From Dojo to Graduation: How Earning a Degree Is Like Earning a Black Belt

In eighth grade, I decided I wanted to learn karate. I admit, this decision might have been influenced by one too many Bruce Lee and Jean Claude Van Damme movies, by hearing stories from my father about…

The Growth Mindset: Teaching Students Soft Skills

The new economy of the 21st century demands more flexibility than ever before. Even in my own life, I see how things have changed; when I started working, email was revolutionary. Now we conduct business around the world, via text, email, video…

4 Considerations When Developing Career Services for Online Students

As our economic recovery continues its slow trajectory, education is being touted as a useful tool to a better job or a different career path entirely. According to the most recent edition of Learning House’s…

Four Strategies for Controlling Cost in Higher Education

It’s no secret that costs in higher education are spiraling. These costs, and the associated rise in student loan debt, have been a topic of conversation at almost every convention I’ve attended for the past five years or so. It’s…

Best Practices for Developing Online Courses

I’ve been working in online education for more than a decade. And yet, I still hear a common refrain. “Face to face is the best way to learn,” professors and administrators tell me. “You just can’t replicate that online.” And in some ways, they are…

The Value of the Online Program Management Industry

The Online Program Management (OPM) industry has emerged over the last decade as a key part of the online higher education marketplace, with $1.1 billion in revenue. And education research firm Eduventures expects this growth to continue…

Changing How We See Credentials: An Interview with Matthew Pittinsky

Examining 2016’s Predictions and Peering into the Future of Higher Ed

Looking back at my 2016 higher…

8 Features of the LMS of the Future

One of the core foundations of a successful online course is the Learning Management System (LMS). Much like front-line customer service, the LMS is what gives students their impression of the course. A difficult, outdated, hard-to-navigate LMS can negate even the…