Should higher education be bundled, or unbundled?
Higher education today faces many challenges, including lower than desired completion rates, the high cost and resulting debt associated with attaining a degree, and low educational quality that leaves many graduates unprepared for the workforce and employers disappointed with their abilities. One approach to these challenges currently receiving a lot of attention is the “unbundling” […]
Trends in Curricular Change
Undergraduate curricular change at colleges and universities is undertaken for many reasons. At some institutions, the curriculum has been in place for many years, even decades, and it is time for a change. Demographic pressures and concerns about the value of degrees are also a motivation for curricular change as some colleges and universities, especially […]
Review of: College Made Whole: Integrative Learning for a Divided World
Gallagher, Chris W. College Made Whole: Integrative Learning for a Divided World. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019. High tuition and resulting the resulting loan debt, along with low completion rates and concerns about how much students are actually learning in college, have led critics to call for the unbundling of higher education. Unbundling higher […]
Strengthening General Education to Prepare Students for Today and Tomorrow (Restructuring General Education and Core Curricula Requirements)
There is increasing skepticism in the United States about the value of higher education, and some of this skepticism is focused on general education. General education is an extremely important part of the undergraduate experience, but in many cases, it has failed to adapt to current needs. Three challenges that many general education programs face […]
Enhancing General Education with Strategic Foresight (Journal of Futures Studies)
Group of people walking towards the sun representing how general education and strategic foresight open up future possibilities.
Thriving in an AI-Dominated World: Why Higher Education Must Produce Graduates who are Uniquely Human and Technically Competent (International Journal of Emerging and Disruptive Innovation in Education: VISIONARIUM)
This article delves into the evolving job market landscape, highlighting the dual demand for technological prowess and uniquely human capabilities among employers. It advocates for educational strategies that integrate AI familiarity with the development of critical human skills, positioning such an approach as vital for preparing a future workforce capable of thriving in an AI-dominated […]