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No Return to ‘Normal’
The placid ivy-covered walls and calm quad will remain when COVID is vanquished, but the university will never be the same. We are forever changed -- by the disease and by the advance of technology and competition in this, the fourth industrial revolution.
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Higher Ed: Short Term & Long Term
We are witnessing the remaking of higher education. Strategies for mainstream colleges and universities must change from the short term to the long term as large-scale collaboratives and huge corporations enter the field.
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AI Is Leading a Revolution in Roles, ROI and Opportunities
The world is in the advent of the fourth industrial revolution, which is what the World Economic Forum describes as a new era that extends the impact of digitization in new and unanticipated ways.
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Demise of the Baccalaureate Degree
Overpriced, outdated and no longer required by an increasing number of employers, is the baccalaureate in a death spiral?
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Trends in the Near Term and an Emerging Concern for Higher Ed
We have experienced dramatic changes in the past year and a half as Covid disrupted our campuses, classes, research and services. What can we expect in the coming academic year?
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The Dark Shadow of COVID: Mental Health Impact Persists
In recent months, more and more campuses have announced they will reopen, but the dark shadow of mental health issues will extend into the fall semester and beyond.
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Academic Cheating: Are We Asking the Right Questions?
In recent months we have frequently seen reports of cheating among students at colleges, universities and even military academies. Is this entirely the fault of students or are faculty contributing to the problem by emphasizing rote memory of facts, figures and formulas?
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OER and Teaching Through the Rearview Mirror
Course content is a sacred compact between the instructor and the learner. Truth, relevancy and currency are among the key components of that agreement.