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Academically Adrift: Findings & Lessons for Improvement
The provocative new book Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses sparked intense debate. So what’s next? Join the conversation on what can be done to improve academic rigor in the face of larger class sizes, shrinking budgets, and competing priorities.
audio Online Seminar • Recorded on Thursday, March 24th, 2011
External Pressures Bring Changes to Higher Education
Higher education faces a number of pressures today that online learning may be able to help address. The economy is increasingly driven by knowledge and technology continues to evolve. At the same time, people are becoming more mobile while demanding lifelong learning to meet their educational needs. All of these pressures are coming to bear on academe, and universities are deciding whether and how to respond.
Scheduling Courses for Flexibility and Student Success
With the growth of distance education and changes in student demographics, the traditional class schedule, when a class meets two or three times a week, may no longer be what students want or need to meet their educational goals. In its place, institutions are offering online, hybrid, and accelerated courses, which provide greater flexibility and
Leadership Not Just for Administrators
Colleges and universities need leadership at every level, but often faculty are reluctant to lend their leadership abilities because the notion of them as leaders is often at odds with their perception of themselves as academics. “It’s not who we are. We’re people who challenge and question all the time. When we associate leaders with
Changes in the Academic Profession
As college teachers, most of us know that the profession is changing, but we aren’t always as up on the details as we should be. The changes occurring today have implications for everyone who teaches. Just a couple of facts make that abundantly clear. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, between 2001 and
The Student as College Customer
A recent informal poll conducted by Magna Publications’ electronic newsletters Faculty Focus and Eye on Students asked, “Would you like to see student affairs work more closely with academic affairs on your campus? What is preventing-or encouraging-collaboration on your campus?” The replies from the academic affairs and student affairs respondents might be summarized with one
‘Assessmania’ and ‘Bureaupathology’
This is not a rant. As a college administrator, I am fully aware of the importance of assessment, and the bureaucratic efficiencies mandated in higher education in our country today. However, I do think it is important for academic leaders to be able to step back from the fray and the daily demands of administration
