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• Transforming Enrollment Management in the Field of Online Learning - Vickie S. Cook, OLC Online Learning Journal
  The landscape of enrollment management in higher education related to all modalities of learning is undergoing a significant transformation driven by evolving student expectations, shifting demographics, and the necessity for institutions to optimize operational efficiency. Traditionally centered on human-driven processes and relational strategies, enrollment management for online learning enterprises must now integrate advanced technologies such […]
• UPCEA Releases Guidebook on Employer Engagement and Credential Innovation
  UPCEA, the online and professional education association, today released a new guidebook designed to help colleges and universities strengthen employer partnerships and build institutional capacity for workforce-aligned credential innovation. Developed through a multi-year grant-funded initiative, Expanding Institutional Capacity for Employer Engagement in Credential Innovation provides higher education leaders with practical frameworks, implementation tools, and practitioner-informed […]
• Remote work — not AI — has sidelined recent college graduates, research finds - Andrea Hsu, NPR
  The buzz on college campuses is that AI is disrupting the job market for young college graduates. But new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York finds that the culprit may be something else: remote work. An analysis of federal employment data, paired with a deep dive into the flexible work arrangements at […]
• Coursera Launches Its Short-Form Content With AI Curation - Edited by Adam Harrie, this article was written with the assistance of AI; Trend-Hunter
  Coursera introduced a scrollable short-form content feed that delivers bite-sized educational videos and explainers, featuring AI-driven personalization tailored to users’ interests, learning habits, career goals and previous course activity. The company positioned the feature as an entry point to deeper learning experiences rather than a replacement for full-length courses and certification programs.The feed surfaces content […]
• What is CourseAI? - Moodle
  CourseAI is a Moodle solutions plugin that turns a topic description or a set of uploaded materials into a fully structured course in under three minutes. Feed it a PDF, a video, an audio file or a simple prompt — and it generates sections, activities, assessments, completion tracking and even illustrations. Educators then review, adjust […]
• Explaining reported generative AI engagement in higher education: an extended TAM with ethical compatibility and reliance-based trust - Zhenyu Liu, et al: Nature
  The rapid integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools into higher education has intensified conversations regarding usefulness, ethical alignment, and responsible engagement. Unlike traditional technology acceptance studies that focus on initial use, this study examines AI use intensity among active university users. Building on an extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the model incorporates AI-Alignment Construct, […]
• Where today's job seekers have the best chance of getting hired - Mark Huffman, Consumer Affairs
  If you're looking for the fastest path to employment, restaurants, hotels, entertainment venues, and tourism-related businesses are leading the way. Leisure and hospitality added roughly 70,000 jobs in May, making it the strongest-performing sector by a wide margin. Employers appear to be ramping up staffing ahead of the summer travel season. Healthcare continues to be […]
• Online Is a "Safe Space" in War - Robert Ubell, AI Learning Insights Substack
  When remote classes were first tested so many years ago, who would have dreamed they would become a refuge for students and faculty cut off from campus by traumatic conflict? When the U.S. and Israel unexpectedly launched a war with Iran in late February, American colleges with branches in the Middle East took cues from […]
• 92% of US employers willing to offer higher starting salaries to graduates with micro-credentials - Business Wire
  New Coursera report highlights growing ROI on industry micro-credentials for learners, employees, and employers79% of US employers say micro-credential holders demonstrate improved productivity in their first year85% of US graduates with micro-credentials report securing a role aligned to their field within 12 months“Over the next decade, over 1.2 billion people are due to enter the […]
• New Federal Guidelines Threaten Almost Half of Graduate Arts Programs - Zachary Small, NY Times
  The Education Department is finalizing guidelines for an earnings test that would punish nearly half of all graduate programs in visual arts, music and performance based on the low income of recent alumni, according to the government’s calculations. The proposed guidelines apply to all university programs, and institutions whose alumni fail to meet them twice […]
• Higher ed’s next crisis won’t start in the classroom. It will start in the cloud - James L. Norrie, University Business
  Higher education has spent years worrying about enrollment cliffs, declining public trust, political polarization, and, as we enter the AI era, the commoditization of knowledge and the future value of degrees. Those concerns are real and deserve attention. But another crisis is quietly forming beneath the surface of nearly every college and university, and unlike […]
• The board’s role in managing emerging AI risks - McKinsey
  During a recent panel discussion, McKinsey and the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) gathered top chief information security officers (CISOs) and board directors, highlighting four priorities for effective oversight: strengthening governance and accountability, balancing innovation with risk, building real-time risk-management capabilities, and improving AI fluency in the boardroom. Together, these shifts signal that AI […]
• A framework for ensuring student AI proficiency - Margaret Ellis, Times Higher Education
  Over the past few semesters, I have structured my teaching around a framework that helps students build that capability: demystify, use and reflect. Many students arrive with strong opinions about AI but only a partial understanding of how these systems work. Some see them as nearly magical tools that can produce answers instantly. Others dismiss […]
• ‘If we make AI the enemy then surely it must become one’ - Stuart Christie, Times Higher Education
  Chatbots sit on our students’ shoulders, gathering information meticulously, whispering advice in their ears – and yet, it often comes up short. Still, GenAI’s hallucinations allow learners and educators to re-centre their thinking, recasting themselves as optimisers of fallible outputs. GenAI can also be used to challenge the untested assumptions of our own stances and […]
• Reimagining What Higher Education Can Be - Kristen Turner, Drew University
  Students increasingly need skills that extend beyond traditional academic disciplines. They need to learn how to collaborate, solve complex problems, and adapt to new challenges. Drew’s new college is designed to address those realities. Rather than focusing solely on course credits and exams, students develop personalized learning pathways built around inquiry, mentorship, and real-world problem […]
• Five words and a GenAI prompt to spark deeper online learning - María Robertha Leal Isida and Dania Arriola Arteaga, Times Higher Ed
  We developed the “5E” framework (engage, explore, explain, elaborate and evaluate) to structure our online sessions around five learning stages. We then used GenAI to speed up lesson design and respond to our students’ needs in real time. Not only did this approach increase participation and deepen understanding of complex topics but it also allowed […]
• Will AI Help Revive the ‘Stale’ OPM Market? - Kathryn Palmer, Inside Higher Ed
  Over the past few years, OPMs—including Coursera, iDesign and 2U—have adopted AI-powered features designed to enhance support for instructors and students through coaching, content creation, tutoring and curriculum mapping. According to an April analysis, 70 percent of OPMs are now deploying AI for such purposes. But experts are skeptical that the AI boom will have […]
• Are academics making an (em) dash for AI? - Times Higher Education
  In the four years since its commercial launch, generative artificial intelligence has had a profound impact on personal and professional life. But are academics enthusiasts or sceptics? Five scholars explain how the technology has affected their own practice – for good and bad. Artificial intelligence writing is instantly recognisable, we are told—soulless, dispassionate, and devoid […]
• Bypassing the Bachelor’s Degree - Josh Moody, Inside Higher Ed
  Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School created a pathway for students to earn a master’s degree without a bachelor’s. Officials say the program helps passionate students find their footing and fills much-needed workforce roles in the counseling field. Kevin Doyle, president of Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, said the institution was inspired to launch the program […]
• Law Professors Prefer AI Over Peer Answers - Alejandro Salinas, et al; SSRN
  Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly promoted as educational tutors, yet most evaluations focus on domains with a single ground truth. Many disciplines, however, hinge on judgment: reasoning, weighing ambiguity, and reaching defensible conclusions. Law provides a sharp test. We conducted a blinded evaluation of short-answer tutoring in contracts courses with sixteen U.S. law professors. […]