An often-volatile economy, changing demographics, and technological innovations in educational delivery are among the dramatic changes across higher education that have forced boards and institutions to question the viability of…
A principle responsibility of a board member is to understand the environment in which his or her institution operates. Today, that environment includes a host of legal risks that every…
1 …pandemic,” The Daily Targum, Rutgers University, Sept. 29, 2022, https://dailytargum.com/article/2022/09/editorial-online-learning-remains-paramount-component-of-education-after 5. “Demand for online education is growing. Are providers ready?” McKinsey & Co., July 20, 2022, https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/education/our-insights/ demand-for-online-education-is-growing-are-providers-ready 6. “Are…
2 …most significant barriers to developing online programs are faculty resistance and inflexible governance systems. Teaching online differs significantly from classroom teaching. Effective online teaching requires more frequent interactions with students…
3 …their online initiatives. For example, 44 percent of the campuses in the Managing Online Education Survey identified chief information officers (CIOs) as the “operatingofficer” for online activities and initiatives. That…
4 …first place, online learning will give millions of students access to the world’s best teachers… Online learning could extend the influence of American universities around the world….Research into online learning…
5 …Vote, Approves Funding Deal,” Inside Higher Ed, December 14, 2023, https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2023/12/14/uw-board-reverses-vote-approves-dei-cuts-funds-deal#. 11. Johanna Alonso, “Florida Looks to Remove Sociology from Gen. Ed.” Inside Higher Ed, November 17, 2023, https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/academics/2023/11/17/sociology-may-be-removed-gen-ed-course-list-florida. 12….
6 …20, 2020), https://www.brookings.edu/articles/work-based-learning-can-advance-equity-and-opportunity-for-americas-young-people/. 37. “Graduation Pathways Panel,” Indiana State Board of Education (accessed January 17, 2024), https://www.in.gov/doe/files/graduation-requirements.pdf. 38. Governor’s Workforce Cabinet, Indiana’s Strategic Workforce Plan, 2020–24 (February 6, 2020), https://www.in.gov/gwc/files/Indiana-Strategic-Workforce-Plan_Draft_2.6.2020.pdf….
7 …in store for AGB members in 2020, one overarching theme comes to mind: preparing for the future, or “future proofing,” which is the theme of our National Conference on Trusteeship…
8 …online course. All the guides, tutorials, and online designs speak to a proverbial truth but do not represent a bible for online course development and teaching. Instructors will undoubtedly need…
