"According to a new Workmonitor Pulse survey from staffing company Randstad, despite this surge, AI training efforts continue to lag" venturebeat.com/ai/despite-gro… via VentureBeat

"What the economic statistics obscure in the averages is... a clear line demarcating the division is educational attainment. Americans with four-year college degrees are flourishing economically, while those without are struggling." nytimes.com/2023/10/03/opi…

“A federal policy change could give thousands of students access to transcripts and academic credits their colleges have withheld because they owed the institution money” insidehighered.com/news/governmen…

#Microcredentials: Lessons Learned from the U.S. and Europe -- excited to be a part of this online discussion convened by IFC WorldBank Thurs Nov 2, 2023 at 9:00 am ET. Register today: lnkd.in/eEZj5jJ8 #ifceducation

Useful new AAC&U employer survey: Glad to see value of degrees affirmed - but 45% strongly agreeing "college degree worth it" reflects the increased public skepticism. #Microcredential interest what I'd expect, but would be cautious w/ some interpretations insidehighered.com/news/business/…

"Once overhyped and overpromised, these major areas of tech investment are finally facing reality. The contraction and disinvestment may only be just beginning." -Metaverse -Blockchain -Autonomous vehicles wsj.com/tech/personal-…

👩‍💻 Micro-Credentials: Practice and Potential 🕒 16 February | 15:00-17:00 CET | 09:00-11:00 EDT | Zoom How can micro-credentials provide real value for workers? Register here: meetoecd1.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Excited to contribute to this upcoming important global dialogue on #microcredentials led by OECD, Feb 16: x.com/OECD_Social/st…

House Bill (4 bipartisan co-sponsors so far) "aims to end hiring bias against workers without bachelor's degrees" - via SHRM #skillsbasedhiring shrm.org/topics-tools/n…

Stumbled upon this interesting legal perspective on "Employer Tuition Assistance: Current Approaches and the Application of the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing" scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewconten…

Digging into the AACSB accreditation standards and appreciated findings details on microlearning, non-degree education, and "stackable" credentials (p. 45+) aacsb.edu/-/media/docume…

27th consecutive month that the U.S. unemployment rate was below 4%: longest such stretch since 1967-70 and 1951-53 msn.com/en-us/money/ma…

Better administrator/faculty collaboration is key to universities thriving in the face of mounting external pressures. Register for this virtual Forum May 23, 2:00 pm ET hosted by The Chronicle of Higher Education on new survey data from Huron & ACE chronicle.com/events/virtual…

Explore the results of a national survey of faculty and administrators in Huron's new research brief on shared governance and collaborating to ensure sustainable success for #highered in these challenging times: bit.ly/4dX1C81

✨New Preprint ✨ How are shifting norms on the web impacting AI? We find: 📉 A rapid decline in the consenting data commons (the web) ⚖️ Differing access to data by company, due to crawling restrictions (e.g.🔻26% OpenAI, 🔻13% Anthropic) ⛔️ Robots.txt preference protocols

What pattern do you notice in National Student Clearinghouse's Fall 2024 data release? #credentials #highered

Private job creation totaled a stunning 233,000 in October, far more than expected, ADP says cnb.cx/3AjIIck

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