Posts Tagged ‘Management Systems’

What colleges and universities need to know about cyber insurance

Does your university need a cyber insurance policy? The answer is likely yes. Insurers view colleges and universities, with their culture of openness and information sharing, as high susceptible to cyberattacks, according to a new resource created by EDUCAUSE and the University Risk Management and Insurance Association (URMIA). edscoop

6 best practices for launching or growing your online programs

Online learning is entering its next phase of maturity and growth. And although we’re clearly not at the point where online learning can be considered a “mature” industry, enough edtech companies have entered the market and enough online programs are being offered that higher education leaders are looking for strategies to effectively launch or grow […]

Based on data accumulated by the U.S. Department of Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) surveys from the Fall of 2014, the WCET Distance Education Enrollment Report 2016 highlights differences by sector, graduate vs. undergraduate study, student location, and by the number of institutions educating students at a distance. Our aim is to enlighten […]

Researching possible futures to guide leaders towards more effective tertiary education

This research aimed to inform institutional leaders by producing and disseminating a system wide view of what tertiary education might look like in Aotearoa New Zealand, five years into the future. The researchers were responding to a challenge in a speech at the DEANZ 2010 conference by a highly respected national leader (Dr Peter Coolbear). […]