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Insights for Online Growth 🚀 UPCEA has shared some pivotal findings in a recent article titled "5 Strategies for Online Growth: New Insights from a Survey of Students." This national study by RNL, involving 1,500 prospective and current online students, outlines strategies that are essential for the success of our online programs. Here are the top five interconnected strategies to ensure robust online enrollment and student satisfaction: 1️⃣ Invest in the Recruitment Process: Personalized and prompt responses are crucial. 44% of students expect a response within 3 hours, and nearly half will likely enroll in the program that responds first. 2️⃣ Position Programs to Address Aspirations and Concerns: Understand and address why students choose online study. Career advancement motivates 50% of students, but lack of interaction remains a concern for many. 3️⃣Optimize Marketing Strategies with SEO: With 92% of students using search engines early in their program search, and 76% watching videos, we must prioritize SEO and compelling digital content. 4️⃣ Leverage Artificial Intelligence: AI is a game-changer. 79% of students have used AI chatbots in their program search, and 50% would use AI-driven research assistants. Integrating AI can streamline processes and meet student expectations. 5️⃣ Create Programs and Courses that Students Want: Programs in business, computer science, and healthcare are top choices. Flexible formats, accelerated terms, and robust student services are key to meeting student needs. These insights align perfectly with our commitment to delivering exceptional online education at Santa Clara University. By focusing on these strategies, we can enhance aspects of SCU Online including program development and student support services. Together, let's continue to innovate and lead in the online education space, ensuring our students receive the best possible learning experience. Learn more about SCU Online here: www.scu.edu/online Read more from UPCEA here: https://lnkd.in/eXVSvswa #OnlineLearning #HigherEducation #SCUOnline #SantaClaraUniversity

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I am excited to see #university presidents and chancellors considering how to furhter harnes the university #research and #innovation engine for the #PublicGood! Advancing the frontiers of knowledge itself in any form is a public good, but the research portfolio is strengthened when part of the portfolio is more focused on public good, use-inspired research, and innovation to solve critical social challenges. https://lnkd.in/evC9GNrZ

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Congratulations Jim Johnsen. I know this was a heavy lift but so worth it and so timely. Scale matters in higher ed. A lot. It results in more affordable access, better student outcomes, and improved operational efficiency. While there are a variety of ways to achieve scale, university systems have it naturally bestowed upon them and can leverage it for good if they can figure out how. Your book provides important signposts!

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“The role of university leaders at all levels, which includes scholar-administrators, is to keep abreast of a changing society and the impact of these changes on higher education. It is the role of administrators to understand what is coming and plan to position their institution for the future.” #CommunityEngagement #AnchorInstitutions #ScholarAdministrators #HigherEducation #UniversityLeadership https://lnkd.in/ed3VCjST

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6 Ways Data Will Make Your Institution More Resilient

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PwC's 27th Annual Global CEO survey shared numerous companies are taking steps towards reinvention. CEOs identified "Change in customer preferences" as the second factor driving or expected to drive changes in the way their company creates, delivers, and captures value in the last five years or next three years - for example, microcredentials versus certificates/degrees. Related to barriers inhibiting reinvention that are within the CEO's realm of influence, #3 is "Lack of skills in my company's workforce" - think upskilling/reskilling/coskilling. Contact me to explore how OSU's customized tuition benefit programs can prime your team for success. Michelle McAllaster

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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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I decided to join Weber State University because my own life's mission aligned perfectly with the university's focus on access, learning, and communty. During my first few months, it's become clear that these tenants really do serve as our north star. Here is just one example of how our commitment to access, learning, and community manifests in practice: https://lnkd.in/gPMmH5D8

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When we, ECU College of Engineering and Technology, say we guide students so that they can navigate through college to their academic successes, we mean it, literally: during the #WeekOfWelcome, colleagues in the Student Success Center are greeting new and old students and directing them to their classrooms. #StudentSuccess #AcademicAdvising #GoPitates

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Had a fantastic conversation about how UW career services and The Career Exploration Center (CEC) are here to support students throughout the summer. As the world of work evolves, so do our interests, values, and priorities. Check out this insightful article for ideas on how students can make strides toward their career goals during the summer! Read the article: Explore career pathways this summer with these resources and tips #CareerExploration #CareerGoals #CareerAdvice #UWMadison Thanks so much for taking the time to chat, Jill C. Schaefer!

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Discover what young conservatives are saying about higher education in this insightful article from the Hechinger Report. Gain perspective on their views and the impact on universities nationwide. This article features a student from UW.  https://bit.ly/CVonCampus #HigherEd #HigherEducation #University #EducationPolicy #StudentVoices

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Innovative and Scholarly Strategies to Deepen Gen Z Student's Engagement with Texts   In the era of AI, students need more patience to read assigned readings the traditional way. Faculty must be creative to motivate students to read by incorporating technology where necessary. To deepen engagement and cultivate analytical reading skills, consider implementing Think-Pair-Share activities, where students first reflect independently on a complex question or theme from the text and then discuss it with a partner before sharing it with the larger class. This activity encourages individual analysis and collaborative synthesis. Conceptual Mapping is another effective strategy; students create detailed visual maps connecting themes, arguments, and historical contexts, allowing them to see the broader landscape of ideas and how concepts interlink. Encouraging Socratic Questioning helps foster a scholarly environment—tasking students with creating high-level questions that interrogate the text's assumptions, biases, and implications, promoting deep critical thinking and academic discourse.   Another innovative approach is using Intertextual Analysis, where students compare their assigned reading to other scholarly articles, historical documents, or multimedia sources. This method helps them place texts within a broader academic conversation and understand their place in the literary canon. You can adapt Literature Circles to suit scholarly reading by assigning students roles such as the Historian, who contextualizes the text in its period, or the Theorist, who applies theoretical frameworks like Capitalism or feminism to the text. Additionally, you can turn Reading Journals into Research Logs, where students can annotate their reactions, insert citations from secondary sources, make connections, and pose new questions for future inquiry.   For a multi-modal approach, consider assigning Digital Storytelling Projects where students create short, research-based digital narratives that link the reading's themes to contemporary issues or global contexts. This method integrates research, storytelling, and technology, enabling students to present scholarly content in a creative format. Implementing Peer Teaching Sessions is also highly effective: assign students different scholarly articles related to the core text and have them become "mini-experts" who teach the rest of the class, simulating a seminar-style exchange of ideas. Lastly, using Dialogic Reading Response Essays, where students write letters or dialogues between two authors with opposing viewpoints, helps them grapple with competing arguments and refine their analytical voice, adding a reflective, scholarly depth to their reading practice.

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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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Lifelong learning is the topic of this week's module at Trevecca Nazarene University. Do you participate in continuous lifelong learning and if so, how? What are ways it has benefitted you as a leader? Tassany C. Henderson, Ed.D Kristin Bledsoe, Ed.D

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Mid-Semester Changes and Covey’s Trust and Inspire Leadership: A Mismatch Introducing new procedures and systems mid-semester with less than a week's notice significantly impacts faculty. It disrupts their teaching flow, increases stress, and creates confusion. These practices fundamentally contradict Covey’s Trust and Inspire leadership ideals. Here’s why: Trust and Communication: Sudden changes undermine trust between faculty and administrators, creating confusion and stress. Empowering Others: Last-minute changes hinder faculty from performing at their best. Sustaining Relationships: Abrupt changes strain relationships between faculty and administrators by causing unnecessary tension. Encouraging Feedback: Implementing changes without faculty input disregards their expertise and contributions. Long-Term Vision: Quick fixes often sacrifice future stability and success. Trust and Inspire leadership means thoughtful planning, open communication, and empowering everyone involved. Let’s strive for practices that reflect these values, ensuring a supportive and effective teaching environment. #HigherEd #Leadership #TrustAndInspire #ChangeManagement #FacultyEmpowerment

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It has been a long wait for this nearly 400 page edited textbook to be published: Title: Strategies for Student Success in Higher Education: The First-Year Experience (Cambridge Scholars Publishing) The 3rd chapter is mine: “Your Safety and the Safety of the Campus Community during Blue Skies, Emergencies and Disasters.” The below link is the first 30 pages of the entire textbook:

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"Something important is happening. A select group of university leaders, business leaders, government and military leaders is working to position higher education in a new light. Whether recasting higher education, reaffirming it as a strategic asset to our nation, or recommitting institutions and those who would partner with them to this critical role, this new commission is undertaking work that is both timely and critically needed. Never have the challenges to our nation been greater. And never has the public perception of higher education been as low." -David Rosowsky in Forbes Link: https://lnkd.in/d29GaiGF #highered #collegesanduniversities #nationalpriorities #strategicasset #democracy #partnerships #innovation #workreadiness #economicgrowth #nationalsecurity AGB (Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges) American Council on Education Arizona State University Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Council on Competitiveness Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Lumina Foundation Business Executives for National Security (BENS) Carnegie Corporation of New York

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