Industry News & Opinions from eCampus News:
May 26th, 2022
Today’s declining enrollments suggest that, more and more, students are questioning the value of a four-year education. Even businesses are beginning to discount the value of a traditional degree—an education seems to matter most when it’s combined with marketable skills....
Higher ed’s crystal ball: What will students want?
By Omer Riaz, Vice President of Strategy & Innovation, Jenzabar
Today’s declining enrollments suggest that, more and more, students are questioning the value of a four-year education. Even businesses are beginning to discount the value of a traditional degree—an education seems to matter most when it’s combined with marketable skills....
May 23rd, 2022
A “one-and-done” degree is no longer enough for many employees and job seekers because, in today’s workplace, in-demand skills are constantly evolving. In fact, current research estimates the half-life of a learned skill at five years, and it’s even shorter for technical skills....
3 steps to help institutions offer microcredentials
By Yvonne Bell, SVP People and Culture, D2L
A “one-and-done” degree is no longer enough for many employees and job seekers because, in today’s workplace, in-demand skills are constantly evolving. In fact, current research estimates the half-life of a learned skill at five years, and it’s even shorter for technical skills....
May 17th, 2022
STEM jobs are continuing to grow faster than ever. In the U.S. alone, employment in STEM occupations has grown 79 percent since 1990, and the total number of STEM jobs is expected to grow by almost 11 percent by 2030 — increasing about 30...
Modern lab equipment is key to revolutionizing STEM learning
By Daniel Shaddock, CEO, Liquid Instruments & Professor of Physics ,The Australian National University
STEM jobs are continuing to grow faster than ever. In the U.S. alone, employment in STEM occupations has grown 79 percent since 1990, and the total number of STEM jobs is expected to grow by almost 11 percent by 2030 — increasing about 30...
May 6th, 2022
Ensuring the availability of services anytime, anywhere, is critical in today’s education environment, especially as larger student populations will generate more data and greater reliance on digital services....
3 cloud focus areas for higher ed
By Randy Shore, VP Delivery and Support, Kion
Ensuring the availability of services anytime, anywhere, is critical in today’s education environment, especially as larger student populations will generate more data and greater reliance on digital services....
May 4th, 2022
Kyoto University recently reported that as a result of a defective software update, 77 TBs of research data was wiped from its supercomputer. According to the university, 34 million files from 14 research groups were deleted and a third of the lost data will...
3 ways to build effective data backup strategies
By David Friend, Co-Founder & CEO, Wasabi Technologies
Kyoto University recently reported that as a result of a defective software update, 77 TBs of research data was wiped from its supercomputer. According to the university, 34 million files from 14 research groups were deleted and a third of the lost data will...
April 27th, 2022
For a service designed to give consumers peace of mind, cyber insurance has become a convoluted and contentious subject....
3 best practices to manage cyber insurance
By Josh McDonough, Lead Solutions Engineer, BeyondTrust
For a service designed to give consumers peace of mind, cyber insurance has become a convoluted and contentious subject....
April 26th, 2022
Some 79 zettabytes of data were created, copied and consumed in 2021--a number that will more than double by 2025. To put that in perspective, a single zettabyte is equivalent to 30 billion 4K movies....
How to build the AI workforce through accessible education
By Gretchen Stewart, Chief Data Scientist, Intel Public Sector & Ken Michalek, Lecturer, Ocean County College
Some 79 zettabytes of data were created, copied and consumed in 2021--a number that will more than double by 2025. To put that in perspective, a single zettabyte is equivalent to 30 billion 4K movies....
April 18th, 2022
The traditional models of education have some serious problems that need to be addressed. Seeking a four-year degree is time consuming and expensive, especially for people who are already in the workforce....
A flipped classroom can be a boon for coding education
By Ludovic Fourrage, Founder & CEO, Nucamp
The traditional models of education have some serious problems that need to be addressed. Seeking a four-year degree is time consuming and expensive, especially for people who are already in the workforce....
April 4th, 2022
While undergraduate college enrollments have been declining steadily since 2012, the trend this year has taken a further downward turn, particularly for community colleges....
How can community colleges fight declining enrollments?
By John Panzica, Product Solutions Specialist, CollegeSource
While undergraduate college enrollments have been declining steadily since 2012, the trend this year has taken a further downward turn, particularly for community colleges....
March 28th, 2022
While some students are returning to campus, we’ve seen an increase in the number of non-traditional students taking advantage of expanded access to education opportunities online....
3 trends supporting the rise of non-traditional students
By Luyen Chou, Chief Learning Officer, 2U
While some students are returning to campus, we’ve seen an increase in the number of non-traditional students taking advantage of expanded access to education opportunities online....
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