Amy Keeler, M.Ed.

The 2024-2025 survey cycle is about to start! Let me know if you have questions about the Staff Climate Survey, Diverse Learning Environments Survey, HERI Faculty Survey (off-cycle), or any of our other surveys! Stay tuned for the College Senior Survey, Your First College Year, and the landmark 60th(!!!) CIRP Freshman Survey!

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I have a new working paper out on the prevalence and implications of heightened cash monitoring policies in higher education. Feedback encouraged on this draft!

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6 Ways Data Will Make Your Institution More Resilient

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Stony Brook University CELT AI Workshop: A Deep Dive into Assessment Redesign Oct 3, 2024, 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Stony Brook University's Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) for an interactive workshop on redesigning your course assessments in response to Generative AI. This Zoom session will review examples of how faculty have modified/can modify their assessments, introduce active learning strategies for assessment in the classroom, and provide the opportunity to brainstorm ways to redesign sample assessments. There will be time at the end to ask questions about redesigning your own assessments! https://lnkd.in/enXjXbVS

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This is such an important step. Increasing educational accessibility will help to continue the progress toward income equality. Education is a cornerstone for economic opportunity and advancement whether in a career path or as an entrepreneur.

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Are you a scientist interested in becoming better at communicating complex scientific ideas to the public? Do you know a scientist or grad student who would benefit from improving their science communication skills? Check out Boston University College of Communication's new certificate in civic science communication: https://lnkd.in/eJh2suX7 #Science #Communication #Research #PublicPolicy

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Questions for Featured Academic Innovation Gigs The questions you need to answer to promote your amazing job opportunity at the intersection of learning, technology and organizational change. https://lnkd.in/e_QpE5fq Q1: What is the university [organization] mandate behind this role? How does it help align with and advance the university’s strategic priorities? Q2: Where does the role sit within the university [organization] structure? How will the person in this role engage with other units and leaders across campus [the organization]? Q3: What would success look like in one year? Three years? Beyond? Q4: What kinds of future roles would someone who took this position be prepared for? Kemi Jona Adam Nemeroff

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📚 New Business Models in Higher Ed 📚 Colleges and universities are evolving with innovative business models to meet changing demands and ensure sustainability: • 🤝 Collaborative Consortia: Partnering with other institutions to expand offerings and share resources. • 👔 Employer Partnerships: Aligning curricula with industry needs to provide direct career pathways. • 📅 Subscription-Based Access: Offering courses via monthly/annual fees for flexible, continuous learning. Subscription-Based Course Access: • In a move similar to streaming services, some institutions are experimenting with subscription-based models, allowing students to pay a monthly or annual fee for access to a range of courses. This model aims to cater to lifelong learners or those interested in specific skill development rather than traditional degree completion. • The subscription model aligns with trends in lifelong learning and the gig economy, where individuals may need to continuously upskill but prefer flexibility over long-term degree commitments. • 💼 Alternative Revenue Streams: Generating income through corporate training, rentals, and micro-credentials. • 💸 Innovative Financing: Income-sharing and deferred tuition models, easing upfront costs for students. Higher Ed is adapting to be more accessible, career-focused, and resilient! #HigherEducation #EdTech #LifelongLearning

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What a timely playbook

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UPCEA published my latest blog post on Monday. This one is related to the adoption of technology to transform higher education. A pretty broad subject, but one I attempt to address here: https://lnkd.in/ewb7rcbV

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It’s clear that entrenched biases regarding DEI hiring is pervasive, despite the clear data that shows it’s good for business. This is bad for consumers and stockholders. It takes authentic leadership to step up, show up, and follow up.

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🦾 All NYC Department of Education students now have access to Minecraft education! Want to learn more about how we leverage this opportunity to provide meaningful computer science education experiences? Check out my Q&A with EdSurge! #MinecraftEducation 🦾

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One of the most rewarding and impactful activities that faculty can undertake is to provide career guidance, when students ask for it. This cannot replace the professional services that dedicated career centers offer to students, but it can support and enrich those efforts. Students facing difficult career choices benefit from getting direct input from their professors as trusted sources who have relevant experiences and expertise. It can also broaden students' horizons as they explore careers that might be better aligned with their traits, skills, and goals in life. Sadly, though, faculty are not always keen to provide career advice. They respond to their own academic career progression incentives that rarely, if ever, reward time-consuming and hard to quantify interactions with students, such as ‘career chats’ outside the classroom. These interactions also have a very long horizon to manifest any recognizable impact, making it less rewarding in the short run. I was lucky enough to have transformative conversations with a few of my professors in the engineering and business schools that I attended. These ‘career chats’ invariably altered the course of my career and life in positive ways. I am thankful to those dedicated and inspiring professors who took the time to have a cup of coffee with me and who broadened my perspective on career options with invaluable advice. I try to pay it forward by taking the time to chat with my students when they seek that kind of career and life advice from me. I think more students should seek this kind of important and potentially impactful advice from the professors whom they might have personally connected with. And more professors should take the time to offer guidance to their students on one of the most important decisions in their lives.

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🌟Learn more about Questrom School of Business, Boston University's unique and innovative approach to #careerservices 🌟 Meet #ExecConnect, the brainchild of Monica Parker-James, EdD, and Dean Susan Fournier, that hires former corporate execs to provide industry-specific guidance and connections to students. 📊 Numbers speak louder than words: Questrom's investment in #careerservices through the Feld Center has resulted in a 𝟱𝟮% increase in one-on-one career coaching appointments in 2023 over 2022, a significant increase in industry engagement, and a 𝟯𝟵% rise in undergraduate participation in recruiting and networking events in the Fall of 2023 compared to the previous year. ⬇️ Read more ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gx7tU_UT #QuestromMeansBusiness #CareerSuccess #StudentSupport #Networking #IndustryConnection #bestpractices Poets&Quants

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So true! And speaking of this, the UNC System Board of Governor's public comment submission is open for a few more days before they meet! Is there anything they need to hear about your experiences as a student or alum with faculty diversity? Or as a BIPOC faculty member? It's a public university system, and you are the public - let's be sure they are fully informed as they contemplate policy change. https://lnkd.in/eTbHHxU4

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Discover the importance of attending an accredited college or university in our latest blog post! Find out why accreditation matters for your education and future career. #UMassGlobal #AccreditedEducation #HigherEducation

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Looking to increase student retention? This article provides some great insights for higher education leaders & professionals.

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Today, three national associations representing institutional research, business and finance, and information technology in higher education, released the Change With Analytics Playbook, a comprehensive resource designed to support institutions in creating a culture and capacity for strategic data use. This playbook outlines key principles and strategies to build a data informed decision culture in higher education. Very timely and important.

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#SaveTheDate 🗓️ for the upcoming conference, AI and the Future of Education: Disruptive Teaching and Learning Models (August 1-2)! This event is hosted by APUS and the Policy Studies Organization. The conference will be split into 3 subtopics - Leveraging AI, Ethics and AI, and Accessibility and AI. Why attend? With headliners like Lori Glover, Managing Director, Global Strategic Alliances Executive Director at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Dr. Michael J. Jabbour, Chief Innovation Officer at Microsoft Education, and Matt Lease, Professor of Information and Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin, you won't want to miss it. Learn more: https://ow.ly/6yLL30sBRwn #AI #ChatGPT

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