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Employees Rank Effectiveness of Employee Training Programs
March 04, 2013 by William FriersonWhere do industries rank on the effectiveness of their employee training programs? Learn more in the following post.
Earlier this year, ON24 announced the findings of its 2013 Employee Training Survey of over 500 American workers, aged 18 and older, conducted online by uSamp. The survey, which was aimed at revealing how employees regard on-the-job training, found that fully 100% of the respondents say that employee training is important – but that not all industries train their staffs successfully. Continue Reading
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Five Career Predictions for 2013
February 22, 2013 by William FriersonIn the following post, Dr. Tracey Wilen-Daugenti offers five career predictions for 2013 that identify workplace trends and job opportunities.
1. Six sectors will offer on-ramps to career growth
Six career areas provide a snapshot of the new economy: business services, education, healthcare, IT, nonprofits, and manufacturing. Healthcare, the fastest-growing sector in the nation, offers obvious opportunities, but less intuitive choices such as nonprofits—which will need a projected 80,000 senior managers a year by 2016—also offer attractive prospects. Continue Reading
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The Availability of Education Around the World
January 25, 2013 by William FriersonHave you ever thought about access to education across the globe? The following infographic has more information on this topic relative to one particular group of countries. Continue Reading
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The future of student enrollment – Five Predictions: #2
January 04, 2013 by William Frierson
The following post offers the second prediction on how student enrollment will change in the future for colleges and universities.Prediction #2: Universities are expanding their marketing to broader geographic areas.
We notice a tendency among our clients to broaden their geographic recruiting area. This broadening is driven by three distinct factors:
- Universities want to create a more diverse student body across the United States (and worldwide) to increase attractiveness and support higher rankings.
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The future of student enrollment – Five Predictions #3 & # 4
by William FriersonThe following post offers the third and fourth predictions on how student enrollment will change in the future for colleges and universities.Prediction # 3: The range of programs and teaching channels for universities will increase to include more offline and professional programs as well as auxiliary services.
We hear a great deal about endangered programs. Philosophy, history and language programs are shutting down due to the lack of students and financial resources. In contrast, I believe that universities will actually offer more, not fewer, services and programs, in more teaching formats, length and channels in the future. Universities will strive to find additional revenue sources. Executive training programs will be just one of many examples. Colleges will want to build a continued relationship with alumni exceeding current alumni fundraising focused activities.
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It’s Never Too Late to Learn
December 26, 2012 by William FriersonThe following post teaches all of us that even though people make mistakes, they can still be productive citizens and work to provide a better life for themselves.Two young men, from different backgrounds, each tell a tragically similar story of their mistakes, which resulted in felony convictions and incarcerations. Their names aren’t important, but their stories are.
Both men are using education to take charge of their futures and be productive citizens.
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How can your campus meet the needs of adult and online learners?
by William FriersonWith online learning being a common form of education these days, colleges and universities should be concerned with the satisfaction of the online experience for their students. The following post talks about how to better understand the needs of nontraditional students.I attended the Sloan-C Conference in Orlando earlier in October—the event to attend on the topic of online learning. I participated in some excellent sessions to learn more about how campuses are serving nontraditional learners.
During a session presented by Dr. Kristen Betts from Armstrong Atlantic State University on “Engaging and Retaining Today’s Diverse Student Population,” she shared the following statistics about the 17.6 million undergrads now enrolled in higher education:
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How can your campus meet the needs of adult and online learners?
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Considering a Career in Education?
December 24, 2012 by William FriersonIf you are a transitioning veteran who wants to work in education, the following post offers information that may help you decide if this field would be a good fit for you, and more.Are you thinking about a career in Education? Teaching can be a rewarding second career and a great way to use your military skills and expertise to help others. And there are programs and resources available to help you take the necessary steps toward a second career in Education. Teaching can also be an excellent portable career for military spouses.
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Schools That Can
December 20, 2012 by William FriersonIn the following post, Jim Shelton, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education, shares his experiences visiting schools around the country who are striving for excellence.For each of the last three years, Secretary Duncan has started the school year with a bus tour visiting schools and communities across the country to find what’s working in education and to hear the concerns, insights, and lessons learned from students, teachers, principals, parents, and the communities supporting them. It’s always a welcome grounding in “real education” — the kind that children and families experience everyday — versus the “education system” policymakers and pundits love to caricature and debate.
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Driving Productivity in Postsecondary Education Through Innovation
by William FriersonThe following post summarizes a meeting of multiple groups discussing the need to include innovation in higher education.The Department of Education (ED) seeks to encourage innovation in higher education teaching and learning to drive productivity, quality, and equity. To contribute to the national conversation in this arena, ED, in collaboration with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, convened 175 people at Georgetown University
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