way to Thank Our Veterans: How to Support This Unique Adult Student Cohort
By Elsa Núñez - EvoLLLution. Improving the student experience for veterans requires institutions to offer services and support mechanisms specifically designed to address the unique needs of this growing demographic. More...