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Education Innovation Summit – A Refreshing Look at Education
For the third consecutive year, the Education Innovation Summit at Arizona State University’s SkySong has become the place to be in April for those interested in the most innovative education solutions. This year’s Summit is no different from earlier ones in its impact.
The sold-out Summit brings together a diverse set of attendees from traditional educational institutions; innovative, for-profit companies and investors. The buzz around investment in education is especially evident this year. But the blending of traditional education with innovative solutions from the for-profit sector, long eschewed by many, is perhaps the most exciting element in… Continue reading
Posted in Future of Higher Education, Online Education, Persistence and Graduation
Tagged Adaptive Curriculum, Ahmet Eti, Anthony Kim, Arizona State University’s SkySong, AZ, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, budget cuts, cloud-based solution to the online learning, Education Innovation Summit, Jay Mann, Jim Bowler, Kim Thomas, Larry Penley, low-income students, Madison School District, students’ learning and test performance, traditional educational institutions
Positioning For Strength In Times Of Institutional Change
Photo by Marcy Kellar
Robert Hansen
Chief Executive Officer
The University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA)
The following is a Q&A conducted with University Professional and Continuing Education Chief Executive Officer Robert Hansen. In this interview, Hansen discusses the positioning of Continuing Education units as the education industry undergoes its transformation. Drawing on his experience at the helm of UPCEA and his time as a chief continuing education officer at two institutions, Hansen argues that Continuing Education units must lead discussions on their institution’s future and utilize their business-mindedness to improve the… Continue reading
Higher education cuts hurt America’s global competitiveness
Nicholas Kristof
Nicholas Kristof argues in a recent column that budget cuts to U.S. public university systems ultimately hurt the country’s position on the global stage, as “a prime factor in America’s rise over the last two centuries was its leadership in educating the masses.”
Posted in Future of Higher Education, Persistence and Graduation
Tagged budget cuts, global competitiveness
