higher education
Cheating 2.0: How to Fight Back Against ‘Contract Cheating’
By: Dennis Pierce. Essay-writing and homework completion services are proliferating across the web. We should be teaching our students that this "contract cheating" is not a victimless crime, that not all students are doing it, that it’s not harmless, and that it’s not okay.
How Faster + Cheaper Alternatives Will Replace Most of HigherEd
While everything else is becoming faster and cheaper in the world, education is not. Tom shares insights on Ryan Craig's new book, A New U.
10 Corporate and Higher Education Examples of Competency-Based Programs
The initiatives highlighted in this post are interesting and forward-leaning examples of ways that employers and higher education providers are designing competency-based programs.
Venture University: A Trade School for the Innovation Economy
A look at Venture University, a new MBA alternative, that lets students learn venture investing on the job and even earn back their tuition.
Education as a Benefit: More Companies Support Degree Pathways
A look at the companies developing their organizations while building community by supporting education and degree pathways for their employees.
Credentialing America: How Impact Investing Can Help
For individuals, the right kind of education can boost employability. For communities, educational attainment correlates with better social, economic and personal outcomes for citizens. How can we spread access to high-quality credentials?
Infographic | Providing Students a Path to Being Really Ready
By: Janice Walton. As schools and districts across the country prepare students for life beyond secondary school, a key focus must be on ensuring these students are really ready to enter college and/or career.
ASU Online: Extending Access to HigherEd
ASU Online is a program of EdPlus, a university R&D division committed to extending access and improve the quality of education. Tom shares what ASU Online is doing to make that happen.
3 Predictions for HigherEd in 2018
By: Jeff Selingo. This January, like every other, we’ve been provided with plenty of predictions for the year ahead in higher ed. Here are three more for you to consider.
Minerva: The Intentional University
As a venture-based Silicon Valley startup, Minerva has developed slowly over the last seven years. As a new form of higher education, progress from concept to enrollment was lightning fast. Learn more about what sets them apart here.