Becoming a continuous workforce partner also means making it easier for someone to return for a short-term credential that builds toward a larger career goal without navigating a bureaucratic maze.
Learner-centered means that institutions must reflect not only on delivery of learning. We must consider the broader, comprehensive experience, including the logistics of simply enrolling.
Our foundational role is to instill the aptitude, mindset and curiosity graduates need to continue developing throughout their careers.
The purpose of postsecondary education, redefined.
Social capital research has continuously demonstrated that early career exposure, network development, and mentorship also matter in early career success and throughout an entire career.
Exposure, networking and mentorship...these are three huge opportunities for post-secondary institutions to strategically embrace. These are key indicators of success outcomes and higher ed has a competitive advantage, especially in-person and residential campuses.
Why do we suddenly pretend that the twenty-first century never happened when a child enters an examination room?
rather than having an education system which has been industrialised around content and testing, why not have one that’s based around solving problems, working together, collaborating?
Designing Next-Generation Universities
Technology can help students fill in the vast blank spaces on their mental maps. But it cannot, on its own, create a safe space that encourages kids to ask tough questions.