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# UNBOUND

Reinventing Higher Education

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- [Meeting the Accessibility Needs of Adult Students in Online Classes](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/meeting-the-accessibility-needs-of-adult-students-in-online-classes/) - Introduction Adult students have a higher incidence of disability and are less likely to seek accommodations than the general student population, so it is critical that institutions of higher education anticipate their needs, especially in online classes. Unfortunately, this is not the norm; it is typical for institutions to avoid addressing web accessibility unless a
- [Teaching Writing in Prisons Offers a Lifeline to the Incarcerated](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/teaching-writing-in-prisons-offers-a-lifeline-to-the-incarcerated/) - Inside Colorado’s state prisons, inmates have produced a literary magazine, a newspaper, a podcast, an anthology of personal essays and a collection of plays — all within the past five years. The frenzy of activity is the result of the University of Denver Prison Arts Initiative, an ambitious program that has offered several thousand hours
- [A Shifting World, A Shifting Leadership Paradigm](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/people-in-the-field/a-shifting-world-a-shifting-leadership-paradigm/) - We don’t say enough about what it is like to lead in our professional, continuing and online education (PCO) world. It’s different. Exciting. And challenging. Caught at the intersection of higher education and business, with myriad stakeholders, goals, funding and constituents, I am reminded of the old Sesame Street skit — one of these things
- [‘Building a Broad Idea of What Leadership Means’: UPCEA Professional Development Programs in the Spotlight](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/building-a-broad-idea-of-what-leadership-means-upcea-professional-development-programs-in-the-spotlight/) - When Oregon State University’s Ecampus decided to create an online student advisory council, Executive Director Jessica DuPont knew exactly whom to turn to for guidance: her own classmates. DuPont and 12 other higher education leaders from across the nation recently completed UPCEA’s inaugural Professional Continuing and Online Leader Certificate program. “They’re my instant network,” she
- [Perspective: Leading in the world’s new education landscape](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/perspective-leading-in-the-worlds-new-education-landscape/) - It is 2,325 miles from Heidi’s home in North Carolina to the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis. That’s the distance she traveled in June to receive her diploma for the bachelor’s degree she earned online. It was Heidi’s first visit to Oregon State, but her roots in the university community run deep. For the
- [Adults with Renewed Appreciation for Learning Return to College](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/adults-with-renewed-appreciation-for-learning-return-to-college/) - As a young mother in 2002, Nancy Squellati began chipping away at a college degree, taking a class or two each year. Squellati had to put her quest on hold in 2014 after a back injury permanently debilitated her husband and her daughter’s chronic health problems worsened. It was another six years before Squellati enrolled
- [Systematic considerations in online education administration in a rapidly changing era](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/technology-and-tools/systematic-considerations-in-online-education-administration-in-a-rapidly-changing-era/) - If you have experience in distance higher education, you’re likely aware of the various phases of growth and expansion the industry has undergone and the unique way in which this has globally impacted the existing online educational model. This has influenced the areas of accessibility, affordability, growth and scalability, pedagogy, design, development, and delivery. On
- [Students of Online Programs Make Great Alumni](https://unbound.upcea.edu/engagement/student-services/alumni-relations/students-of-online-programs-make-great-alumni/) - Running head: STUDENTS OF ONLINE PROGRAMS MAKE GREAT ALUMNI Students of Online Programs Make Great Alumni Faye L. Lesht, Marquette University David Schejbal, Excelsior College Roxanne Shiels, Penn State World Campus Correspondence regarding this article should be directed to Faye L. Lesht, Digital Learning, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233. E-mail: faye.lesht@marquette.edu Abstract
- [A Multiliteracies Approach to Teach Adult Second Language Learners in the Community](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/a-multiliteracies-approach-to-teach-adult-second-language-learners-in-the-community/) - A Multiliteracies Approach to Teach Adult Second Language Learners in the Community Multiliteracies is a term coined by the New London Group (1996) to explore critical and creative approaches to literacy that support learners from diverse backgrounds. Building on a social justice perspective, a multiliteracies approach incorporates multimodal methods to create transformative opportunities for learning
- [Prior Learning Assessment: Necessary Burden or Future-Proofing Strategy?](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/alternative-credentialing/prior-learning-assessment-necessary-burden-or-future-proofing-strategy/) - In less than a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has made the world of work look dramatically different. Millions of jobs have been erased, automation has accelerated, and several sectors have contracted while others are booming. Millions of laid-off workers will need additional education and training to land new jobs, and they need it to be
- [A Virtuous Cycle: Driving Equity Through Financial Gifts in the Non-credit Space](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/driving-equity-through-financial-gifts-in-the-non-credit-space/) - “Collaboration is the key to success, and equity must be a chief consideration in this process.” – Ana Mari Cauce, president, University of Washington Education has the power to promote positive change, advance social equity and improve people’s lives. At times like these, during a global pandemic, social unrest and political discord, education can help
- [Lifelong Learning Programs Adapt to an Online World](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/adult-students/lifelong-learning-programs-adapt-to-an-online-world/) - In the best of times, lifelong learning programs fill important human needs for senior adults, supporting intellectual development, encouraging artistic exploration and providing a vital network of social connections. In the worst of times, they’re even more essential. “The isolation we’re all experiencing during COVID can be so debilitating, especially for older adults,” says James
- [[VIDEO] Diversity and Inclusion Matters, Building Tactics and Tools](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/video-diversity-and-inclusion-matters-building-tactics-and-tools/) - In this 30-minute video, Jason Thompson, VP for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Western Governors University, provides a practical organizational change model to promote sustainable progress in diversity, equity and inclusion. At the professional unit or institutional level, the ADKAR model can help foster Awareness of the need for change, Desire to support change, Knowledge to achieve change, Abilities needed to implement change
- [From Remote Instruction to Online Learning: What COVID-19 Can Show Us About the Future of Teaching and Learning](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/from-remote-instruction-to-online-learning-what-covid-19-can-show-us-about-the-future-of-teaching-and-learning/) - Who says higher education can’t change with dispatch? When the coronavirus hit in the spring of 2020, thousands of colleges and universities pivoted quickly from the centuries-old paradigm of face-to-face classroom instruction to remote teaching online. Some prognosticators have been quick to tout this remarkable metamorphosis as a tipping point for the acceptance and wider
- [The Radical Inflection Point in Online Learning](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/online-education/the-radical-inflection-point-in-online-learning/) - For more than two decades, countless leaders in professional, continuing and online education have urged their institutions to embrace the power and promise of online learning. On many campuses, that call had been reluctantly answered, if not opposed, until the pandemic imposed a new reality on the world. The mass shift online created chaos that
- [Welcome to the Spring/Summer 2021 Issue - From the Editor, Dr. Richard J. Novak](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/online-education/welcome-to-the-spring-summer-2021-issue-from-the-editor-dr-richard-j-novak/) - Dear Colleagues, Welcome to a new issue of UPCEA UNBOUND. We are glad that you are here. One of the new strategies that we have employed with UNBOUND is to release smaller editions on a more frequent basis. We hope that you are finding that helpful. We welcome your feedback to see if this strategy
- [New Economy and Changing Demographics that Will Impact Professional, Continuing and Online Education](https://unbound.upcea.edu/research-and-policy/demographics/new-economy-and-changing-demographics-that-will-impact-professional-continuing-and-online-education/) - The Disruption of Higher Education and the Fourth Industrial Revolution Higher education is at the crossroads of economic, demographic, technological and global change. The U.S. higher education system has long embraced a degree-based model that was designed to improve the nation’s manufacturing, agricultural and transportation infrastructure. The Morrill Land-Grant Acts of 1862,[1] while creating
- [Standing on, and Building, the Shoulders of Giants](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/standing-on-and-building-the-shoulders-of-giants/) - As UPCEA’s 2019-2020 board president, it has been an honor to work with the many wonderful people who are committed to this organization. These individuals are leaders in their own right — not only at their home university but also as thought leaders and champions of online and continuing education across the globe. Together, UPCEA
- [Going Back to School, She Graduated to a New Life](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/going-back-to-school-she-graduated-to-a-new-life/) - Sometimes the only way to convince yourself you must do something is to have someone insist you can’t. Maria del Carmen Gonzalez had dreams of going back to college. Her husband told her to forget them. He insisted her place was at home, with him and their three children. When she persisted, he grew even
- [Perennial Seniors](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/perennial-seniors/) - Retirees Enticed by Campus Life Patsy and Warren Nelms met and married while undergraduates at the University of Florida in the 1950s and raised two Gators. So when they decided to move to a retirement community, the choice was clear: Oak Hammock at the University of Florida. Located a mile from UF’s southern edge,
- [Creating a New Model for MOOCS  ](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/online-education/massive-open-online-courses/creating-a-new-model-for-moocs/) - In 2008, massive, open, online courses burst onto the higher education landscape when two Canadian researchers launched a course on the theory of connectivism that enrolled 25 students on the campus of the University of Manitoba and another 2,300 learners worldwide online. The scalability of MOOCs became clear three years later, when a team
- [University Professional/Continuing Education Experts Keep Spring Semester Alive During COVID-19 Crisis](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/university-professional-continuing-education-experts-keep-spring-semester-alive-during-covid-19-crisis/) - The groundwork for remote learning had been laid long before the pandemic threatened. When in-person classes stopped in March, 90% of universities and colleges had a learning management system in use. Of those, a third had created an LMS venue for every offline class as well as those online.
- [From the Editor: Dr. Richard J. Novak](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/from-the-editor-dr-richard-j-novak/) - As the higher education response to the pandemic evolved, it became apparent that our PCO community was stressed by these challenges, most of us working harder and more intensively to keep the train moving, and we didn’t have the time, energy or inclination to consume a large issue of Unbound in one sitting.
- [Why the World’s Leading Continuing Education Association Made Online Leadership a Top Priority](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/why-the-worlds-leading-continuing-education-association-made-online-leadership-a-top-priority/) - Continuing education and online learning are inextricably linked by a DNA that is entrepreneurial, innovative, and relentlessly focused on learners who used to be at the margins but are now vital to the sustainability of most campuses.
- [Credentials Unbound](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/alternative-credentialing/credentials-unbound/) - In recent decades, new forms of credentialing have emerged to recognize educational achievement. These “alternative credentials”—certificates, micro-credentials, digital badges, or micro-certificates—signal mastery, specific competencies, certification, and sometimes licensure.
- [Navigating Successful Corporate Partnerships](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/professional-education/navigating-successful-corporate-partnerships/) - University partnerships with corporations are proliferating. But some institutions seem to be better at these relationships than others. Here, experts provide some experience-based insights into strategies that work. University partnerships with corporations typically launch with a press release. With rosy rhetoric and lots of optimism, those documents outline the partners’ aspirations for their new
- [What the Numbers Tell Us: Re-Engineering the Liberal Arts Degree - A Baseline for the New Economy](https://unbound.upcea.edu/research-and-policy/re-engineering-the-liberal-arts-degree-a-baseline-for-the-new-economy/) - The economy is quickly changing, and the higher education community has responded by addressing curricula focused on career preparation in disciplines with the most pressing and obvious needs, technology and healthcare education. Institutions have created new degree and nondegree programs in data analytics, computer coding, and cybersecurity among others. With high job placement and above-average
- [Meeting Changing Workforce Demands through Innovative Professional Pathways at NYUSPS](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/professional-education/meeting-changing-workforce-demands-through-innovative-professional-pathways-at-nyusps/) - The NYU School of Professional Studies is a leader in professionally focused education. For nearly 85 years, the School has partnered with industry to develop programs of study that meet the needs of the workforce in New York City and beyond. The School’s success is based upon its ability to evolve and to develop educational
- [Success at Scale: The growth of large-scale online programs](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/credentialing/success-at-scale-the-growth-of-large-scale-online-programs/) - In an era when many colleges and universities struggle to meet their enrollment targets, a few institutions have leapfrogged over that calculus by adding large online programs that quickly enroll hundreds—or sometimes thousands—of new students. That kind of success warrants a closer look. Toggle a few variables on a website at the Georgia Institute
- [Preface to Special Topic Section: Recent Perspectives on Credentialing Innovation](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/alternative-credentialing/microdegrees/preface-to-special-topic-recent-perspectives-on-credentialing-innovation/) - Within higher education—and beyond—there is tremendous and growing interest in innovation in educational credentialing. In the job market, educational credentials are more valuable than ever, and new microcredential offerings are diversifying a landscape long dominated by traditional degrees. Online education is the fastest growing segment of the higher education market, with more learners pursuing online
- [Letter from the Editor: Thomas F. Gibbons](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/letter-from-the-editor-thomas-f-gibbons/) - March 2019 Dear Colleagues, It seems like a thousand years ago, but when serving as UPCEA president in 2012-1013 I proposed that the association rethink its professional journal, Continuing Higher Education Review. At the time, the journal was a relatively nondescript print publication distributed only to UPCEA institutional representatives, which essentially meant to the
- [Bridging the Skills Gap: Digital Badging Grows to Serve Corporate and Work Force Needs](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/alternative-credentialing/badges/bridging-the-skills-gap-digital-badging-grows-to-serve-corporate-and-work-force-needs/) - In today’s competitive and ever-evolving workforce, many employers face considerable challenges when it comes to identifying and recruiting sufficiently skilled workers. As advanced technologies and economic forces continue to reshape the employment environment, the lack of job-ready candidates has created a concerning gap between education achievement and employment preparedness. This dynamic has resulted in structural
- [Interview with Jonathan Finkelstein, founder and CEO, Credly](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/technology-and-tools/home-video/) - A nationally recognized innovator in the education and workforce development space, Jonathan co-founded HorizonLive (now Blackboard Collaborate) and LearningTimes and has co-authored several books, articles and reports on digital credentials for the U.S. Department of Education. The son of two public school teachers who inspired lifelong learning both inside and beyond the classroom, Jonathan
- [Not All Initiatives Succeed, and That’s Okay: The University Learning Store Initiative](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/not-all-initiatives-succeed-and-thats-okay-the-university-learning-store-initiative/) - “I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” —Michael Jordan Higher education is not good at failing. We prepare
- [Employer Demand Shaping the Future of Microcredential Market: Insights from a National Survey](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/alternative-credentialing/microdegrees/national-survey-suggests-that-employers-will-lead-way-on-digital-badging/) - New types of credentials have understandably captured the excitement of the higher education community and the general public. Scores of universities and technology firms are continuing to launch innovative new program offerings, including various types of certificates, digital badges, and proprietary microcredentials, such as MicroMasters and Nanodegrees. In a 2016 survey, UPCEA and Pearson Education
- [Interview with Jonathan Finkelstein, Founder and CEO, Credly](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/alternative-credentialing/interview-with-jonathan-finkelstein-founder-and-ceo-credly/) - Interview with Jonathan Finkelstein, founder and CEO, Credly. A nationally recognized innovator in the education and workforce development space, Jonathan co-founded HorizonLive (now Blackboard Collaborate) and LearningTimes and has co-authored several books, articles and reports on digital credentials for the U.S. Department of Education. The son of two public school teachers who inspired lifelong learning
- [Envisioning the Future: An Interview with John O’Brien](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/technology-and-tools/envisioning-the-future-an-interview-with-john-obrien/) - Ray Schroeder, Director of the Center for Online Leadership at UPCEA, interviews John O’Brien, CEO of EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education through the use of information technology. SCHROEDER: We read about the incredible number of data attacks on institutions in higher education—many institutions fend off hundreds of attacks
- [Video Interview Series with Dean Huntington D. Lambert](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/video-interview-series-with-dean-huntington-d-lambert/) - Interview with Huntington D. Lambert, dean of the Division of Continuing Education and University Extension at Harvard University. The division serves 25,000 students annually through Harvard Extension School, Harvard Summer School, Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement, Harvard Professional Development Programs, and the Crimson Summer Academy. Previously, Lambert served as associate provost of OnlinePlus at Colorado State University (CSU). He
- [Is a College Degree Still Worth It?](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/alternative-credentialing/is-a-college-degree-still-worth-it/) - Tanya Perez, who earned an associate’s degree eight years ago, faced a risky proposition: whether to borrow $60,000 in a quest to earn a bachelor’s degree in early education. Working as a teacher’s aide, she earned about $15 an hour, a slightly higher rate than she would make without her community college sheepskin. Excited about
- [Video Interview Series with Education Writer Goldie Blumenstyk](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/video-interview-series-with-goldie-blumenstyk/) - Interview with Goldie Blumenstyk, author of a special report sponsored by the Chronicle of Higher Education, The Adult Student: The Population Colleges—and the Nation—Can’t Ignore. As one of the nation’s most respected education journalists, Blumenstyk, Senior Writer at The Chronicle, has covered a wide range of topics, including distance education, the Internet boom and bust,
- [Creating a Culture of Innovation in Professional and Continuing Education Units](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/creating-a-culture-of-innovation-in-professional-and-continuing-education-units/) - University professional and continuing education units often innovate faster and better than other campus divisions. What can they teach us about how to innovate? When large corporations need an especially innovative solution to a particular challenge, they often task that work to small, rogue units that work off to the side, outside normal bureaucratic constraints.
- [Table of Contents: Fall 2016 Issue](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/table-of-contents-fall-2016-issue/) - Editorials U.S. News Ratings: Are We Measuring What Matters for Part-Time Adult Students?, Richard J. Novak Click here for article. Videos Interview with Robert Reich, Professor, Author, Advisor to Presidents and Former Secretary of Labor Click here for video. Interview with Reshma Saujani, Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code Click here for video.
- [What We Can Learn from the For-Profits](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/what-we-can-learn-from-the-for-profits/) - Leaders of four proprietary universities share insights about their sector and aspirations for the future The for-profit sector of higher education has lately operated under a cloud. A recent string of epic failures within the sector have left schools closed, students stranded, countless lawsuits, staggering fines from the government, and the sector as a
- [Why Digital Credentials Will Render University Transcripts Obsolete and Reshape Higher Education](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/alternative-credentialing/why-digital-credentials-will-render-university-transcripts-obsolete-and-reshape-higher-education/) - Digital credentials will render university transcripts increasingly obsolete and irrelevant. While degree attainment will continue to be important to employers, transcript entries of grades in courses are even now unreferenced in the job application process. Digital credentialing offers advantages in the recording and dissemination of detailed learning achievement. Increasingly, employers rely on tangible evidence of
- [Network Neutrality: The End of the Beginning (Again)](https://unbound.upcea.edu/research-and-policy/education-policy/network-neutrality-the-end-of-the-beginning-again/) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) policy has changed on network neutrality. On February 22, the FCC finally published in the Federal Register the order that Republican commissioners passed in December on a 3-2 vote. What implications does this have for higher education and online ed?
- [Driving Enrollment Growth in the Third Wave of International Students](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/international-students/driving-enrollment-growth-in-the-third-wave-of-international-students/) - New enrollment of international undergraduate and graduate students at American universities and colleges for 2017-18 declined by 6 percent, according to the recent Open Doors data released by the Institute of International Education. This means that 14,230 fewer students resulted in a potential revenue loss of $355 million, at average tuition and fees of $25,000,
- [VR, AR and AI will Transform Universities. Here’s How.](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/online-education/vr-ar-and-ai-will-transform-universities-heres-how/) - Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are on the doorstep of education, and without a doubt, they will change how we teach and learn. The classroom of the future will be a hyper-immersive experience that will cater to an experiential learning environment through a purely digital ecosystem, fostering teaching and learning
- [Innovative Uses of Canvas LMS: An Interview with Jared Stein](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/technology-and-tools/innovative-uses-of-canvas-lms-an-interview-with-jared-stein/) - In this interview, Jared Stein, Vice President of Education Strategy for Canvas by Instructure, discusses how faculty are putting Canvas to productive and innovative uses. As you know, more faculty are embedding videos in Canvas. What do you see as the benefits of increased use of videos? While at one time video may have
- [Evolving Student Success and Institutional Performance: An Interview with Blackboard Chief Strategy Officer Lily Ladd](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/technology-and-tools/evolving-student-success-and-institutional-performance-an-interview-with-blackboard-chief-strategy-officer-lily-ladd/) - What learner or institutional trends are you observing? How do these differ domestically vs. globally? Global higher education has reached a point of profound change. This change is being driven as much by changing demographics, increased competition, new patterns of learning behaviors, and the changing needs of employers as it is by innovative use
- [2019 Frandson Award Winner: Free-Range Learning in the Digital Age: The Emerging Revolution in College, Career, and Education by Dr. Peter Smith](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/2019-frandson-award-winner-free-range-learning-in-the-digital-age-the-emerging-revolution-in-college-career-and-education-by-dr-peter-smith/) - The UPCEA 2019 Phillip E. Frandson Award for Literature has been awarded to Peter Smith’s latest book, Free-Range Learning in the Digital Age: The Emerging Revolution in College, Career, and Education. This award recognizes newly published works that contribute to the theory and/or practice of professional and continuing higher education. The committee unanimously agreed on
- [What the Numbers Tell Us: Delayed Higher Education Increases the Value of Professional, Continuing, and Online Education](https://unbound.upcea.edu/engagement/admissions/what-the-numbers-tell-us-delayed-higher-education-increases-the-value-of-professional-continuing-and-online-education/) - UPCEA created the Center for Research and Marketing Strategy (CREMS) in response to the need for benchmarking information and actionable market research among the Association's nearly 400 colleges and universities. In this recurring feature, CREMS Director Jim Fong shares data that should be particularly relevant and timely for those in professional, continuing, and online education.
- [Universities Stake Claim in Coding Boot Camps](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/universities-stake-claim-in-coding-boot-camps/) - The evening rush-hour traffic has faded. The streets of an urban campus are near-deserted. Just one strip of brightly lit fourth-floor windows illuminates a college building. Coding boot camp is in session. The 28 students, a near-even ratio of men and women, span 20- to 60-somethings of diverse backgrounds. As befits the range of occupations,
- [Proteus Unbound: Hallmarks of Excellence in Professional and Continuing Education](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/proteus-unbound-hallmarks-of-excellence-for-professional-and-continuing-education/) - An Academic Rorschach Test No entity on the American campus is as variable as professional and continuing education. It comes in all shapes and sizes. Even its name has varied over time and across the academic landscape—from Extension to Continuing Education, Lifelong Learning, Outreach, Extended Education, and now often some version of Professional and Continuing
- [What the Numbers Tell Us | The Arrival (and Denial) of the New Adult Learner](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/what-the-numbers-tell-us-the-arrival-and-denial-of-the-new-adult-learner/) - Over the past decade, the resource-constrained system of higher education has made great strides to serve the adult learner and better prepare the workforce. Having been amply warned at the start of this century, higher education has adapted its traditional systems of serving Baby Boomers through evening and weekend degree completion programs to more advanced
- [How the Adult Brain Learns: The Importance of Creating Enriched Environments When Teaching](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/how-the-adult-brain-learns-the-importance-of-creating-enriched-environments-when-teaching/) - Introduction As adult learners now make up the majority of U.S. students, it is more important than ever for educators who administer and teach in post-traditional programs to understand how the adult brain learns. This article examines the science of how the adult brain learns and offers suggestions for faculty in post-traditional programs to capitalize
- [Increasing Access to College Prep Courses: Scout from University of California](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/increasing-access-to-college-prep-courses-scout-from-university-of-california/) - Scout as Provider of Online High-School Courses for UC System Scout is the University of California’s online high school program: we increase access to college prep courses. Universities have historically done an excellent job of helping the already-successful continue and improve upon their success. Over time, as attitudes shifted away from “higher ed is only
- [Strategic Global Engagement in the School of Continuing Studies at Georgetown University](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/strategic-global-engagement-in-the-school-of-continuing-studies-at-georgetown-university/) - As the oldest Catholic and Jesuit University in the United States, global engagement is fundamental to the mission and development of Georgetown University. An animating principle of the Jesuit order—as our Jesuit community likes to remind us—is going to and serving where there is the greatest need. The storied tradition of engagement that brought Matteo
- [The Evolution of Online Program Management](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/the-evolution-of-online-program-management/) - More universities are using OPMs—and the OPM business model is evolving. We take a closer look at this changing landscape. Working as independent fiefdoms, individual colleges and universities have generally viewed academic programs as proprietary, and their development has been closely held and private. It’s nothing short of a sea change, therefore, to note the
- [Two Views of Adult Student Retention: Small Liberal Arts Institutions](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/two-views-of-adult-student-retention-small-liberal-arts-institutions/) - The terms retention and persistence are significant words for higher education due in part to the press surrounding the number of students who drop out of school each year. For state schools this can mean a loss of funding. For small liberal arts institutions, the majority of which are tuition dependent, these words carry even
- [Design and Applicability of Digital Badges: The Brandman University Experience](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/alternative-credentialing/badges/design-and-applicability-of-digital-badges-the-brandman-university-experience/) - Digital badging has increased exponentially at universities across the nation. In a recent survey of 190 institutions conducted by UPCEA and Pearson, results showed that one in five colleges have issued digital badges. Even though there is a significant increase in digital badges, there is not an agreed upon definition of a digital badge. Defining
- [U.S. News & World Report’s Rankings of Online Programs](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/online-education/u-s-news-world-reports-rankings-of-online-programs/) - History and Context for U.S. News & World Report Rankings U.S. News & World Report has published rankings for colleges, universities, high schools, and global universities since 1983. Over the years, these rankings have become important to students, parents, governing boards of institutions, administrators, and employers in gauging the quality of institutions and academic programs.
- [Video Interview Series with Author Peter Stokes](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/credentialing/video-interview-series-with-author-peter-stokes/) - Interview with Peter Stokes, author of Higher Education and Employability: New Models for Integrating Study and Work, which was awarded the 2016 Phillip E. Frandson Award for Literature in the Field of Professional, Continuing, and/or Online Education Peter Stokes, Ph.D, has focused his career on research, strategy, and consulting related to the needs of institutions
- [U.S. News Ratings: Are We Measuring What Matters for Part-Time Adult Students?](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/u-s-news-ratings-are-we-measuring-what-matters-for-part-time-adult-students/) - Higher education has not been immune to the gradual and recent evolution to a more customer-centric focus in nearly all aspects of life. Some schools have embraced this movement and have worked to improve the user experience in higher education. For example, not only are courses offered online, but course selection, modality, location, pricing, and
- [Hiding in Plain Sight: A Study of Registrant Lag Times for University of Delaware Non-credit Certificate Programs, 2009-2015](https://unbound.upcea.edu/engagement/enrollment-management/hiding-in-plain-sight-a-study-of-registrant-lag-times-for-university-of-delaware-non-credit-certificate-programs-2009-2015/) - Overview Professional and continuing education units (PCEs) spend scarce resources to market noncredit certificate programs and to convert inquiries into registrations as quickly as possible. Some PCEs retain marketing consultants to augment their in-house marketing and registration capabilities, which can result in both increased registrations but also increased costs. Prior to retaining such a consultant,
- [What The Numbers Tell Us](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/what-the-numbers-tell-us/) - UPCEA created the Center for Research and Marketing Strategy (CREMS) in response to the need for benchmarking information and actionable market research among the Association's nearly 400 colleges and universities. In this feature, CREMS Director Jim Fong will share data that should be particularly relevant and timely for those in professional, continuing, and online education.
- [Interview Series with Author Sean Gallagher](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/interview-series-with-author-sean-gallagher/) - Interview with Sean Gallagher, founder and Executive Director of Northeastern University’s Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy, and Executive Professor of Educational Policy. Gallagher wrote The Future of University Credentials: New Developments at the Intersection of Higher Education and Hiring, which was awarded the 2017 Phillip E. Frandson Award for Literature
- [The Learner’s GPS and Assessment: Supporting Free-Range Learning in the Digital Age](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/the-learners-gps-and-assessment-supporting-free-range-learning-in-the-digital-age/) - By now it is trite to assert that we are entering a new, digital, and disruptive age in post-secondary lifelong learning. The new services, products, and models that the digital age is spawning are all around us. And, as is often the case with paradigm shifts, the collective effect of these changes in the early
- [The Evolution of the Department of Education’s Borrower Defense to Repayment Rules](https://unbound.upcea.edu/research-and-policy/education-policy/the-evolution-of-the-department-of-educations-borrower-defense-to-repayment-rules/) - I usually like to start my articles with a little humor, but in the case of borrower defense to repayment, that’s a tough charge. The rediscovery of this regulation has come in the wake of devastating school closures and heartbroken students. The sudden collapse of the Corinthian College chain of schools in 2015, for example,
- [University and business relations](https://unbound.upcea.edu/engagement/outreach/university-and-business-relations/) - Why are relations between universities and business sometimes uneasy or strained? Higher education institutions have a long history of forging relations and collaborations with business. But those relations can often be uneasy or strained due to conflicting priorities. Understandably, universities are reluctant to allow employers to drive the curriculum because students need knowledge and skills
- [Comments Inspired by the 2016 Summit for Online Leadership](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/comments-inspired-by-the-2016-summit-for-online-leadership/) - Presented by UPCEA and the American Council on Education (ACE) Washington, D. C. June 27-29 This three-day conference convened key campus leaders—presidents, provosts, deans, and teams directly engaged in the management and delivery of online programs—to define and develop their institutional strategy for online learning. This event addressed such timely topics as emerging technology
- [Review of the NMC Horizon Report 2016 Higher Education Edition](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/technology-and-tools/review-of-the-nmc-horizon-report-2016-higher-education-edition/) - Introduction The NMC Horizon Report: 2016 Higher Education Edition was released in February as a joint effort of the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI). According to the NMC’s press release, this is the thirteenth edition of the report and represents an ongoing research initiative that includes technology trend-oriented research reports
- [Higher education and employability](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/workforce-development/higher-education-and-employability/) - How did your career path lead you to the topic of higher education and employability? Peter Stokes describes his own path in higher education and discusses the origins of his book, Higher Education and Employability: New Models for Integrating Study and Work. https://youtu.be/idGJ51e084Y View the other videos in this interview series here.
- [The co-op model](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/workforce-development/the-co-op-model/) - The co-op model­—what is it and how is it gaining momentum? The co-op model is over a hundred years old. At Northeastern University, students spend a total of 18 months gaining paid professional experience. Other institutions offer variations of the co-op model, which is gaining currency as higher education becomes more engaged with issues of
- [Employer partnerships](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/workforce-development/employer-partnerships/) - In your book, you focus on schools with long histories of employer partnerships. How can administrators at other schools move in that direction? Stokes’s book focuses on Northeastern University, Georgia Tech, and New York University, all of which can be viewed as leaders in employer partnerships. He gives advice to administrators at other institutions who
- [Universities and start-ups](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/universities-and-start-ups/) - There’s been considerable start-up activity related to services provided to universities. Do you have advice on how administrators can choose wisely among the many varied options? Stokes describes three different models of how universities might identify which start-ups are most appropriate for their needs. https://youtu.be/wcESq2RMMPQ View the other videos in this interview series here.
- [University and business partnership boundaries](https://unbound.upcea.edu/engagement/outreach/university-and-business-partnership-boundaries/) - What are the boundary issues affecting the partnerships between universities and businesses? There’s a natural tension in partnerships with employers, so each university must decide where to draw boundary lines. The best partnerships are those built upon integration and genuine collaboration, where neither side seeks complete control. https://youtu.be/EhHqDK8vwaY View the other videos in this interview
- [Collaboration in partnerships](https://unbound.upcea.edu/engagement/outreach/collaboration-in-partnerships/) - How do universities and employers both need to change to develop genuine collaboration in their partnerships? Universities can’t just depend on faculty to build relationships with industry. To achieve scale, institutions must develop new administrative functions to support employer relationships. Employers, on their part, need to clarify exactly what they need from a university in
- [Experiential learning beyond business](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/experiential-learning-beyond-business/) - How does the impetus for real-world experience extend beyond business and careers? Experiential learning is not limited to work or professional experience. It can also extend to service learning and study abroad. Universities need to think about ways of developing the whole person, not just the student’s earning potential. https://youtu.be/xy_xQJVro6g View the other videos in
- [Alumni engagement in the community of learning](https://unbound.upcea.edu/engagement/student-services/alumni-relations/alumni-engagement-in-the-community-of-learning/) - What kind of innovation is taking place in the area of alumni relations, especially the efforts to engage alumni in the community of learning? Colleges and universities are doing more to attract their alumni for additional education, as we move closer to the concept of lifelong learning. Schools of all kinds are seeking to engage
- [Changing the boundary line between credit and noncredit programs](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/credentialing/changing-the-boundary-line-between-credit-and-noncredit-programs/) - Historically, there’s often been a firewall between credit and noncredit programs. How are these boundary lines changing? The US Department of Education is seeking to foster innovation by creating more permeability between those boundaries. For example, the department is encouraging collaboration between for-profit coding programs and universities, even allowing coding program students to qualify for
- [Helping students choose a career path](https://unbound.upcea.edu/engagement/student-services/career-advising/helping-students-choose-a-career-path/) - What are universities and other institutions doing to help students choose a career path that fits them? Exposing students to possible careers needs to start as early as middle school. States and nonprofit organizations are becoming involved in the effort to help students identify careers, while educators are realizing the importance of developing adaptability so
- [States and maximizing employability](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/economic-development/states-and-maximizing-employability/) - How are the states influencing efforts to maximize employability? State-level administrators have a sense of urgency in viewing education as a means of increasing economic development. At the institution level, concerns about employability occur more organically. In the future, there will likely be a merging of the state concerns and the commitment of institutions to
- [UPCEA, Alternative Credentials, and the Lumina Challenge: An Introduction to Badging at Brandman University](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/alternative-credentialing/upcea-alternative-credentials-and-the-lumina-challenge-an-introduction-to-badging-at-brandman-university/) - It is now widely understood that the United States cannot reach its degree attainment goals using only traditional milestones such as associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degrees. This problem has profound implications for national competitiveness and a democratic society. While it is true that there has been a recent proliferation of alternative credentials such as certificates,
- [Interview with Reshma Saujani, Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/technology-and-tools/interview-with-reshma-saujani-founder-and-ceo-of-girls-who-code/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS1sHTaR42c Reshma Saujani, Founder and CEO, Girls Who Code, is interviewed by Bea González, Dean at Syracuse University, at the UPCEA 2016 Annual Conference held in San Diego, CA.
- [Interview with Robert Reich, Professor, Author, Advisor to Presidents and Former Secretary of Labor](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/economic-development/interview-with-robert-reich-professor-author-advisor-to-presidents-and-former-secretary-of-labor/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wru7-FvGfYA Robert Reich, Professor, Author, Advisor to Presidents and Former Secretary of Labor, is interviewed by Thomas Gibbons, Editor of UNBOUND and Dean at Northwestern University, at the UPCEA 2016 Annual Conference held in San Diego, CA.
- [Alternative Credentials: New Ways to Certify Learning](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/alternative-credentialing/alternative-credentials-new-ways-to-certify-learning/) - The new wave of change in higher education is alternative credentialing. Already much is happening in this space. The U.S. Department of Education is developing experimental sites to award financial aid for programs like coding boot camps (Dept. of Education, 2015, October 15); the Lumina Foundation is developing a Credentials Framework (Lumina, 2015) focusing on
- [Online Unbound](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/online-education/online-unbound/) - We are in the midst of perhaps the most tumultuous period in the history of American higher education. With runaway student debt, draconian cuts in public funding, slow escape from the deepest recession in eighty years, the rise of for-profit institutions living off public funds and naïve consumers, and growing concern that universities reinforce social
- [The Chief Online Learning Officer: Competencies, Roles, and Trajectories](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/online-education/the-chief-online-learning-officer-competencies-roles-and-trajectories/) - With the sustained prominence of online education, the need for a Chief Online Learning Officer (COLO) as part of an institution’s senior leadership team became evident during our research. Our interviews with current online leaders and analyses of recent literature underscore the need for professionals who possess keen vision about the trends and cultures that
- [Understanding Common Legal Pitfalls in Online Service Agreements](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/technology-and-tools/understanding-common-legal-pitfalls-in-online-service-agreements/) - In recent years, collaboration between traditional colleges and universities and private third-party service providers to create academically rigorous online programs has been a driving force in online education. And the advances in technology that made quality online education possible have been accompanied by a broader trend of disaggregation in postsecondary education. Colleges and universities recognize
- [Video Interview Series with Stanford University President John L. Hennessy](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/technology-and-tools/video-interview-series-with-stanford-university-president-john-l-hennessy/) - Stanford President John L. Hennessy shared his insights on continuing education with UNBOUND in an interview that we've produced as a series of videos. Hennessy, a computer scientist and entrepreneur who has long been a champion of online learning and educational innovation, has been president of Stanford University since 2000 and has announced plans to
- [Letter from the Editor](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/letter-from-the-editor/) - January, 2016 Dear Colleagues, Welcome to UNBOUND: Reinventing Higher Education, a new online journal published by UPCEA, the association for leaders in professional, continuing and online education. The name UNBOUND calls to mind the many innovations that are taking place in education across our country and our world, where technology is helping us break the
- [What Employers Think of Badges, Nanodegrees from Online Programs](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/alternative-credentialing/microdegrees/what-employers-think-of-badges-nanodegrees-from-online-programs/) - What Employers Think of Badges, Nanodegrees from Online Programs Jordan Friedman, US News & World Report Employers are positive, but seek to learn more about microcredentials.
- [The Ignored Graduates](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/the-ignored-graduates/) - The Ignored Graduates Ellen Wexler, Inside Higher Ed The #CountAllStudents campaign aims to include non-traditional graduates in federal data.
- [Digital Badges and Academic Transformation](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/alternative-credentialing/badges/digital-badges-and-academic-transformation/) - Digital Badges and Academic Transformation Veronica Diaz, EDUCAUSE Review Adoption of digital badging is rising across higher ed institutions and companies.
- [Lifelong Learning and the Future of Work](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/lifelong-learning-and-the-future-of-work/) - Lifelong Learning and the Future of Work Christopher Watkins, Udacity As work and expectations of workers change as technology advances, the meaning of lifelong learning is also transforming from aspiration to necessity.
- [Digital, Verified and Less Open](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/alternative-credentialing/digital-verified-and-less-open/) - Digital, Verified and Less Open Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed Colleges are working with vendors to create verified, alternative credentials that augment traditional transcripts.
- [Colleges partner with training boot camps and online course providers for federal experiment](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/online-education/colleges-partner-with-training-boot-camps-and-online-course-providers-for-federal-experiment/) - Colleges partner with training boot camps and online course providers for federal experiment Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, The Washington Post Proposed partnerships between colleges and coding boot camps aspire to create access to quality training.
- [Why Continuing Education Programs Are Poised to Become Hubs of Innovation](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/why-continuing-education-programs-are-poised-to-become-hubs-of-innovation/) - Why Continuing Education Programs Are Poised to Become Hubs of Innovation Michael B. Horn, EdSurge Traditional schools with continuing ed programs can leverage them to create innovative programs and build partnerships.
- [Want to Cut Innovation Risk in Higher Ed? Follow These Indicators](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/want-to-cut-innovation-risk-in-higher-ed-follow-these-indicators/) - Want to Cut Innovation Risk in Higher Ed? Follow These Indicators Cristi Ford and Sharon Goodall, EdSurge Monitoring crucial indicators of commitment and strength can support innovation in higher ed.
- [A Selective Look at the History and Practice of Continuing Education](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/a-selective-look-at-the-history-and-practice-of-continuing-education/) - This essay was originally published in Centennial Conversations: Essential Essays in Professional, Continuing, and Online Education (2015). Foundations American colleges and universities, despite distinctive academic cultures, universally share a commitment to the education of adults. This commitment may be more central to mission in some universities than others, but regardless of centrality to mission, we
- [Continuing Education and the Research University](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/continuing-education-and-the-research-university/) - This essay was originally published in Centennial Conversations: Essential Essays in Professional, Continuing, and Online Education (2015). As the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) celebrates its 100th anniversary, it is fitting to reflect that the association’s birth followed, but mirrored, that of the American research university. Although coming nearly thirty years after the
- [Dimensions of Professionalization of the Adult and Continuing Education Enterprise](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/dimensions-of-professionalization-of-the-adult-and-continuing-education-enterprise/) - This essay was originally published in Centennial Conversations: Essential Essays in Professional, Continuing, and Online Education (2015). Is continuing education a profession? Is there a specific body of knowledge, mastery of which determines professional competency? What does one make of attempts to professionalize continuing education? These are among the nagging questions that have been noodled
- [Meeting the Challenge of Free Education: How to Make Money When the Competition is Giving it Away](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/meeting-the-challenge-of-free-education-how-to-make-money-when-the-competition-is-giving-it-away/) - This article was originally published in the 2011 edition of the Continuing Higher Education Review. Introduction In the very near future, the huge and rapidly growing store of free, online learning opportunities will completely transform higher continuing education. The beginnings of this transformation are already evident and the factors compelling this change are so powerful
- [Tulane University School of Continuing Studies: Case Study in Online Quality Improvement](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/technology-and-tools/tulane-university-school-of-continuing-studies-case-study-in-online-quality-improvement/) - This article was originally published in the 2011 edition of the Continuing Higher Education Review. Background Online asynchronous courses constitute a significant portion of Tulane University’s School of Continuing Studies (SCS) curriculum. During fall 2010, online enrollments accounted for more than one-fifth of the total: 538 out of 2,516. The 24 online courses were just
- [The Landscape of Quality Assurance in Distance Education](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/the-landscape-of-quality-assurance-in-distance-education/) - This article was originally published in the 2011 edition of the Continuing Higher Education Review. Introduction Distance education permeates the field of professional and continuing education to such an extent that quality assurance (QA) is a topic no distance educator or administrator should avoid. Quality assurance is an issue not just for continuing education but
- [From Resistance to Resolution: The Journey Towards a Sustainable Vision of Continuing Education in Japan](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/from-resistance-to-resolution-the-journey-towards-a-sustainable-vision-of-continuing-education-in-japan/) - This article was originally published in the 2012 edition of the Continuing Higher Education Review. Overview Even before 2011’s 9.1-magnitude earthquake and the devastating 15-meter tsunami that followed, Japan had been struggling with tremendous economic and demographic challenges that had forced significant changes to its tertiary education sector. In particular, these challenges had played a
- [A Systems Approach to the Future of Distance Education in Colleges and Universities: Research, Development, and Implementation](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/a-systems-approach-to-the-future-of-distance-education-in-colleges-and-universities-research-development-and-implementation/) - This article was originally published in the 2012 edition of the Continuing Higher Education Review. Introduction In recent years, there has been a tremendous increase in the popularity of distance education among higher-education administrators. Students in growing numbers are also taking advantage of the flexibility and accessibility that distance education offers. This growth, however, has
- [University of Houston: Engagement, Workforce, and Economic Development](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/economic-development/university-of-houston-engagement-workforce-and-economic-development/) - This article was originally published in the 2012 edition of the Continuing Higher Education Review. The role of universities in promoting economic and workforce development remains an emerging field. For most of the 20th century, it was somewhat implicit that universities played a role in providing a broad-based higher education that gave graduates the critical-thinking
- [High-Impact Educational Practices: What We Can Learn from the Traditional Undergraduate Setting](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/high-impact-educational-practices-what-we-can-learn-from-the-traditional-undergraduate-setting/) - This article was originally published in the 2012 edition of the Continuing Higher Education Review. The higher education ecosystem is shifting. Lines are blurring. Continuing professional education—with its focus on nontraditional students, applied learning, support of workforce development, and use of innovative and technology-based pedagogy—was commonly perceived to function outside the core of the academy,
- [Online Learning 2.0: Strategies for a Mature Market](https://unbound.upcea.edu/engagement/enrollment-management/online-learning-2-0-strategies-for-a-mature-market/) - This article was originally published in the 2012 edition of the Continuing Higher Education Review. Introduction It is an exciting time for online education. Lately, there has been breathless talk of a “revolution” and massive “disruption,” largely based on Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) models pioneered by universities such as MIT and Stanford, and headline-grabbing
- [Emerging Open Online Distance Education Environment](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/alternative-credentialing/emerging-open-online-distance-education-environment/) - This article was originally published in the 2012 edition of the Continuing Higher Education Review. The Changing Context in Higher Education A revolution of sorts is underway in providing open access to rich resources, actual courses, and even entire degrees online. This revolution is fueled by the combination of a bubble in tuition rates,
- [Badges, Competencies, and Credit: Moving toward a Competency-Based Bachelor’s Degree](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/alternative-credentialing/badges-competencies-and-credit-moving-toward-a-competency-based-bachelors-degree/) - This article was originally published in the 2013 edition of the Continuing Higher Education Review. Lipscomb University will implement a first-of-its-kind competency-based educational program called CORE (Customized, Outcome-based, Relevant Evaluation) beginning with the Bachelor of Professional Studies (BPS) in Organizational Leadership in fall 2013. Lipscomb University recognizes that certain students bring to the institution a
- [Online Continuing and Professional Education: Current Varieties and Best Practices](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/competency-based-education/online-continuing-and-professional-education-current-varieties-and-best-practices/) - This essay was originally published in Centennial Conversations: Essential Essays in Professional, Continuing, and Online Education (2015). How Did We Get Here Several elite public and private universities, including the Pennsylvania State University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Wisconsin, introduced distance education in the form of correspondence courses, or “home study,” in the United
- [Traditional College Education Meets the Twenty-First Century](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/traditional-college-education-meets-the-twenty-first-century/) - This essay was originally published in Centennial Conversations: Essential Essays in Professional, Continuing, and Online Education (2015). Continuing education units, professional schools, and summer session divisions have been centers for the development of online initiatives that serve nonresidential students, experiment with new technologies, and support pedagogical innovation. On campuses where there is currently significant online content being
- [Practical Leadership in Online Team Environments: What Really Works](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/online-education/practical-leadership-in-online-team-environments-what-really-works/) - This essay was originally published in Centennial Conversations: Essential Essays in Professional, Continuing, and Online Education (2015). As more higher education institutions seek to move educational programs to online environments, leadership of personnel and management of resources must adapt in ways that will bridge local and remote locations. Continuing education units are widely known for being very
- [Universal Access and the Technological Imperative: How to Think about Higher Education Today and Tomorrow](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/universal-access-and-the-technological-imperative-how-to-think-about-higher-education-today-and-tomorrow/) - This essay was originally published in Centennial Conversations: Essential Essays in Professional, Continuing, and Online Education (2015). There are two major drivers of change in higher education (HE) and continuing education (CE). They are the inexorable advance toward universal access to education and the technological imperative that enables that advance. Understanding these two concepts provides a useful
- [An Avalanche Is Coming: Higher Education and the Revolution Ahead - Michael Barber, Katelyn Donnelly & Saad Rizvi (Institute for Public Policy Research)](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/technology-and-tools/an-avalanche-is-coming-higher-education-and-the-revolution-ahead-michael-barber-katelyn-donnelly-saad-rizvi-institute-for-public-policy-research/) - This article was originally published in the 2013 edition of the Continuing Higher Education Review. The great historian Henry Adams once said that the only thing certain about change is that is likely to occur at a faster and faster pace. This thinking certainly would not be not be inconsistent with the thesis of a
- [Improbable Scholars: The Rebirth of a Great American School System and a Strategy for America’s Schools - David L. Kirp (Oxford University Press)](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/improbable-scholars-the-rebirth-of-a-great-american-school-system-and-a-strategy-for-americas-schools-david-l-kirp-oxford-university-press/) - This article was originally published in the 2013 edition of the Continuing Higher Education Review. Why should those of us in higher education pay attention to what goes on in schools like Washington Elementary in Union City, New Jersey? First, 55.5 million students are enrolled in 100,000 public schools across the US (all statistics are
- [Everything Old Should Be New Again](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/everything-old-should-be-new-again/) - This essay was originally published in Centennial Conversations: Essential Essays in Professional, Continuing, and Online Education (2015). Introduction I chose the title for this essay after considerable thought. My concern was where the field of continuing education/lifelong learning began and where it is today at this, the centennial anniversary of the University Professional and Continuing Education Association.
- [From the Margins to the Mainstream: The Shift in Distance Education over the Past Thirty Years](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/from-the-margins-to-the-mainstream-the-shift-in-distance-education-over-the-past-thirty-years/) - This essay was originally published in Centennial Conversations: Essential Essays in Professional, Continuing, and Online Education (2015). For most of its existence as a practice and as a field of study, distance education has remained at the margins of institutions in the United States and as such has had the ability to adapt, innovate, and find new
- [Liberal and Practical Education in the Twenty-First Century](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/liberal-and-practical-education-in-the-twenty-first-century/) - This essay was originally published in Centennial Conversations: Essential Essays in Professional, Continuing, and Online Education (2015). As some will recognize, the title of this essay alludes to one of the founding documents for continuing education in the United States, the Morrill Act of 1862 and its famous general statement of purpose, the aim of the act
- [Reflections on an Evolution](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/reflections-on-an-evolution/) - This essay was originally published in Centennial Conversations: Essential Essays in Professional, Continuing, and Online Education (2015). As leaders of professional, continuing, and online education, we are often consumed by concern for the future. We continually look for opportunities, as well as threats and challenges, that might endanger us or our enterprises. But only by taking time
- [When You Reach a Fork in the Road: Critical Moments in Distance Education](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/when-you-reach-a-fork-in-the-road-critical-moments-in-distance-education/) - This essay was originally published in Centennial Conversations: Essential Essays in Professional, Continuing, and Online Education (2015). As Fate Would Have It Were I looking out on a clear night sky that fall of 2001 I might have seen the stars align. After the bursting of the dot-com bubble and the fall of World Trade Towers, we
- [Innovation for a Future of Lifelong Learning: Safeguarding the Next Generation](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/innovation-for-a-future-of-lifelong-learning-safeguarding-the-next-generation/) - This essay was originally published in Centennial Conversations: Essential Essays in Professional, Continuing, and Online Education (2015). Lifelong learning (LLL) is a social good whose public value needs to be developed further for the future benefit of nations, states, cities, and institutions. To that end, LLL matters to each successive generation of individual learners regardless of educational
- [Higher Education in the Digital Age - William G. Bowen (Princeton University Press)](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/higher-education-in-the-digital-age-william-g-bowen-princeton-university-press/) - This article was originally published in the Fall 2013 edition of the Continuing Higher Education Review. We are confronted by a multifaceted challenge to higher education that is unprecedented in the past century and a half. Enrollments are dropping, costs are soaring, public funding has decreased, and the public at large has begun to question
- [College: What It Was, Is, And Should Be - Andrew Delbanco (Princeton University Press)](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/college-what-it-was-is-and-should-be-andrew-delbanco-princeton-university-press/) - This article was originally published in the Fall 2012 edition of the Continuing Higher Education Review. College: What It Was, Is, And Should Be was the 2013 recipient of the UPCEA Phillip E. Frandson Award for Literature in the Field of Professional, Continuing, and Online Education. Andrew Delbanco has written a small book that deserves
- [College for the Masses](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/college-for-the-masses/) - The New York Times reports on recent (2015) studies that suggests that enrollment in a four-year college and a bachelor’s degree can benefit at-risk students on the margins of academic success. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/26/upshot/college-for-the-masses.html Leonhardt, David. (2015, April 24). College for the Masses. The New York Times.
- [Personalization at Scale: Using Metrics to Improve the Student Experience](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/technology-and-tools/personalization-at-scale-using-metrics-to-improve-the-student-experience/) - At both Capella University and University of Maryland University College, data analytics is being deployed in new ways to identify and support learners’ needs in order to ensure student success, particularly in the crucial first academic term. http://evolllution.com/technology/metrics/personalization-at-scale-using-metrics-to-improve-the-student-experience/ Personalization at Scale: Using Metrics to Improve the Student Experience. The EvoLLLution
- [UMUC Plans to Create a Company to Help Colleges Harness Big Data](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/technology-and-tools/umuc-plans-to-create-a-company-to-help-colleges-harness-big-data/) - University of Maryland University College has created a new company that will provide data analysis services to universities and colleges around the country. http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/umuc-plans-to-create-a-company-to-help-colleges-harness-big-data/57387 Wexler, Ellen. (2015, September 18). UMUC Plans to Create a Company to Help Colleges Harness Big Data. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
- [The Upwardly Mobile Barista](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/the-upwardly-mobile-barista/) - The Atlantic’s May 2015 cover story goes inside the Starbucks College Achievement Plan, in which the company provides financial and student counseling support to its employees to earn a bachelor’s degree through online courses at Arizona State University, a partnership created by Starbuck’s CEO Howard Schulz and ASU president Michael Crow. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/05/the-upwardly-mobile-barista/389513/ Ripley,
- [The Messy Human Core of Reinventing Higher Education Institutions](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/innovations/the-messy-human-core-of-reinventing-higher-education-institutions/) - President of Southern New Hampshire University LeBlanc’s essay advocates that, when it comes to transformation and creating new business models, higher education institutions should focus on people and culture. LeBlanc, Paul. (2015, August 17). The Messy Human Core of Reinventing Higher Education Institutions. EDUCAUSE Review.
- [New Federal Program Offers Students Aid for Nontraditional Education](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/innovations/new-federal-program-offers-students-aid-for-nontraditional-education/) - The Education Department has given details about its pilot program that will allow students to use federal financial aid for innovative but unaccredited programs, such as MOOCs and software bootcamps, offered in partnership with accredited schools. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/14/business/program-offers-new-federal-aid-to-students.html Cohen, Patricia. (2015, October 15). New Federal Program Offers Students Aid for Nontraditional Education. The New
- [Going Online, Being Digital](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/online-education/going-online-being-digital/) - The Huron Group’s Peter Stokes has perceived a shift of focus in institutions from “online learning” to “digital strategy,” and discusses how the latter is poised to not just enrich teaching and learning but broadly affect what universities and colleges do at their core. https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2015/07/30/its-time-shift-discussion-online-learning-digital-strategy-essay Stokes, Peter. (2015, July 30). Going Online, Being
- [The Effectiveness of Online Learning: Beyond No Significant Difference and Future Horizons](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/online-education/the-effectiveness-of-online-learning-beyond-no-significant-difference-and-future-horizons/) - Nguyen’s study examines the research evidence of the effectiveness of online learning, organizing and summarizing the findings and challenges of online learning. http://jolt.merlot.org/Vol11no2/Nguyen_0615.pdf Nguyen, Tuan. (June 2015). The Effectiveness of Online Learning: Beyond No Significant Difference and Future Horizons. MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 2.
- [The Future of Higher Ed in the U.S.](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/in-conclusion-interview-with-john-l-hennessy-president-of-stanford-university/) - In his concluding comments, President Hennessy discusses the constancy of change in higher education, while also addressing the pressures for such change. John L. Hennessy has been president of Stanford University since 2000, though he has announced plans to step down in the summer of 2016. A computer scientist and entrepreneur, he has
- [Entrepreneurship in Higher Education](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/innovations/entrepreneurship-in-higher-education-interview-with-john-l-hennessy-president-of-stanford-university/) - Stanford University has a long entrepreneurial history, helping to give birth to organizations such as Hewlett-Packard, Google, and Instagram. President Hennessy addresses the complementary roles of industry and universities, with industry identifying critical problems and universities offering disruptive thinking. In addition to being places of invention, universities are also the curators of the past and
- [Global Continuing Education](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/do-you-see-continuing-education-becoming-more-global-interview-with-john-l-hennessy-president-of-stanford-university/) - There is a worldwide hunger for education that U. S. schools are helping to meet. People in developing countries are eager for practical knowledge that can improve life; by necessity, much of that knowledge transfer depends on online tools. At the same time, an increasing number of companies are dependent upon international collaboration, as people
- [The Open Loop University Concept](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/innovations/the-open-loop-university-concept-interview-with-john-l-hennessy-president-of-stanford-university/) - The “open loop university” concept originated in a year-long project conducted by the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford, which challenged the community to imagine how the university would change by the year 2025. Students would enter the “open loop” at multiple times throughout their professional life, as they seek to gain skills and
- [What have we learned from MOOCs?](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/online-education/massive-open-online-courses/what-have-we-learned-from-moocs-and-where-are-they-headed-interview-with-john-l-hennessy-president-of-stanford-university/) - Stanford played a crucial role in the development of MOOCs, with faculty involved in start-ups such as Coursera and Udacity. President Hennessy does not think that MOOCs will replace traditional undergraduate education, but he does see them playing an important role in the continuing education of our professional workforce. MOOCs can also reach global markets
- [Unbundling the Undergrad Curriculum](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/unbundling-the-traditional-undergraduate-curriculum-interview-with-john-l-hennessy-president-of-stanford-university/) - President Hennessy acknowledges the value of bundling related skills in certificate programs, which have proven their value for continuing professional education, at times even taking the place of master’s degrees. But he is cautious about expanding that model to the undergraduate curriculum, where he finds a value in the broader education provided by the traditional
- [A Place for Online Undergrad Education?](https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/is-there-a-place-for-online-undergraduate-education-interview-with-john-l-hennessy-president-of-stanford-university/) - President Hennessy still considers the four-year residential college experience to be the “gold standard” of higher education, largely because of what happens when such diverse groups live and work together. But online education can enhance that experience by giving students more flexibility. Other institutions of higher learning can also benefit greatly from online delivery, especially
- [Uniting Learning Science and Technology](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/technology-and-tools/uniting-learning-science-and-technology-to-improve-education/) - Our knowledge of learning science lags behind our knowledge of technology, asserts President Hennessy, largely because learning is such a complex and individualized activity. We need to experiment constantly as we seek to maximize learning through technology. In time, even the most complex subjects may benefit from adaptive technology. John L. Hennessy has been president
- [Technology and Higher Education](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/technology-and-tools/the-impact-of-technology-on-higher-education-interview-with-john-l-hennessy-president-of-stanford-university/) - In 2012, President Hennessy described the disruptive changes of technology on education as a “coming tsunami.” Here, he discusses his efforts at Stanford to support innovation in technology-based learning, while acknowledging how much we still need to learn. He encourages ceaseless experimentation where faculty try out new methods and measure the results. John
- [Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice by Sharan B. Merriam & Laura L. Bierema Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 2014](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/adult-learning-linking-theory-and-practice-by-sharan-b-merriam-laura-l-bierema-jossey-bass-san-francisco-2014/) - Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice by Sharan B. Merriam & Laura L. Bierema Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 2014 302 pages Sharan Merriam and Laura Bierema, authors of Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice, were chosen as the UPCEA 2015 recipients of the Philip E. Frandson Award for Literature. This award recognizes newly published works
- [Access, Education, and Today’s Workforce](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/access-education-and-todays-workforce/) - Access, Education, and Today's Workforce, Speech Presented at UPCEA 100th Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. April 1, 2015 In this presentation at the UPCEA centennial conference, Anthony Carnevale addresses the challenges confronting educators and policy makers as our society seeks to navigate its way through increasingly scarce public funding resources and the need to educate our
- [On UPCEA's Centennial](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/on-upceas-centennial-transcript-of-speech-presented-at-upcea-100th-annual-conference-washington-d-c-march-30-2015/) - On UPCEA's Centennial, Speech Presented at UPCEA 100th Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., March 30, 2015 We made it. One hundred years. To put that number in perspective, the leaders who assembled for the first annual conference in Madison, Wisconsin, were about four generations removed from most of us in the room today. But that
- [Reinventing Higher Education: For Whom? For What?](https://unbound.upcea.edu/leadership-strategy/continuing-education/reinventing-higher-education-for-whom-for-what/) - As UPCEA enters its second century, the Association faces a professional, continuing, and online ecosystem in disequilibrium. The limits of time and place in formal learning have been overcome and institutional restraints “unbound,” yet the purpose and value of postsecondary education is under microscopic scrutiny. Whether within government at all levels or among the “chattering
- [Accrediting the Unaccredited](https://unbound.upcea.edu/online-2/technology-and-tools/accrediting-the-unaccredited/) - The typical image of a college comes with buildings, classrooms, parking lots, sports teams, and sometimes ivory towers; however, none of this is needed or provided for online coursework. Online, you don’t need to be a college to offer a college-level course. Yet despite online course delivery needing none of the physical infrastructure of a
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