Cooking Up Change: Higher Ed Lessons from Julia Child
The ethos of Julia Child's teaching—embracing innovation, learning from mistakes, and engaging audiences with authenticity—can profoundly drive the trajectory of online higher education. As we face a future brimming with digital potential, it's imperative that educational institutions imbibe these lessons, transforming to meet the needs of a globally connected, ever-changing student demographic.
Business Lessons From a First-Time Father
Even a version of her future where she eventually plays for the WNBA has to, ultimately, occur in reality. And reality has rules. In higher education, before I start telling everyone I’m opening the greatest University that New York City’s ever seen, I should probably check if the New York state licensure agency is even taking applications…
A Grape Resiliency
A big part of students’ success depends on how well they connect with faculty and their peers, but it also hinges on having an environment where there is freedom to make mistakes, form opinions, and engage in debate without judgment. Sometimes breaking with tradition means that we thoughtfully set the table for the students, not the other way around.
Chat GPT Is Only as Scary as You Make It
I’m sorry to be the one to tell you, but AI isn’t going anywhere. Adapting to this technology will require learning something new. It will require rethinking how we teach writing. It will require revisiting plagiarism policies. But it’s worth it. Chat GPT is an opportunity for your department/institution to be early adopters. Don’t be the last school still using carrier pigeons.
Are you there, 2023? It’s us, EduCred Services
A New Year provides a new opportunity for reflection, intention, and perspective. As we launch into 2023 full of optimism (albeit cautious optimism, at times), we wanted to write a collaborative post where we can each share our lessons-learned and hopes for the new year.
Disney’s 4 Keys to Making Magic Real
Much to many parents’ dismay (you can only hear “Let It Go” so many times while remaining sane), Disney’s meticulous and intentional approach ensures their relevance, generation after generation. So how can higher ed follow Disney’s lead?