The COVID-19 pandemic has been heartbreaking in so many ways, especially in the loss of life and our way of life. Yet amid the heartbreak and fear, we have seen …
Is Accreditation the Enemy of Innovation?
Put simply: accreditation isn’t the enemy of innovation. At least it doesn’t have to be. This is the core argument Dr. Barbara Gellman-Danley, president of the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), …
Your Change is Working
As the New Year kicks off, the stories about higher education enrollment declines and student success challenges keep coming. Indeed, clickbait catastrophe-predicting stories continue to fuel edu-news-site traffic and increasing …
The Rise of Co-Curricular Innovation in Student Success Work: The Student Transformative Learning Record
College is more than a collection of classes. Indeed, at its best, a student’s time in a college or university is about engaging an array of transformative experiences that includes …
Students Need Us to Do the Math
Each year, millions of students face a major challenge on their pathways through higher education: Doing the Math. Of course, many majors require mastery of advanced algebra, trigonometry, and calculus. …
Competency-Based Learning, Personalization, and the Rise of the ‘Multiverse’ in Education
Working at the intersection of institutions, innovators, and issue champions is a blessing. Of course you must be willing to ideate, engage, and explore–not to mention, bring a good amount …
Dr. George Siemens on How We Learn in Open, Connected Digital Environments: National Advisory Board Conversation Series
The Civitas Learning National Advisory Board is comprised of researchers, association leaders, and executives whose expertise has influenced higher education policy and practice across the United States and around the …
Dr. Sally Johnstone on Shifting Student Demographics and Redefining Measures of Success: National Advisory Board Conversation Series
The Civitas Learning National Advisory Board is comprised of researchers, association leaders, and executives whose expertise has influenced higher education policy and practice across the United States and around the …
Dr. Linda Baer on Leadership and Building Organizational Capacity for Analytics: National Advisory Board Conversation Series
The Civitas Learning National Advisory Board is comprised of researchers, association leaders, and executives whose expertise has influenced higher education policy and practice across the United States and around the …