higher education
EdTech 10: Going Deep with Deeper Learning
This year’s Deeper Learning conference focused on equity and entry points to deeper learning. From the maker movement to empathy hacks for school wide change, this conference covered the tangible and practical while also encouraging us all to advocate for equitable access to education for all students. Powerful student…
Earning a Degree Online: What You Need to Know
By: Dr. Robert Mendenhall. The typical college student of the 21st century is older and self-supporting and must balance work, family, and school. If you’re planning to become part of this nontraditional student majority, going to college online can be a great option for you. There are many choices and providers, but they are not all the same. Here are some things to know before you choose a school.
Culture of Readiness + Personalization Boosts Graduation Rates
An initiative in Washington showed huge gains in graduation rates, college ready transcripts and college enrollment through implementation of two key programs.
It’s Time we Talk About Career-Tech
By: Shane Haggerty. It is ultimately up to all of us to do better educating parents and students about all pathways. There is a skills shortage in many industries, skills gaps mismatching degrees with talents needed for jobs, a mountain of growing debt that students can’t repay.
The 7C’s to College and Career Competency
7C's to College and Career Competency, a foundational model that can be used from the classroom to district level for organization of instruction to authenticate and personalized learning.
5 HigherEd Learning Trends About to Reshape the Workplace
By: Lenny DeFranco & Getting Smart Staff. Today's college students will soon be tomorrow's business leaders and the ways they're learning will carry over to the workplaces where they're headed. These learning rends are changing the learning experience for postsecondary students, and will subsequently influence the culture and systems of workplaces in the near future.
5 Strategies for Leading College Readiness Programs
By: Braska Williams. Five strategies for leading college readiness college programs: Engage students year-round, expose students to new ideas, give students role models they can relate to, meet parents and guardians where they are, show students and parents that you care.
Smart List: 30 Organizations Boosting College Access & Success
This fall you’ll see about 20 ‘Best of’ lists, not in order, not exhaustive, just people we appreciate doing innovative work. Today we’re recognizing 30 organizations building college awareness, preparation and completion.
Flipping the College Decision-Making Paradigm
By: Dr. Diane Hollems. Students at more than 100 schools throughout the nation are flipping the college decision-making paradigm through the Get Focused…Stay Focused! (GFSF) Initiative.
Next Generation K-12: 10 Implications for HigherEd
HigherEd institutions will need to enable a bundled multi-provider experience (or risk becoming part-time providers), focus on employability skills and experiences, and take learner experience much more seriously.