The business of higher education has been turned on its head. Still coping with the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, university and college leadership are being forced to reinvent how their institutions function effectively going forward. Everything has to be examined including course curriculum, recruitment and enrollment strategies, technology implementation and training, and strategic partnerships with other institutions and associations. Students may be physically going back to campus, but the higher education business model is changed forever.
Join FierceEducation and higher education executives for this “Business & Leadership: Summer Edition” virtual event on July 14 to learn what some university leaders are doing to alter their business models to accel in this new Education 3.0 world. Register here.
The event will include:
Keynote: Keeping the Best of the Past While Looking Towards the Future
This session will explore the budgetary priorities and shifts at universities as blended learning becomes the new norm. How have investments in technology, instructional design and faculty training and the inclusion of online program management has changed and been prioritized.
Speaker: Jennifer Mathes, CEO, Online Learning Consortium
Session 1: If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them: Partnering Perspectives
This session will explore how some universities are partnering and sharing resources to offer a richer, more equitable curriculum and meet the needs of their diverse students. What technologies are needed to provide shared courseware, materials and allow access to students located around the world.
Speaker: Vistasp M. Karbhari, former President; current Professor, Department of Civil Engineering; Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; University of Texas at Arlington
Session 2: Standing Out In The Crowd: Enrollment Strategies
This session will explore some of the innovative ways colleges and universities are changing their recruitment and enrollment models to reach out and attract students. How are they embracing social media and web-based applications and tools to reach and communicate with their targeted students to get them to commit and register.
Speaker: Dr. Joe Sallustio, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Claremont Lincoln University
Session 3: Hold On Tight: Technology Acceleration in Higher Education
This session will explore the accelerated rate of technology adoption universities have had to embrace and how some are trying to stay ahead of the curve and be more prepared in the future. This will cover processes to integrate new tools with existing LMS’, provide proper bandwidth and connectivity, tap into the benefits of artificial intelligence and virtual reality and of course, ensure data security.
Speaker: Dr. Jill Buban, VP, Digital Strategy and Online Education at Fairfield University and Dr. Jase Teoh, Director, Academic Technology, California State University