Professional, Continuing and Online Education Update by UPCEA

Professional, Continuing, and Online Education Update by UPCEA

Jackson university students take online classes, leave campus amid city's ongoing water crisis - Emma Tucker, CNN

Hundreds of students at Jackson State University, a historically Black university, moved into their dorms August 18 as they settled in for the new year, but many have already returned home, while others are being forced to make difficult adjustments on campus due to the city's ongoing water crisis. "It's like we're living in a nightmare right now," said Erin Washington, 19, a sophomore. "We can't use the showers, the toilets don't flush," she said.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/04/us/jackson-state-university-water-crisis/index.html

What We Know: How Institutions Can Best Prepare Students for What Comes Next - Adam Fein, Illunmination Modern Campus

What a continuing education division offers students can have a significant impact on the surrounding community in its near future. The skills taught within an institution will soon be used in the businesses that may have been critical to informing course curriculum in the first place. So it’s key for CE to stay up to date with what’s in demand. On this episode of the Illumination podcast, host Amrit Ahluwalia is joined by Adam Fein, Vice President for Digital Strategy and Chief Information Officer of the University of North Texas. The two discuss the industrywide interest in micro-credentials and what’s possible for an institution to accomplish with micro-credentials within the context of traditional academic framework.

https://moderncampus.com/blog/what-comes-next-illumination.html

Fostering Employability Skills for Students - Cecilia Buchanan, Fierce Education

Measuring and building students’ critical thinking, problem solving, and written communication skills will help them succeed not only in their coursework, but also in their future careers. Proficiency in these skills has also proven to be predictive of positive academic and career outcomes, and these are the skills most in-demand by today’s employers. However, recent research indicates that there is a gap between what employers look for in potential hires and the skills, or lack thereof, that students possess post-graduation. This highlights a critical area of higher education that needs attention.

https://www.fierceeducation.com/teaching-learning/fostering-employability-skills-students

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