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UPCEA Recognizes University of Wisconsin-Extension for Excellence in Online Learning
UW-Extension receives recognition for a high-quality online education program WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 26, 2018) — The National Council for Online Education announced today that the University of Wisconsin-Extension successfully completed the UPCEA Hallmarks of Excellence in Online Leadership Review program, demonstrating consistent excellence throughout its online programs. The UPCEA Hallmarks of Excellence in Online Leadership…
Read MoreLearning for “New Collar” Jobs in a Competitive Time
Online: Trending Now #157 How can we effectively compete in the field of online professional education during a time of dropping price points and rising competitors? It is a time of high competition for the professional education market. Udacity has been successful in launching just-in-time Nanodegrees at very competitive price with flexible completion features. EdX…
Read MoreThe Maturing Millennial Manager
Professional, continuing and online (PCO) education units are facing a period of intense competition, but also of significant opportunity. A decade ago, PCO units and their institutions were in fear of launching unsuccessful online bachelor’s and graduate degrees. Ten years later, growth in the market has slowed and competition increased. With the economy now shifting…
Read MoreWebinar (August 8): Philanthropic Giving Patterns of Online Alumni
Hosted by the Online Administration Network With the growing number of alumni completing online educational experiences, we need to be thinking about the long-term implications to higher education. The potential for development continues to grow with this population and in time could be a significant and badly needed source of revenue for colleges and universities…
Read MoreNew for 2018 – UPCEA Excellence in Enrollment Management Award
Enrollment management is central to the success of professional, continuing, and online units. In the last 40 years, enrollment management has evolved from a theoretical concept in undergraduate education to a highly sophisticated framework for attracting, retaining, and graduating students. The UPCEA Excellence in Enrollment Management Award recognizes an outstanding professional, continuing, and/or online (PCO) organization (unit…
Read MoreWebinar (August 1): How UC-Davis is Assessing the Market for Non-Degree Programs Targeted at Career Advancers
Hosted by Emsi and UPCEA Identifying marketable skills is a key step in continuing and professional education program development. Job postings signal the skills and competencies employers and hiring managers expect in new hires. As such, jobs data is an important proxy for market demand for a skill. But what if a learning program is…
Read MoreUPCEA’s National Council for Online Education Announces Four New Advisory Board Members
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2018 – UPCEA, the Washington, D.C.-based association for university leaders in professional, continuing, and online education, welcomed four new members to serve on the National Council for Online Education Advisory Board at the 2018 Summit for Online Leadership and Administration. “These exceptional leaders all have deep and varied expertise in the world…
Read MorePlanning in a Time of Change
Online: Trending Now #136 How can we effectively plan for our online programs in this environment? This is an unprecedented time in higher education. We are facing rapid change in nearly all facets of our programs. Federal and state support is diminishing; employers in many fields are turning entry-level jobs over to artificial intelligence rather than…
Read MorePaying Faculty is Both an Art and Science
Reflecting back upon the past two decades of higher education, much has changed. Millennials have fully exited the traditional higher education system with early Millennials quickly becoming managers and leaders of the companies or organizations they work for. Generation Z just saw its first major college graduating class. Both generations saw new ways and tools…
Read MoreGiving a Voice to Thoughts
Online: Trending Now #135 This piece was originally published in Inside Higher Ed on May 23, 2018. A new technology tool from MIT enables silent communication between human and computer MIT, once again, has taken a huge step toward further embedding technology into our lives. In this case, it is giving voice to thoughts, speech to the speechless…
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