Professional, Continuing and Online Education Update by UPCEA

Professional, Continuing, and Online Education Update by UPCEA

Longevity Declining Among Campus Employees: What’s to Lose? - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher Ed

More than half of college employees say they’re likely to leave their jobs in the next year, a new survey finds. The most common reasons: prospect of higher pay, an opportunity to work remotely and more flexible work hours. Increasingly, many universities are engaged in developing and offering alternative credentials aimed at those in the workforce seeking to enter a new field or move up the ladder into leadership positions. We, in higher ed, should be first in line to take advantage of these programs to upgrade knowledge, skills and abilities for our own employees. In short, we may be able to retain the institutional history, culture and connections of employees while at the same time giving them the changes they are seeking.

https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/blogs/online-trending-now/longevity-declining-among-campus-employees-what%E2%80%99s-lose

Serving and Leading Through Controversy, Calamity and Chaos - Tonya Amankwatia, Evolllution

Academic journals, webinar titles and popular media headlines over the last few years have commonly highlighted leaders who offer solutions to prevalent higher education challenges. I have been especially tuned into higher education leader and faculty perspectives about challenges activated by demographic, societal, economic and political shifts. As I observe controversy and catastrophe, I recognize the leadership opportunity for those who provide nontraditional educational offerings to adult learners. How might our extended and professional education units add value?

https://evolllution.com/programming/teaching-and-learning/serving-and-leading-through-controversy-calamity-and-chaos/

Virtual learning brings ‘quality education’ a step closer - Heidi M Soneson, University World News

The United Nations challenges educational institutions across the globe to engage in addressing the world’s greatest needs as outlined in its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. In particular, the UN warns that “entrenched inequities in education have only worsened during the [COVID-19] pandemic”. Their Sustainable Development Goal 4, ‘Quality education’, states the desired goal clearly: “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.” Through the exponential growth of virtual internships, online degree and training programmes, collaborative classroom learning and virtual curricular units to enhance course syllabi, the world of global learning is available to an expanded domestic audience in ways never realised previously and, by extension, to students around the world.

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20220826083556695

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