Professional, Continuing and Online Education Update by UPCEA

Professional, Continuing, and Online Education Update by UPCEA

Five Thoughts on the Next Five Years: Where Higher Ed is Headed - Vickie Cook, Evolllution

The last few years have shaken higher ed, but more disruption looms ahead. And securing their success through it requires institutions to remain flexible and adaptable. The last few years have shaken higher ed, but more disruption looms ahead. And securing their success through it requires institutions to remain flexible and adaptable. As we move into the fall 2022 academic year, it has become apparent that a few significant trends will have a big impact on higher education. The first and perhaps most significant of those impacts will focus on people. We continue to see human resource shortages across higher education. Faculty, staff and administrators are finding other professional outlets and retiring at rates faster than that at which institutions are able to acquire new talent.

https://evolllution.com/programming/applied-and-experiential-learning/five-thoughts-on-the-next-five-years-where-higher-ed-is-headed/

Some Colleges Don’t Produce Big Earners. Are They Worth It? - Ron Lieber, NY Times

A good place to start is studying available government data for any school you’re considering to see whether people who attended earn more than they would have if they had gone straight into the work force after high school. At many schools, the answer is no. Three years ago, in an examination that should have received a lot more attention, the center-left think tank Third Way put all available data for all higher education institutions together. It found that at 52 percent of the schools, more than half of the enrollees were not earning more than the typical high school graduate six years after they began their studies. After 10 years, the figure was still 29 percent.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/20/your-money/college-graduate-earnings.html

Conversational AI chatbots: 3 myths, busted - Sharon Goldman, Venture Beat

According to Susan Hura, chief design officer at Kore.ai, chatbots aren’t all-knowing virtual assistants living on a website that are ready to answer every question at a moment’s notice. While integrating a conversational AI-supported chatbot may seem quick and easy, there are complex intricacies under the hood. A chatbot’s design, she explained, plays a more strategic role than one might think and requires an immense amount of human input to create.

https://venturebeat.com/ai/3-myths-about-chatbot-design-busted/

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