Higher education has entered a new frontier. Traditionally, students seeking professional careers have pursued degree programs. But now, digital credentials are becoming the desired path. After all, they cost less, take less time, are more accessible, and prepare new students and life-long learners for many industries. Therefore, to remain competitive, institutions of higher learning are adopting an attitude of not if, but when to offer alternative credentials. Here’s what provosts can do to help their schools make the change to digital badges successful.

Instilling the love of learning into K-12 students is key for a lifetime of learning. Skills fade fast. Scientists make new discoveries. History rewrites itself. New developments happen daily. Six ways K-12 publishers can lay the bedrock for lifelong learning are below.

When publishers expand to a new global market, they need to ensure their brand stays intact, and the message does not get lost in the mere translation of languages. Thus, they need their content to engage with their new target audience, not just inform. That is where transcreation becomes a valuable asset to publishers. Therefore, transcreation goes beyond word-for-word translation by infusing the local culture into the content. It’s a creative art form, and the best transcreators possess the following five skills that content directors can review when hiring a professional translation service.

Why invest in hybrid learning? Eighty percent of undergraduates say their online learning lacks the engagement of in-person learning. Yet, higher ed institutions that have invested in hyflex course offerings experienced increased enrollment and revenue. Furthermore, trends show this mixed modality as a force beyond the pandemic crisis. So, here’s five hybrid learning ideas college leaders should know.

Students entered school this fall unprepared for grade-level work. Besides that, educators must identify solutions to bring students up to grade level. Below are steps K-12 publishers can do to drive learning loss recovery.

The demand for chief online learning officers (COLO) has risen dramatically over the past two decades. The result is almost all institutions of higher learning now have a COLO, COO, or another professional with a similar title.

Therefore, the top responsibility of today’s COLO is to help academic departments coordinate online services. Other duties include curriculum design, LMS administration, and online policymaking, and budgeting. Many COLOs are also in charge of student/faculty training. Most importantly, institutions that require instructors to collaborate with curriculum designers experience higher student-faculty interaction. In the future of online learning, chief online learning officers can expect the following five trends to shape their roles and responsibilities

Many underrepresented faculty members feel invisible in their departments, especially women in STEM fields. At the same time, people of color may feel hyper-visible as diversity and inclusion programs roll out. Still, leaders face entrenched historical obstructions. Below are five ways leaders can encourage diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) on campus.

Content directors who use inclusive design reach a broader audience and provide optimized learning experiences for a wide diversity of learners. They can utilize these eight aspects of inclusive design to create and lead your design team.