Training Solutions for Higher Education.

March 2 - 3, 2020

Strategies to Grow Your Honors Program or College

March 2 - 3, 2020

New Orleans, LA

Tactics to Increase the Visibility of Your Honors Program or College (Recording Only)

Key Considerations for Designing Student-Focused Innovation Spaces (Webcast Recording)

Translating Experiential Learning into College Credit with Prior Learning Assessment (Recording Only)

Launching a Successful Competency-Based Education Program (Digital Recording Only)

Research & Reports

The Challenges of Creating and Running an Interdisciplinary Curriculum

Research & Reports

What is the Blockchain and How Can It Transform Higher Education?

What is blockchain? As academic leaders, you want to stay on top of what’s coming next. And the blockchain could transform how colleges and universities operate in 5 critical ways. by Alicia Miranda, Research Analyst, Academic Impressions What is the Blockchain? The blockchain has been described as the new internet, the next generation of data […]

How Marietta College Integrated Entrepreneurial Thinking Throughout the Curriculum

To prepare students to think in entrepreneurial ways, we need to become entrepreneurial thinkers ourselves. by Janet Bland, Marietta College Today’s rapid pace of change and growing demand for entrepreneurial thinking can be both inspiring and frustrating to those of us in higher education; after all, we value the measured path to tenure, wear regalia […]

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7 Myths that Limit Innovation in Higher Ed

This article continues a series focused on Creating an Innovative Institutional Mindset. The previous articles in this series are: The 10 Barriers to Innovation in Higher Education 7 Ways Academic Leaders Can Cultivate Creativity Innovation is all the buzz these days in higher education circles, and it is no wonder. Many mainstream media observers have […]

Anticipating the Future: Following the Lead of Community Colleges

The world of work is changing rapidly, creating new pressures and new opportunities for higher education. It’s critical that university leaders act as conveners, assembling representatives of local industry, nonprofits, and community to do the tough work of anticipating the future for their region—both the threats and the opportunities. Some community colleges have been doing […]

Collaborating Effectively with Industry in Competency-Based Education (Webcast Recording)

Courses with No Syllabi: A Unique Instructional Model at LDS Business College

In this interview, learn about a unique approach to designing a more immersive learning experience. Bridget Dattilo, Academic Impressions. In this short clip, you’ll hear my conversation with Bruce Kusch, the current president of LDS Business College. Formerly the chief academic officer at LDS, Bruce spearheaded an instructional framework there called the i4 model of […]

Preparing Students to Lose Their Jobs (And Faculty To Keep Theirs)

by Alan Ritacco and Heather E. McGowan (Learn more in the recorded webcast: The Future of Work and the Academy) Abstract: A recent study reveals that young people today could have as many as 16-17 different jobs in 5 industries. As the rate of technological change becomes exponential, the future of work requires adapting to change, recognizing […]

Higher Education: Your Life May Depend Upon It

by Robert E. Johnson, Ph.D. and Heather E. McGowan (Learn more in the recorded webcast: The Future of Work and the Academy) Higher education and the coveted bachelor’s degree was once the essential launch pad to economic stability. Now, it seems it is something more. In to a new report published by Brookings, “Mortality and […]

The Future of Work and the Academy (Webcast Recording)

Planning a Teaching and Learning Space for Virtual and Augmented Reality (Digital Recording Only)

4 Things STEAM Could Achieve on Your Campus

by Jill Sible, Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Education, Virginia Tech Ask any ten academic professionals, “What is STEAM?” and you are likely to get ten different answers. Yet, intuitively, they would agree that STEAM is important and probably have incorporated at least one STEAM facility into their master planning. (Broadly speaking, STEAM represents the productive […]

What You Need to Know Before Pursuing a Center for Innovation

Transcript of the Interview We interviewed Dr. Stephen Whitehead, the associate provost of innovation at California University of Pennsylvania. A lot of institutions have shared their curiosity with us about how to launch a center for innovation, and we wanted to ask one of the foremost experts what his peers should consider first. Stephen Whitehead […]

The Small College Turnaround: Counter-Intuitive Lessons from the Success of
Anoka Tech

by Donald B. Lewis (Vice President of Finance & Administration, Anoka-Ramsey Community College and Anoka Technical College) and Julie Myers (President, Faculty Union, Anoka Technical College) with Daniel Fusch and Amit Mrig contributing (Academic Impressions) The Story: A Remarkable Turnaround Anoka Technical College recently instated an annual collaborative budgeting process that took the college from […]

The $10,000 Bachelor’s Degree That Works

by Daniel Fusch, Academic Impressions A few years ago, National Louis University in Chicago, which has historically served adult working students, has launched the new Harrison Professional Pathways Program, which provides access to bachelor’s degrees for traditional-aged high school graduates from all socioeconomic and academic backgrounds, but aims in particular to increase college access and […]

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3 Ways to Address the Cost/Quality Challenge Facing Higher Ed: Lessons from the Healthcare Sector

Series: Costs Down, Quality Up Historically, initiatives to improve quality have also meant added cost—smaller class sizes, more faculty who conduct research, etc.—but this is no longer a sustainable model for all institutions. What are the innovations that can actually drive the cost to educate a student lower while driving critical outcomes like student success and completion higher? This […]

“Game On” for the Liberal Arts

by Mary Dana Hinton, President, College of Saint Benedict Over the past few years, the liberal arts have become an easy target in the current narrative about higher education. From politicians to parents we’ve heard a never-ending cry questioning the value of the liberal arts and bemoaning their “real world” applicability. There is solid evidence […]

Improving Transfer with Interstate Passport: A Project Every Institution Should Know About

SPOTLIGHT ON INNOVATION SERIES The US Department of Education has awarded multi-million dollar “First in the World” grants to 18 colleges, universities, and organizations that are innovating to solve critical challenges with access, recruitment, retention, and student success. At AI, we have interviewed each of the recipients to learn more about the projects these institutions are […]

From STEM Pathways to STEM Highways

A Close Look at Rio Salado College’s Approach to Boosting Success for At-Risk Online Students

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Gateway Math: A Close Look at Miami Dade College’s Approach

SPOTLIGHT ON INNOVATION SERIES The US Department of Education has awarded multi-million dollar “First in the World” grants to 18 colleges and universities that are innovating to solve critical challenges with access, recruitment, retention, and student success. At AI, we have interviewed each of the recipients to learn more about the projects these institutions are pursuing, […]

How Jackson State University is Improving STEM for All Students