How can we help students fight fake news by teaching them information literacy? In an article by The Chronicle of Higher Education, David Gooblar from the University of Iowa provided advice on how to incorporate information literacy into your courses. His advice includes partnering with your librarians on-campus to incorporate learnings in your classroom, teaching […]
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Big Data’s Big Promise to Higher Ed Still Unrequited?
Has big data’s promise for higher ed been made good on in a big way yet, or are we still stuck in the fad stage of true data intelligence? Higher ed leaders are quick to be excited on the intelligence promises of big data, but often underestimate the reality of the data infrastructure they need […]
Princeton University’s Principedia is Response to Anonymous Course Review Sites
Students continue to utilize course review sites like RateMyProfessors.com to share their course experiences, determine a course’s difficulty, and learn a professor’s hot-or-not’ness before enrolling. Reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education, Princeton University in response has published a more transparent and comprehensive student review of courses, through a forum they’ve named Principedia. Any Princeton […]
University of Pennsylvania Brings Ivy League Degree to Coursera
Ivy League degrees are coming for the nontraditional student. Reported by Inside Higher Ed, The University of Pennsylvania is partnering with Coursera to offer a fully online master’s degree in computer and informational technology for $26,300, roughly 1/3 of the campus version’s price tag. This follows the path trailblazed by Georgia Tech and Udacity, who […]
Fayetteville State University Adjusts Physical Campus Space Due to Online Student Migration
As higher ed’s student body begins to migrate more and more online, how do our physical on-campus spaces need to adjust? Reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education, Fayetteville State University is demolishing two unoccupied dormitories. But it’s not because Fayetteville State is struggling from an enrollment perspective – it’s simply that their student body […]
Paul Quinn College Offers Jobs For Every Student
Are colleges graduating students truly prepared to make a meaningful difference in the workforce from day one? Reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education, Paul Quinn College became the first historically black college to be designated a “work college” by the U.S. Department of Education, in which every student is given a job or internship […]
Case Western Reserve University Replaces Cadaver Labs with VR Labs
The hardest degree programs to bring 100% online have been the lab-heavy programs. But could virtual reality and augmented reality help? Reported by EdSurge, Case Western Reserve University is replacing their cadaver lab with a VR lab. And early trials have shown that students who learned via VR scored the same on tests as those […]
Eastern Michigan University’s In-State Tuition Price Match for International Students
For years, colleges and universities welcomed full-pay international students to help balance out their traditional student tuition discount rate. But with a downtrend in international student interest due to changes in the political climate, some institutions are changing their pricing structure to attract more international students. Reported by Inside Higher Ed, Eastern Michigan University has […]
HTTPS Encryption for Higher Education Web Sites
University of Georgia’s Study of Open Educational Resources
There has been a slow but steady move toward Open Educational Resources (OER textbooks and materials) in the higher ed classroom. Reported by Inside Higher Ed, a new large-scale study by the University of Georgia may help hasten this move. This longitudinal study of more than 21,000 students found that college students provided with free […]
University of Louisville Asks Adult Students for Second Chance
Most colleges still get it wrong when it comes to recruiting adult students says the University of Louisville’s Matt Bergman. Rather than offering them another chance, Bergman says “we’ve got to flip that and say, ‘Give us another chance.’” Reported by the Chronicle of Higher Education, Bergman was a panelist in a discussion of adult […]
Vanderbilt University’s Qualitative-Based Faculty Assessments
Vanderbilt University is trying to determine if the qualitative portion of faculty assessments can be better utilized to identify outlier faculty – both your highest and lowest performers. Reported by the Chronicle of Higher Education, Vanderbilt University’s findings were that in order to identify your best and worst professors for any given course, you need […]
University of Michigan’s Subscription-Based Continuing Education
Does a degree you earned 10-20 years ago continue to provide you with real-world relevance? Many institutions are attempting to solve this continuing learning puzzle for their graduates. Reported by The Washington Post, the University of Michigan is offering a subscription-based program that allows their graduates to continue to take courses there, forever. The takeaway […]
Increasing Student Yield at University of Miami
Students value choice. And often, the best students can choose from many institutions once they’ve been admitted. How does a university convince students to to avoid being part of the melt? To find out, we invited Jay Jacobs, Director of Enrollment Management and Admission Operations at University of Miami, to come on the Enrollment Growth […]
GDPR Compliance in Higher Education
Most of us have gotten more than our fair share of GDPR emails in recent months. Businesses and education institutions alike have been scrambling to update their privacy policies as the new data privacy law went into effect on Friday, May 25, 2018. The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is forcing everyone to take […]
How Can Higher Ed Better Utilize Data Intelligence throughout the Student Lifecycle?
Matt McKillen, VP of Product Management at Helix Education discusses how colleges and universities can better utilize data intelligence throughout the student lifecycle.
100% Online Programs: Just like everyone else
With 5.8 million students now learning online, your institution’s online programs are no longer novel simply for being located in the digital space.* Representing roughly 28% of total enrollment for degree-granting institutions, online learners illustrate the opportunities inherent in online education. Yet the competition is also onto this fact, and distance learning today is a […]
Go Ahead, Challenge Your Outsourced Program Management Provider
Making the strategic decision to seek an expert third party to support your program strategy, enrollment, academics, and operations is one thing. Identifying the right partner is another. With a variety of Outsourced Program Management (OPM) solutions on the market today, it’s no wonder institutions can get bogged down in navigating the landscape and differentiating […]
DT&L Invites Helix Education to Present Session on Emerging Learning Models
Helix Education is back on the road this week, connecting with educators at the Distance Teaching & Learning Conference hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Throughout its 30 year history, the event has gathered thousands of distance education visionaries and practitioners to share ideas, resources, research, and best practices. This year, we are proud to […]
Introducing Helix Enable: Unprecedented Transparency, Financial Flexibility, and Empowerment
More and more colleges and universities are turning to Outsourced Program Management (OPM) to build, launch, and manage programs in all modalities including online, on-campus, hybrid, and CBE. Yet, are the legacy OPM providers truly evolving with the times and supporting institutions in the way that institutions need them to do? A Trend on the […]
The Future Favors the Bold: Helix Set to Release New Technologies, Services, and Data Aggregation Capabilities
Higher education is experiencing dynamic challenges – shifts in student demographics, a seemingly chaotic approach to data management, inefficient insights, and restrictive vendor relationships – all of which are having an impact an institution’s ability to find, enroll, and retain students. Until now. Helix Education is listening loud and clear. Over the next several months […]
Helix Invited to Present at NYAPC Innovation Summit for Second Consecutive Year
The New York Association of Proprietary Colleges (NYAPC) Innovation Summit is underway, and for the second year in a row, Helix Education is excited to be part of the line up! The show gives college presidents, faculty, and staff an opportunity to share ideas and strategies in a variety of areas affecting the teaching and […]
Helix Earns Coveted Spot in APSCU Pearson Classroom of the Future
The APSCU Annual Convention kicks-off tomorrow, and our team is excited to be exhibiting and speaking at the Convention in the Mile High City from June 2-4. This year’s event focuses on “Outcomes 2025,” which got us thinking, what will higher education look like in 10 years? What outcomes matter the most now, and what […]
Join Helix at OLC: Three Days, Two Breakout Sessions and One Goal
We are counting down the days until we hit the road again. This time, you can find us at OLC’s Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium in Dallas where we will talk about Competency-Based Education and other instructional strategies. The three-day event gathers more than 700 onsite and 1,000 virtual faculty, administrators, instructional technologists, […]
We’re Helping UPCEA Celebrate 100 Years!
The year was 1915. Woodrow Wilson was president. World War I was in effect. Gas was around $0.15 per gallon and a first class postage stamp about $0.02. Men made an average of $687 per year. The Birth of a Nation debuted and the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. Pluto was photographed for […]
What Were People Talking About at SXSWedu?
The SXSWedu Conference and Festival event wrapped up last week, and education technologists had a lot to say. Our friends over at eCampus News put together a list of sound bites from the various sessions. From the quality of content production and the role of the LMS, to the use of mobile devices and data […]
Marketing and Retention are Each Other’s Other Half; See Our Article in the March Issue of Recruitment & Retention
Traditionally, schools have marketed to a student, enrolled that student, and then turned the reigns over let the learning and retention processes begin. But that’s all starting to change. The truth of the matter is that marketing and retention go hand in hand, and one doesn’t pick up where the other leaves off. They are […]
A Game of Navigation: Aligning Rules, Budgets and Quality Standards. Join Us at LeadsCon to Learn More!
LeadsCon 2015 is fast approaching, and once again, Helix Education is excited to be part of the line-up. Brittany Smith, our VP of Media, is participating in a panel discussion at the Buyer’s Summit, an exclusive track where lead buyers can explore new ideas and new strategies to generate the highest quality inquiries. Lead buyers […]
Our Academic Services Team Adds Tremendous Instructional Talent
Who better to help advise and support educators than those who have been in the trenches themselves, teaching, leading and transforming education? Our Academic Services Team is expanding with front lines talent as we are thrilled to welcome Amy Hale and Emily Wood to Helix Education. Both have extensive experience teaching and developing courses for […]
Helix Education Invited to Present on Competency-Based Education at Career Advisory Board Meeting
Competency-Based Education (CBE) continues to spark conversations, and Helix Education continues to be recognized for our insight in this area. Most recently, Steve Pappageorge, our Chief Product Officer, has been invited to speak on “The Wide Spectrum of CBE Programs” at Cengage Learning’s Career Advisory Board Meeting which takes place today, February 4th in Phoenix, […]
Lessons Learned in Serving Adult Students
We’ve been talking quite a lot lately about the different dynamics of adult learners and things schools should be doing in order to meet the needs of this increasingly complex group of students. Hopefully you had a chance to read our blog post, “Are You Connecting Effectively With Adult Learners?” In an effort to keep […]
Are You Connecting Effectively with your Adult Learners?
Adult learners, also known as post-traditional students, are increasing in numbers, as well as complexity. Some know exactly what they want to get out of their education, and others need more guidance. Either way, it is imperative that institutions rely on data to match these students with the right programs and personalize the experiences along […]
What Does it Take to Keep Internet Lead Violations to Less Than One Percent?
Colleges and universities continue to grapple with increasing government intervention when it comes to their internet marketing practices. What can they do, what can’t they do, and what do they do when they don’t do the right thing? This is where Helix Education’s compliance monitoring solutions comes into play. We understand the regulations, we provide […]
Helix Education Sure Does Give a Gobble
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” -Dr. Seuss At Helix Education, we believe a caring spirit goes a long way to helping make things a little bit better for someone. This year, our team is once again volunteering for the annual Give a Gobble, […]
Rethinking Student Retention Measurement Standards
Think about this: Almost half of all students who enroll in higher education have no credential by the end of six-years. What’s more, 31 million students have enrolled in college over the last 20 years and left before completing their degree. Student retention rates are alarming, to say the least. Now think about this: Students […]
Helix Education’s Chief Academic Officer to Present at the National Symposium on Student Retention
Consider this: the National Student Clearinghouse tells us that over the past 20 years, more than 31 million students have enrolled in college and left without receiving a degree or certificate. Almost one-third of this population had only a minimal interaction with the higher education system, having enrolled for just a single term at a […]
Helix Education & Simmons College to Lead CBE Session at ACICS
If it seems like Helix Education is everywhere these days, that’s because we are. We are excited to announce that we have been selected to speak again on competency-based education (CBE), this time at the ACICS Annual Conference. We are teaming up with Dustin Hilt, who serves as Program Analyst at Simmons College and is […]
Don’t Miss Helix Education’s CBE Presentation at ACHE
The Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE) is holding its 2014 Annual Conference this week, and we are thrilled to be part of the line-up! The event is focused on ways to create, manage and grow continuing education programs. We have been invited to present the session “The Five Things You Should Know About Competency-Based […]
Helix Education is a Top 20 Most Promising EdTech Service Provider!
The October 2014 issue of CIO Review is out, and we are proud to announce that Helix Education is included among the 20 Most Promising Education Technology Service Providers. Kudos to our team and our technology for helping us gain this recognition! The issue includes a nice profile of Helix Education, focusing on our ability […]
Need Clarification Around Personalized, Adaptive and Competency-Based Learning?
The education industry is abuzz with innovative instructional strategies and education models, but as new approaches and terms are thrown around, what do they really mean, and how are they shaping the future of higher education as we know it? If you follow the education trade press, you’ve likely read about Personalized Learning, Adaptive Learning […]
APSCU Calls CBE the Wave of the Future of Higher Ed; Learn Why on Their Webinar
APSCU is keeping the conversation about Competency-Based Education (CBE) going, and we’ve been asked to help. We are excited that our very own Steve Pappageorge will be joining Dr. John King, Chief Academic Officer of Lincoln Educational Services, and Steven Klingler, Vice Chancellor of Argosy University System, for an insightful webinar discussion. You’ve heard it […]
Our New Chief Academic Officer Focuses on Supporting Student Success
We are thrilled to welcome Cherron Hoppes to our team as our new Chief Academic Officer and Vice President. Cherron is a veteran academic having served at both public and private institutions, most recently as Dean of Undergraduate Programs for the Ageno School of Business at Golden Gate University. As Chief Academic Officer, Cherron will […]
Reflecting on EDUCAUSE 2014: Disruptive Innovation, Data Analytics and Student Success
Our team has just come back from the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, and what an invigorating few days it was. The event was abuzz with people talking about the future of education technology, and specifically an emerging market built on disruptive innovation, the importance of data analytics and the always popular notion of student success. One […]
Keeping Students Engaged and Moving Toward Graduation
Today’s students are inundated with both internal and external factors that prevent them from accomplishing their academic goals – our objective is to help them effectively navigate those challenges and keep them moving toward graduation. Enter Helix Retain. Helix Retain gives educators a formula with which they can deliver exactly the right amount of outreach […]
The Future of the LMS
There has been a lot of talk lately about the changing role of the LMS as new instructional strategies and learning models emerge. From e-Literate to Inside Higher Ed posts, the industry is taking note of the fact that the traditional LMS just doesn’t account for the customized, student-centered direction that higher ed is heading. […]
Helix Education is Happy to Welcome T.J. Crowson to Our Growing Team
At Helix Education, we are continuing to build our team with experts from the education space. One of our latest hires is no exception. We are thrilled to welcome T.J. Crowson as our General Counsel. T.J., who has fifteen years of experience in corporate law with nearly a decade spent in the education technology space, […]
Marketing and Media Strategist Brett Tippetts Joins Helix Education
As we continue to talk about personalizing the education experience, it really starts with marketing – or the “find” in our “find, enroll, retain, teach” student life cycle. Being able to identify a high quality prospect and begin a relevant and meaningful dialog with that person is the first step in creating a personalized path […]
Helix Education Gets Real About the Future of Education at the Get Real Conference
The Get Real Conference is coming to New York City, and our very own John Dobbertin has been invited to join a thought provoking panel to discuss the value of education for entrepreneurs. Leading the discussion is Brenau University President Ed Schrader. Having spent more than a decade and a half working for EdTech companies, […]
New Data Reinforces That Personalization and Speed to Degree Are Critical Factors to Students’ Decision to Enroll
A new infographic circulating in the higher education space highlights some interesting trends impacting a student’s online program and school selection. The data is based on survey responses from roughly 1500 former, current and future online students. Here is what the research tells us: Marketing messages that resonate most with online students are focused on […]
eCampus News Features Our Eight Considerations for Competency-Based Education
“…competency-based education (CBE) is becoming a must for any higher education institution looking to serve a broader pool of 21st-century students,” says Meris Stansbury at eCampus News. We couldn’t agree more. But knowing exactly where to start when planning for and implementing a CBE program can be a challenge given the different models and policies […]
Our Three New eBooks Can Help you Navigate the Four Stages of the Student Life Cycle
Find. Enroll. Retain. Teach. It’s our mantra here at Helix Education, and everything we do revolves around helping you do these things better. Whether our expertise comes from years of experience working with schools, or right from our colleagues who used to be on the school-side of the business themselves, we’ve got a lot of […]
Here’s to Another Successful APSCU Convention and a Great Launch into Competency-Based Education
We’ve been attending the APSCU Annual Convention for quite some time, and it strikes me that while the career college market has seen its fair share of challenges over the last several years, schools assemble at this event every year with an innovative, encouraging and proactive spirit. Their goal is to advance and improve the […]
Helix Education Hits the Road to the APC Innovation Summit
We’re taking our show on the road again this month, this time to New York for the Association of Proprietary Colleges (APC) Innovation Summit. The theme of this year’s event is “Connecting Great Ideas with Growth and Student Success.” At Helix Education, we believe that growth and student success start before a student even does, […]
Our Student Life Cycle eBook Series is Complete – Introducing “A User’s Guide to Competency-Based Education”
Find. Enroll. Retain. Teach. These are the cornerstones of our services and technologies along the student life cycle and the basis for our newly completed eBook series, designed to help colleges and universities efficiently and effectively support students throughout the entire education experience. As interest in competency-based education (CBE) continues to surge, we are excited […]
We’re Talking Enrollment, Big Data and Competency-Based Education in Three Sessions at APSCU
The countdown to APSCU is officially on with just two short weeks left until the Education Evolution event. Not only are we a Platinum Level Sponsor this year, but we are also participating as speakers in three thought-provoking sessions at the event. We are covering significant student life cycle trends: maximizing enrollment, leveraging big data […]
Just Released: The Second eBook in our Student Life Cycle Series
Chances are you have spent a significant amount of time nurturing prospective students only to find they don’t end up enrolling, or even if they do enroll, they don’t end up starting. While some of the factors that would cause a student to walk away are beyond your control, there are some things you can […]
A Sneak Peek into Our Exciting APSCU Plans
This year’s APSCU Annual Convention is quickly approaching – an opportunity that brings together nearly 1,500 thought leaders in private sector and career education. We’ll be in Las Vegas for the duration of the show and hope to see you there. Here’s a sneak peek of what you can look forward to… This year, Helix […]
Helix Education Welcomes New Competency-Based Education Experts to its Team
It’s official, competency-based education has made a name for itself. It’s been summarized in the education trade press as a technology to watch. Education associations such as WCET and EDUCAUSE are covering it in their research. Even the U.S. Department of Education has carved out a spot for it on its website, defining this approach, […]
Watch Our Recent Webinar: The 4 Things You Need to Know About Effectively Using Paid Search
Did you miss our recent webinar hosted by Today’s Campus? Watch it here to discover the importance of search, its role within a full-funnel marketing plan, various PPC strategies, and overspending pitfalls to avoid. You can also download our recent paid search white paper to learn more about maximizing search as part of your integrated […]
EdTech Digest Asks Us, “What’s Next?”
To say that life has been a bit of a whirlwind here at Helix Education is an understatement. In the last five months, we’ve made a strategic acquisition, we’ve expanded our leadership team, we’ve renamed ourselves, and we’ve been hard at work advancing our services and technologies. Industry insiders are taking note. Our President and […]
Today’s Campus Features Interview with Matthew Schnittman
It’s been an exciting two weeks here at Helix Education – we have a new name, a new vision, and a new approach to helping schools find, enroll, retain and teach students. We’ve spent time over the last several days sharing this news with our employees, who are inspired to support our strategy, and with […]