Unsung Campus: 5 Jobs Powering the Modern College
DC: And there are many more *staff* positions that could be included here.#highereducation
https://t.co/JA1L45u6hx— Daniel Christian (he/him/his) (@dchristian5) January 31, 2022
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by Daniel Christian
On 01/30/2022,
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![What Makes a Great School Website Design [with Practical Tips and Examples] -- from graphicmama.com by Boril Obreshkov](http://danielschristian.com/learning-ecosystems/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/school-website-design-1024x575.png)
What Makes a Great School Website Design [with Practical Tips and Examples] — from graphicmama.com by Boril Obreshkov
Excerpt:
A school website is much more than means to list information online. It’s the front gate to your school community, representing its values and philosophy. A well-made school website design and structure can help build a reputation for the institution, create an entire concept for how first-time visitors will view it, and ultimately give the school an advantage over competitor schools. In this article, we’ll talk about what makes a great school website, with many examples and practical tips on how to improve your virtual hub of knowledge!
Things Great School Websites
Have in Common >>
Also relevant/see:
Digital branding is key for everyone in education — from thetechedvocate.org by Matthew Lynch
Excerpt:
People in the educational sector tend to face lots of competition. Currently, there are tons of colleges, universities, and most training centers. This means that there’s a high need for everyone in education to venture into the building and create a unique identity for their brands. In this way, people can have the opportunity to stay ahead of their competitors in a tangible manner.
One way that this can be achieved is through educational digital branding. It’s a cost-effective and more efficient means of targeting the right audience. In this piece, we will talk about how you can implement digital branding, especially in education.
You are using your school website wrong — from thetechedvocate.org by Matthew Lynch
Excerpt:
Part of the problem is that developing and maintaining a useful school website is quite a big undertaking but isn’t super urgent. Because of this, it often falls through the cracks. Another issue can be ownership of the project.
Let’s take a look at some of the most common mistakes made when designing and keeping school websites.
On 01/17/2022,
in 21st century, colleges, community colleges, economics, legislatures / government / legal, platforms, policy, political science, United States,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
Should Economics classes be looking at the idea of a digital dollar?
The battle for control of the digital dollar — from protocol.com
Excerpt:
After months of delay, the Federal Reserve’s much-awaited report on a digital dollar could be out soon. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday that the white paper on a planned central bank digital currency (CBDC) is “ready to go,” possibly in weeks.
But don’t expect a detailed blueprint for an American CBDC. The white paper will be more of “an exercise in asking questions” about how the digital dollar should work, Powell said.
And there are plenty of questions. Some have already sparked a heated debate: How should consumers gain access to the digital dollar? And how much control should the Fed have?
Will a digital dollar lead to “digital authoritarianism”? That’s one of the biggest fears about a digital currency: a Big Brother future where the Fed has the power to track how people spend their money.
On 01/17/2022,
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by Daniel Christian
NCDA | Career Convergence – The NCDA’s monthly web magazine for career practitioners
From DSC:
I like the continuum that I see here:
- K-12
- Postsecondary
- Workplaces
- Counselors, Researchers, etc.
We ask students in college, for example, to pay an enormous amount of money at a time when they don’t know what’s all out there. Many don’t know themselves yet (I surely didn’t) and they also don’t know what discipline/area/jobs might be a good fit (again, I surely didn’t). We need more seamless transitions from one chapter/phase to another (and sometimes back again). We need more resources for students to find out what’s out there.
This is why I like services like LinkedIn Learning (which was Lynda.com), MasterClass, MOOCs and the like. A person can spend an hour or two (or even less) to see if that class, topic, etc. is of interest to them.
On 01/17/2022,
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by Daniel Christian
Inside Higher Ed Acquired by Times Higher Education — from insidehighered.com by Scott Jaschik and Doug Lederman
Our editors Scott Jaschik and Doug Lederman explain how this combination of publishing companies will improve global coverage of postsecondary education and better serve the higher ed community.
Excerpt:
As journalists, we often say that we want to report the news, not be the news. We are making an exception [on 1/10/22] to announce that Inside Higher Ed has been acquired by Times Higher Education (THE), the world’s leading provider of higher education news, data and insights.
On 01/13/2022,
in colleges, community colleges, education technology, higher education, learning, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, United States, universities,
by Daniel Christian
FLEXspace: Building the Resource, Fostering the Community — from campustechnology.com by Mary Grush & Lisa Stephens
Excerpt:
The FLEXspace platform allows users to find and share detailed exemplars for learning space design and is of great value for institutions planning new or updated spaces. FLEXspace has evolved amid a growing community of higher education participating institutions, with the SUNY and California State University systems, Penn State, and Foothill-DeAnza Community College District among its earliest and longest-term supporters. We asked Stephens about current and future developments in the FLEXspace platform and plans for its burgeoning community.
Also see:
- Community College Students Want More Flexibility, Technology in Their Courses — from campustechnology.com by Rhea Kelly
On 01/13/2022,
in 21st century, adjunct faculty, adult learning, Alternatives, business side of he, career development, colleges, community colleges, faculty, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, United States, universities,
by Daniel Christian
Fall’s Final Enrollment Count Is In. Colleges Lost More Than 475,000 Students. — from chronicle.com by Audrey Williams June
Excerpt:
New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center provides a somber final tally of total college enrollment in the fall of 2021: It dropped 2.7 percent from a year earlier, a decline of 476,100 students.
Undergraduate enrollment, which was down at every type of institution, slipped by 3.1 percent — or 465,318 students — from the fall of 2020. The total decline among undergraduates since the fall of 2019 — just before the pandemic hit — was more than a million students, the center said.
Addendum on 1/19/22:
- Private 4-year Sector Enrollments Removing WGU, SNHU, and Liberty University as Outliers — from philonedtech.com by Phil Hill
On 01/10/2022,
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by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
I created this image back in May of 2016.
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by Daniel Christian
DC: Yup.
“Navigate the lifelong learner journey with Pocket.
A portable, secure and verified digital wallet for learning, work and life.”https://t.co/ncqa6e6aF4#digitalcredentials #lifelonglearning #credentials #skills #learningfromthelivingclassroom— Daniel Christian (he/him/his) (@dchristian5) January 10, 2022
Resource via @ernperez
at this article/page.
From DSC:
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by Daniel Christian
14 Predictions for Higher Education in 2022 — from campustechnology.com by Dian Schaffhauser
Excerpt:
Ask people working in higher education what they expect will happen in the new year, and the outlook is filled with visions that build on what we’ve been experiencing on college and university campuses for the last two years: a major focus on learning formats; continued exploitation of new technology; and the use of new digital models that move users “beyond Zoom.” Here we present the collective predictions of 14 IT leaders, instructional folks and a student about what they anticipate seeing in 2022. As one put it, “Let’s go, 2022! We have work to do!”
From DSC:
I’d like to thank Dian Schaffhauser, Rhea Kelly, and Mary Grush for letting me contribute some thoughts to the various conversations that Campus Technology Magazine hosts and/or initiates. I inserted some reflections into the above article and I hope that you’ll take a moment to read my and others’ thoughts out there.
On 01/07/2022,
in career development, change, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, colleges, communities of practice, community colleges, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, future, future of higher education, higher education, ideas, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning preferences, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, more voice more choice more control, online learning, platforms, trends, United States, vendors, vocational / trades, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
2022: Year Of The Great Convergence — Volume IV, #1 by Ryan Craig
Excerpts:
Three sets of would-be pathway providers are converging on this massive opportunity. It’s going to get crowded very fast. Here’s the current landscape and prospects for each at the outset of the Great Convergence:
- Education-as-a-Benefit Providers
- Education Platform Companies
- Learning Experience Platforms
While one of these three sectors is likely to win the Great Convergence, there are two other possible outcomes.
On 01/07/2022,
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by Daniel Christian
Amazon Gift Signals Confidence in Community Colleges — from insidehighered.com by Suzanne Smalley
The company is giving $3 million to kick-start a computer science bachelor’s degree program at community and technical colleges throughout Washington State.
Excerpt:
Amazon is funding a pilot that will support the launch of new computer science bachelor’s degree programs at community and technical colleges in Seattle and across Washington State, an investment meant to address a workforce shortage plaguing the e-commerce giant and other employers who can’t find qualified candidates for unfilled computer science positions.