InsideTrack Higher Education Blog http://www.insidetrack.com/blog Thu, 31 May 2012 18:09:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Actually, College Is Very Much Worth It http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/actually-college-is-very-much-worth-it/ http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/actually-college-is-very-much-worth-it/#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 18:06:37 +0000 trendadmin http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/?p=4110 Princeton University. Photo by Emile Wamsteker. Actually, College Is Very Much Worth It.

Photo by Emile Wamsteker.

Andrew J. Rotherham
Co-founder and Partner
Bellwether Education

Lately it’s become fashionable — especially among the highly credentialed — to question whether it’s really “worth it” to go to college. A recent report from the Harvard Graduate School of Education proposed deemphasizing college as the primary goal of our education system in favor of “multiple pathways” for students. Earlier this month, New York Magazine devoted almost 4,000 words to profiling venture capitalists (and college graduates) James Altucher and Peter Thiel and their efforts convince Americans that they’d be better off… Continue reading

]]> http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/actually-college-is-very-much-worth-it/feed/ 0 First do no harm: New evidence on online learning in Higher Education http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/first-do-no-harm-new-evidence-on-online-learning-in-higher-education/ http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/first-do-no-harm-new-evidence-on-online-learning-in-higher-education/#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 16:53:45 +0000 trendadmin http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/?p=3993 Online Learning in Higher Education

By Matthew M. Chingos

Strong opinions abound on the subject of online learning in American higher education.  Proponents see it as a transformative, disruptive wave of the future, whereas skeptics see it as an effort to slash costs, regardless of the impact on students.

Surely some forms of online instruction—such as posting videos of a mediocre instructor on a poorly designed website—are inferior to traditional, face-to-face instruction.  But what about more sophisticated, interactive online learning systems?  There is little rigorous evidence on this subject, especially at traditional public university campuses.

My colleagues at Ithaka S+R (a group… Continue reading

]]> http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/first-do-no-harm-new-evidence-on-online-learning-in-higher-education/feed/ 0 Quality Academic Advising: Key to Retention – Web Conference with Dr. Dadez and Dr. Carter of Saint Leo University http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/quality-academic-advising-key-to-retention-%e2%80%93-web-conference-with-dr-dadez-and-dr-carter-of-saint-leo-university/ http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/quality-academic-advising-key-to-retention-%e2%80%93-web-conference-with-dr-dadez-and-dr-carter-of-saint-leo-university/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 19:10:49 +0000 trendadmin http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/?p=4043 Saint Leo University logo. Webinar: Quality Academic Advising: Key to Retention
Quality academic advising is critical to the success of the adult learner. In their webinar, Quality Academic Advising: Key to Retention, available on-demand, Saint Leo University senior administrators Dr. Edward Dadez, Vice President for Continuing Education and Student Services, and Dr. Beth Carter, Associate Vice President for Continuing Education, provide insights into building a quality academic advising program that has a student-centered approach in which advisors build strong relationships with students. Beginning with hiring the “right people,” Saint Leo University ensures that advisors are fully prepared to equip new and current students with the tools they… Continue reading

]]> http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/quality-academic-advising-key-to-retention-%e2%80%93-web-conference-with-dr-dadez-and-dr-carter-of-saint-leo-university/feed/ 0 Transitioning from an Entrepreneurial Identity to an Academic Identity http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/transitioning-from-an-entrepreneurial-identity-to-an-academic-identity/ http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/transitioning-from-an-entrepreneurial-identity-to-an-academic-identity/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 16:42:45 +0000 Philip DiSalvio, Ed.D. http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/?p=4018
Philip DiSalvio, Ed.D.
Dean
University College
University of Massachusetts Boston

The reconstitution of a continuing education division to a degree-granting unit typically requires governance approval consisting of a number of internal processes that seek endorsement from the campus academic leadership, faculty bodies, and the board of trustees.

While legal authority in any university originates in its governing board and the legal right and obligation to exercise authority over an institution is vested in and flows from its board, a system of shared governance in higher education institutions has evolved to include more and more representation in… Continue reading

]]> http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/transitioning-from-an-entrepreneurial-identity-to-an-academic-identity/feed/ 0 Radio Higher Ed podcast: Student learning, accountability and civic learning: A conversation with Dr. Carol Geary Schneider http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/radio-higher-ed-podcast-student-learning-accountability-and-civic-learning-a-conversation-with-dr-carol-geary-schneider/ http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/radio-higher-ed-podcast-student-learning-accountability-and-civic-learning-a-conversation-with-dr-carol-geary-schneider/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 16:11:41 +0000 trendadmin http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/?p=3787 Radio Higher Ed Podcast 4
The featured podcast features Dr. Carol Geary Schneider, President of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), on the importance of taking civic learning to a new level and the emergence of the Degree Qualifications Profile as a tool for campuses to examine academic quality. Dr. Schneider also discusses the work of AAC&U to improve student learning outcomes and institutional accountability in higher education.

Listen to the podcast: Radio Higher Ed Podcast 4

]]> http://www.insidetrack.com/blog/radio-higher-ed-podcast-student-learning-accountability-and-civic-learning-a-conversation-with-dr-carol-geary-schneider/feed/ 0