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🎙️ NEW EPISODE: STEM Enrollment Growth: Online Labs Drive Student Retention

💡 Did you know, in a recent survey, 88% of students say access to online science labs is important to their enrollment decisions?

Listen as Dr. Drumm McNaughton talks with Dr. Caitlin Runne-Janczy of Science Interactive about the dramatic shift toward online STEM education.

Learn why institutions are seeing a 70% increase in online lab enrollments and how this is reshaping student retention.

🎧 Listen now and read the show summary or read the transcript: https://changinghighered.com/stem-enrollment-growth-online-labs-drive-student-retention/

STEM Enrollment Growth: Online Labs Drive Student Retention Discover how online science labs are driving STEM enrollment growth and student retention. Learn implementation strategies for higher education success.

🎙 Innovative Accreditation: Transforming Higher Education Through Collaboration

In the second half of the Changing Higher Ed podcast, with Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy and Dr. Selena Grace from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), we explore how accreditation is evolving to help institutions meet the changing needs of students with accelerated degrees, CBE, workforce development, and so much more.

Key topics we covered in this discussion:

✔ NWCCU's pilot program for a three-year bachelor's degree and its potential impact on higher education.

✔ The implementation and evaluation of competency-based education (CBE) programs.

✔ Strategies for fostering innovation in accreditation processes while maintaining educational quality.

✔ The future of higher education, including workforce development and lifelong learning initiatives.

✔ Adapting to changing demographics and meeting evolving student needs.

🎧 Listen now or read the extended show summary and transcript: https://changinghighered.com/innovative-accreditation-accelerated-degrees-and-competency-based-education/

Innovative Accreditation: Accelerated Degrees and Competency-Based Education Explore how innovative accreditation models, including accelerated degrees and competency-based education, are transforming higher education for today’s learners.