SXSW EDU – South by Southwest – March 4–7 (Austin, TX)
SXSW EDU Conference & Festival is an annual event fostering innovation and learning in the education industry. Located deep in the heart of Austin, Texas, SXSW EDU is the premier destination for discovery.
2024 ASCD Annual Conference – March 22–25 (Washington, D.C.)
Fuel your passion for education and help shape the future of learning at ASCD24. At this must-attend event, you’ll meet ASCD authors and education experts who will guide you in improving academic outcomes for all students and help you solve the tough issues facing your school or district.
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UPCEA Annual Conference – March 26–28 (Boston, MA)
The UPCEA Annual Conference is the most significant assembly of thought leaders and practitioners today in the field of professional, continuing, and online education. The Annual Conference convenes deans and other senior university leaders, key staff, and teams responsible for the management, administration, and growth of professional, continuing, and online education programs.
What’s Really Behind the View That Higher Ed Isn’t Worth It? – The Chronicle of Higher Education
This is an unsteady moment for higher education, and amid the pandemic aftershocks, demographic pressures, and self-inflicted wounds, we will definitely see more colleges close or restructure with layoffs — even colleges with recognizable names. When cultural institutions or industry sectors get wobbly, the media has a tendency to pile on, declaring doom.
Burnout, Excessive Workloads Plague Teaching and Learning Workforce in Higher Ed – Campus Technology
Top time demands include artificial intelligence; faculty training and development; and online, hybrid, or distance learning.
Just 16% of community college students transfer and earn a bachelor’s degree – Higher Ed Dive
This rate hasn’t increased much over the past several years, according to new reports from a trio of organizations.
‘Swiftonomics’ Course Brings Taylor Craze to College Classrooms – Inside Higher Ed
The mega–pop star’s impact on supply and demand, monopolies, and cost efficiencies make her prime teaching material for economics courses.
What Can Smart Buildings Do for Higher Ed Campuses? – EdTech Magazine
Today’s college students — and tomorrow’s — are expecting more than just fast internet on campus.
As states drop degree requirements, does a 4-year diploma’s value change? – Higher Ed Dive
Although new policies are propping up workers without degrees, experts say higher education will continue to play a role in hiring decisions and pay rates.
The Lasso Way to Formative Assessment – Faculty Focus
We fell in love with Ted Lasso for the obvious reasons–it’s heartwarming, smart, peopled by interesting characters, and full of clever dialogue. But we also fell in love because we are educators who are passionate about assessment.
Presence and Integrity in Online Learning – Campus Technology
At their best, synchronous online courses are shared experiences, and students are fully present to boost each other’s learning. But in the virtual world it takes more than webcams to get us there.
‘That Ship Has Sailed’ – The Chronicle of Higher Education
For many of America’s 40 million college dropouts, the reasons not to return are obvious.
How and Why Higher Ed Institutions Should Elevate Digital Fluency – Ed Tech Magazine
Students who graduate college with essential digital skills are best positioned for the modern workforce.
AI Is Disrupting Professions That Require College Degrees. How Should Higher Ed Respond? – EdSurge
The latest wave of AI tools like ChatGPT seem certain to disrupt the workplace in the years ahead — and the most-disrupted professions may be ones that require college degrees. In this week’s EdSurge Podcast, they connected with one of the researchers on the study, Robert Seamans, a professor of management and organizations at New York University’s business school.
Professors Cautious of Tools to Detect AI-Generated Writing – Inside Higher Ed
Mixed performance by AI-detector tools leaves academics with no clear answers.
Teaching Skills are Durable Skills with AI – Michael Feldstein
Michael Feldstein gave a keynote on AI at the durable skills-themed D2L Ignite conference in Orlando and discusses why teaching skills are durable skills that translate quite well to the AI world.
How AI Has Begun Changing University – Inside Higher Ed
While job titles and descriptions have not changed, more faculty are being given AI-focused tasks, according to a new Educause survey.
2024 EDUCAUSE AI Landscape Study – EDUCAUSE
This survey was distributed from November 27 to December 8, 2023, and focuses on the impacts AI has had on higher education since the mainstreaming of generative AI tools.
Teaching Tip: Navigating AI in the Classroom – Inside Higher Ed
Generative artificial intelligence tools continue to grow in popularity. Here are four ways faculty members in higher education are teaching about or with AI.
Empowering Educators For The Digital Age – eLearning Industry
This article highlights the importance of equipping educators for digital teaching, emphasizing professional development in digital learning, technical skills, and online engagement. It advocates for continuous support and resources to help educators adapt to evolving eLearning tools and technologies.
Achievement Unlocked: Exploring the Power of Gamification for eLearning Assessments – CommLab India
Elevate eLearning with gamification! Discover how game elements enhance assessments, engaging learners for an effective, enjoyable training experience.
The TMSR instructional design model with four “Ons” can be used to create effective online learning environments with collaborative project-based learning activities that help facilitate student engagement and connection.
Advanced Instructional Design Reshaping The Future Of Adult Learning – eLearning Insustry
From traditional, standardized learning, Instructional Design has evolved into a technology-enabled and learner-centric approach to accommodate diverse learning styles and deliver personalized, interactive, and more meaningful learning outcomes.
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Wave (Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool)
https://wave.webaim.org/
WAVE® is a suite of evaluation tools that helps authors make their web content more accessible to individuals with disabilities. WAVE can identify many accessibility and Web Content Accessibility Guideline (WCAG) errors, but also facilitates human evaluation of web content.
Online Learning Around the Globe – Teaching in Higher Ed
Safary Wa-Mbaleka + Leni Casimiro share about their work in online higher education around the globe on episode 503 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
A recent study ranked the top professions that are likely to be disrupted by ChatGPT and other new AI technologies, and most of them require college degrees. How does higher ed need to change what it teaches to respond?
Chat GPT: Pushing the Boundaries of Higher Education, Season 4 ,Episode 7 – Higher Ed Rewired
ChatGPT is the latest in the rapidly growing realm of AI programming. The program understands and responds to human language, which has been shown to be beneficial in assisting students in higher education by providing personalized support and resources and creating interactive learning experiences. However, the darkside to AI programs such as ChatGPT is the ever-growing use in cheating by generating answers to assignments or exam questions.
In this episode, we explore how ChatGPT presents both opportunities and challenges for traditional teaching methods, ultimately highlighting the importance of balancing technology and innovation in the classroom. First, we will speak with an assistant professor who shares why he believes ChatGPT is detrimental to both students and instructors. Next, we have a discussion with a philosophy professor who demonstrates how ChatGPT can positively alleviate administrative work both inside and outside the classroom. The show wraps up with an interview with an Associate Provost for Academic Programming, who led a task force in creating guidelines and best practices for ChatGPT. Through the different perspectives presented, we examine the topic of how ChatGPT is pushing the boundaries of higher education.
Guest Dr. Carmin Chan joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to consider how we might reframe the typical institutional data that might not present clearly the needs and progress of post-traditional learners served by online education.
Transfer and Progress Fall 2023 Report – National Student Clearinghouse Research
This report series was created to help educational leaders and policymakers address enduring enrollment impacts from the pandemic. It aims to better serve the education community with new, timely, and detailed data that are only available through the Clearinghouse. These include postsecondary participation, mobility, and progress among economically disadvantaged students. It also includes data on disparities in pandemic recovery across differing student and institutional characteristics and transfer outcomes for entering community college students.
The report defines a “college-level job” as employment in occupations that typically require a four-year college degree, and “underemployment” refers to the experience of four-year college graduates who are employed in jobs that don’t typically require a bachelor’s degree.
Skills-Based Hiring: The Long Road from Pronouncements to Practice – The Burning Glass Institute
This report identifies where the reality of Skills-Based Hiring is lagging well-meaning ambitions, and shows which companies are getting it right.
A First Look at Post-9/11 GI Bill-Eligible Enlisted Veterans’ Outcomes – American Institutes for Research
This first report from the study explores the number and characteristics of veterans who used PGIB, the degrees that were obtained by those using the benefits, and their labor market outcomes.
The Teaching and Learning Workforce in Higher Education, 2024 – EDUCAUSE
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of workforce domains in higher education saw significant shifts in focus, reductions in staff size, and structural reorganizations. Now, several years out from the onset of the pandemic, we are taking a look at the current state of affairs, gauging whether the higher education workforce has continued to shift, shrink, or reorganize, in addition to exploring other timely and relevant workforce issues.
Course Scheduling: The Impact on Student Success
Inside Higher Ed – March 13, 2024 2:00pm EDT
How institutions are innovating around course scheduling & curriculum planning in an effort to help students succeed.
What’s Ahead in Higher Ed: AI, Enrollment & Wellness
Inside Higher Ed – March 14, 2024, 2:00pm EDT
Get up to speed on the current state of higher ed, with insights from the latest Digital Learning Pulse Survey.
The 30%: Female Leaders in Higher Education
Inside Higher Ed – March 19, 2024, 11:00am EDT
Women at the helm of four successful institutions share insights on the future of higher ed leadership.
5 Trends in Online Orientation for 2024 – Innovative Educators
April 1, 2024, 3:00pm EDT
The rapidly changing landscape of higher education demands that orientation programs not only keep pace but also proactively adapt to the evolving trends. Understanding that a one-size-fits-all approach is no longer viable, our expert panel will delve into five critical trends in online orientation. Participants will leave with practical strategies for integrating the latest trends into their orientation programming. The focus will be on ensuring that these programs are not just informative, but also highly engaging and motivating, resonating with the unique needs and interests of today’s students.
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