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Is the Community College Transfer Pipeline Changing?

by Johanna Trovato, Eduventures Senior Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | May 14, 2019

In a previous Wake-Up Call, we looked at the association between online learning and per-student spend on instruction and support services. The trend is clear—the higher the proportion of fully online students, the lower the per-student spend.

Future Formula Part 2: Faculty Spend and the Limits of Online Learning

by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | May 7, 2019

Higher Ed 901: Previewing Eduventures Summit 2019

by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Apr 30, 2019

Anyone wanting to be immersed in the latest and greatest thinking about higher education would be hard pressed to beat Eduventures Summit 2019. With the generous support our partner, Strada Education, we have assembled a line-up of veteran leaders, researchers, and change-makers—nothing wrong with another start-up swaggering to “fix” higher ed, but true insight is more likely to come from elsewhere.

Can Wind Energy Power Your Academic Portfolio?

by Clint Raine, Eduventures Client Research Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Apr 23, 2019

Smart higher education institutions are constantly retooling their academic portfolios to capture evolving student interests, meet future workforce needs, and get a jump on the next big degree program. As a research partner to many of them, new and unique programs that pop up close to home are bound to catch our attention.

Finding Value for Adult Learners at ASU GSV

by Howard Lurie, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Apr 16, 2019

The annual migration of ed-tech venture capitalists, start-up executives, innovators, and educators descended on San Diego last week for the ASU-GSV conference–now in its 10th year addressing the most pressing challenges facing education. As the Varsity Blues admissions scandal and NCAA basketball tournament scrolled by on every TV, there was a particularly palpable sense that the pace of change in higher education needs to accelerate.

The Myth of May 1st: When Students Really Choose to Enroll

by Kim Reid, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Apr 9, 2019

In this digital age, the last minute cascade of deposits that arrive on May 1st can lull institutions into believing that they have a chance right up until the bitter end. This, of course, is not true.

How to Shift Your Strategy and Put the ‘Tech’ in Teach

by James Wiley, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Apr 2, 2019

The role of technology in teaching and learning is a hot topic. Every week, there’s a new batch of articles and blogs highlighting initiatives that leverage solutions to support personalized learning, learning spaces, and student-centered learning.

Building Better Online Courses: Findings from CHLOE 3

by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Mar 26, 2019

What makes a great online course? How much of a course should be devoted to student engagement with content versus time with faculty, other students, and support staff? Our latest CHLOE report, published today, offers some insights.

2019 Student Success Tournament: Florida State Reigns

by Kim Reid, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Mar 19, 2019

When it comes to college basketball—or athletics in general—it’s all fun and games, unless your students aren’t successful. The intense focus on admissions and athletics in the news cycle over the last few weeks has raised serious questions about equity and fairness in college admissions.

Spring Break for Tuition: Renewed Interest in the ISA

by Howard Lurie, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Mar 12, 2019

Once again, income-sharing agreements (ISA) are in the wind. They’ve become the darling of many software coding bootcamps such as Lambda School, which recently attracted $150,000,000 of venture capital from a raft of Silicon Valley investors and even Ashton Kutcher.