Higher Ed Dialog

October 2009 - Posts

• Upcoming Webinar - Empowering Students: A Key to Retention Success

  As student retention rates continue to lag, we’re hearing from schools around the country anxious to maximize their retention efforts. Administrators, staff and faculty members are collaborating to seek solutions to reduce attrition rates, but too many of these new efforts leave out a key constituency―the students themselves. In response, we will host a webinar titled Empowering Students: A Key to Retention Success, the latest in EducationDynamics’ National Dialog on Student Retention series. Participants will hear expert advice from preeminent student success thought leader and international consultant Dr. Skip Downing. Dr. Downing will share his On Course approach to student success and answer your questions about the most effective methods for incorporating students into retention efforts. Posted Oct 27 2009, 10:50 PM by Leslie Kossar with no comments

• Attracting Adult Learners in the Social Media Era

  Creating top-notch “curb appeal” with your website is the key first step in attracting adult students in the Social Media Era, according to higher education branding expert Bob Johnson of Bob Johnson Consulting. Failing to make a favorable Posted Oct 26 2009, 08:49 PM by Bob Johnson with 2 comment(s) Filed under: aslanian group, adult student recruitment, adult student, Bob Johnson

• Pairing Social Networks and Academic Purpose to Boost Retention

  Colleges and universities working to combat the nation’s lagging retention rates are adopting new online mediums at a rapid pace, however few marketers have proven methods from which to draw upon, until now. A new white paper ( http://sharing.educationdynamics Posted Oct 06 2009, 10:18 AM by Adam Troy with no comments Filed under: retention, enrollment, student retention, social networks, engagement, purpose networks

• Do you know that a clear majority of prospective adult students prefer to take their next course in a “hybrid” or blended format? Do you know that they also have caught up with their traditional aged counterparts in using the internet, almost exclusively,

  These issues and more will be discussed at our upcoming seminar “ Competing For Adult Students ” in Chicago on October 22-23. According to our recent research studies, more adult students are citing “career change” as their motivation Posted Oct 06 2009, 10:08 AM by Carol Aslanian with no comments Filed under: aslanian group, market research, carol aslanian, adult student recruitment, adult student, seminar