Recent Center for Research and Strategy studies have explored different facets of today’s new learner. Explore these studies for details on how your institution can best meet new learners’ needs. The Six Personas of the New Learner: Changing Motivations and Situations of the New Learner Landscape (with Thinking Cap) As we move into the future,…
Read MoreCo-authored with Julie Uranis, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Online and Strategic Initiatives, UPCEA Comprehensive Learner Records (CLRs) and Learning and Employment Records (LERs) could dramatically change the landscape of postsecondary learning. CLRs and LERs detail an individual’s educational achievements, inclusive of credit-bearing courses, programs and co-curricular activities; noncredit learning; and other training. They are more…
Read MoreThe Olympics was created to foster global peace through competition. It has, over the years, adapted to changes in societal interest and needs. While the original Olympics was held nearly 3,000 years ago, the modern games are just over a century old. During this relatively short period of time, the games have changed in many…
Read MoreIn 2021, the higher education community was hoping for recovery and a return to some form of normalcy after the upheaval of 2020. That did not happen as the COVID-19 global pandemic continued to rage on throughout the U.S. and the rest of the world, creating uncertainty and instability, affecting both domestic and global markets.…
Read MoreThe Center for Research and Strategy has recently completed some exciting new research with a few of our corporate partners on different facets of today’s (and tomorrow’s) learners. While each of these efforts provide their own unique benefit, the suite of reports can be leveraged to better inform decision making for institutions moving forward. …
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