Will higher education be the next bubble to burst? Leaders of institutions that are not highly affordable or have established reputations must engage bold innovations in order to be successful. Read more here.
While some in higher education question whether online courses will actually increase enrollment, a report from the New America Foundation illustrates that it is possible. Read the report about what some public universities have done here.
The Babson Survey Research Group’s annual Survey of Online Learning indicates that enrollment in online courses continues to grow and continues to be an increasing portion of higher education enrollments. Read more about it here.
The State Higher Education Executive Officers have released a new report on the future earnings potential of a college degree. Read more about it here.
On many campuses, the stale, passive lecture model is being replaced by a more dynamic way of teaching and learning; one in which students and instructors collaborate in a give-and-take fashion. Technology is enabling more dynamic teaching and learning. Read more about how flipped learning is transforming American higher education here.
Higher education regulations are expected to tighten under the Obama administration, expanding the federal government’s role in the oversight of higher education institutions. Read more about what is expected here.
Concerned about meeting the federal online state authorization requirement? Problem solved! Visit us at the ABHE/ABACC Conference.
We have all been struggling with a strategy to meet the federal regulation requiring state authorization for each online student. Below is a summary of the requirement:
“If an institution is offering postsecondary education through distance or correspondence education to students in a State in which it is not physically located, the institution must meet any State requirements for it to be legally offering postsecondary distance or correspondence education in that State. We are further providing that an institution must be able to document upon request by the Department that it has the applicable State approval.”
–Oct. 29, 2010 Amendments to the Higher Education Act, Program Integrity Issues, State Authorization, Section 600.9. See:http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-26531.pdf
Problem solved! Knowledge Elements will be introducing our new innovation called the Domestic Exchange Consortium Agreement (DECA). Developed in concert with our successful Knowledge Elements Education Network (KEEN) we provide participating institutions a platform for colleges and universities to meet these regulations with minimum cost and no administrative burden.
We have handled all the administrative details, so you can focus on your online students, just what you would expect from a trusted partner.
Our product launch will be Wednesday, February 22nd and the ABHE and ABACC Annual Conferences. Please visit Hillsborough room (same level as F2) from 3:00pm to 4:00pm to witness the unveiling of DECA! We will provide a demonstration of DECA and experienced advisors will be available to answer any questions.
DECA Solution Launch Details:
2012 ABHE and ABACC Annual Conference
Pre-Conference Session
Wednesday February 22, 2012
Time: 3:00pm-4:00pm
Room: Hillsborough (same level as F2)
Additional details: The U.S. Department of Education allows colleges and universities to create Domestic Exchange Consortium Agreements with institutions that are authorized in other states. The Knowledge Elements Education Network offers the administrative capabilities to make this happen between two member institutions without an increased financial or administrative burden.
Institutions that are KEEN members can connect with other members who will then serve as hosts for these out-of-state students. KEEN facilitates this connection, ensuring that member institutions have the required authorizations. We continue to assist throughout the entire lifecycle of the relationship.
Using our Atheneo technology, data can be shared between the two institutions without added burden. When a student from out of state registers at one institution, Atheneo flags the student and asks the college or university whether it wants to find an appropriate host institution. When a student completes a course, Atheneo seamlessly delivers information to both institutions.
Those who are currently members of KEEN available to anyone who uses our learning outcome-based online courses, degree completion program, strategic planning services, blended programs, or other services already are eligible to participate in the DECA.
If you would like to serve as a host institution, you will simply need to provide a series of data to us. Host institutions will receive a small stipend for each student they serve, bringing added revenue while helping other institutions to serve their students, too.
We believe this DECA is vital to the survival of Christian colleges and universities. So we have opted to create a new level of KEEN membership for those institutions that merely want us to facilitate the DECA. There is no requirement to participate in our other offerings-though we would certainly like to discuss additional ways that we might help you better serve your students and build financial security into your administration.
If you would like to learn more about participating in the DECA, or joining KEEN, please contact Knowledge Elements.
We have the solution to the complex equation:
Thriving Institutions + KEEN/DECA = Healthy Christian Colleges and a Well-Served Student Population
July 13, 2011 — Inside Higher ED newsletter published the following article.
WASHINGTON — Higher education hates the U.S. Education Department’s recently enacted regulation requiring institutions to seek and gain approval from any state in which they operate, and has fought it on multiple fronts. Late Tuesday colleges and universities got at least a temporary reprieve from the part of the rule to which they most object — its application to online programs in which even one student from a state enrolls.
June 16, 2011 – Inside Higher ED newsletter published the following article.
WASHINGTON — A bill that would repeal two Education Department program integrity rules — the federal definition of a credit hour and the requirement that colleges and universities be authorized in every state in which they operate — is now headed for a vote by the full House of Representatives.