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Using Active Learning Pedagogy and the KDKA Instructional Design Model in Curriculum Development

By Fawzi BenMessaoud, School of Informatics & Computing, Indiana University & Purdue University Indianapolis
This paper describes the process used to design and develop curriculum using active learning pedagogy and the Knowledge Departed & Knowledge Assimilated (KDKA) Instructional Design (ID) model.

Learn Más: Enrolling the Taco Bell Generation

By Dr. Joel A. English, Vice President, Centura College, Aviation Institute of Maintenance, and Tidewater Tech
In a recent interview in the Los Angeles Times, Brian Niccol, the relatively new 41-year-old CEO of Taco Bell discussed his renovation of the restaurant chain’s advertising approach.

Webinar: Incentive compensation – who is within ban, who is outside, and how to compensate

Few of the Department’s regulations cause more confusion or create more angst at private-sector institutions than the incentive compensation ban. This is in part due to the Department’s shifting policies and pronouncements regarding the ban over the years as well as the recent surge in lawsuits against schools by qui tam relators under the False More Info »

Evaluating the Lifecycle of a Student Inquiry

By Martin Lind, Director, Education Vertical, Velocify and Liz Dye, Director of Marketing Analytics, Sparkroom
What really happens after a student prospect clicks “submit” on an inquiry form? The Sparkroom and Velocify teams decided to delve into the journey of student inquiry submissions to find out.

Dr. Hutton is Dedicated to Continuing CER and Harrison College’s Combined 200 Year History

Interview with Dr. Jim Hutton, President and CEO, Harrison College
In the late 1980s or so, I decided to go back to school to be a college professor. I was well past 40 when I returned to school to earn my bachelor’s degree. Then I earned my MBA and Ph.D. so I could become a college professor.

Soft Skills: The Foundation for Academic and Career Success

By Dennis Spisak, President, DJSpisak Consulting and Founding Partner, Ignite3E
A few years ago I was involved in an advisory board meeting that included academic officers from approximately 12 career colleges from across the country. It was a very informative meeting, covering a variety of topics of interest to schools within the career college sector.

Pima Medical Institute Hosts its First Academic Summit

By Dionne Billick, Director of Education, Pima Medical Institute
Pima Medical Institute, a leading private medical college with 16 campuses across the western United States, held its first Academic Summit in Tucson, Arizona, April 21-13, 2015.

Verification and Other Traps for the Unwary

By Glenn Bogart, J.D.
As is my habit when a new award year begins, recently I perused the Application and Verification Guide chapter in the Federal Student Aid Handbook, 2015-2016. Nearly every year, the Department of Education puts some new foolishness in there, and this year is no exception.

The Selective use of Data to Demonize For-Profit Colleges and Distort Their Contribution to Higher Education

By Henry Herzing, Ph.D.(hc), MBA, MSEE, President, Herzing College, Co-founder and Chancellor Emeritus, Herzing University
A recent release from the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) highlighted that the private sector of higher education accounted for 16 percent of the degrees and certificates awarded in the country.

CollegeAmerica Wins Major Legal Victory

Written from information provided by CollegeAmerica The private career college sector has been under massive attack for almost six years across the country.