Shadow those students, for their own good

While there might not be obvious similarities between a Silicon Valley start-up and a public college in Rhode Island, taking a page from the tech-industry playbook may be the key to the future of higher education. For higher-education leaders, this may be a useful approach for understanding the need...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Chronicle of Higher Education 2016-10, p.B22
Main Authors: Culatta, Richard, Speicher, Sandy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College environment
College students
Community colleges
Data Analysis
Design
Design and construction
Educational aspects
End users
Higher education
Nontraditional students
Students
Teaching Methods
Teams
Universities and colleges
User experience
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:While there might not be obvious similarities between a Silicon Valley start-up and a public college in Rhode Island, taking a page from the tech-industry playbook may be the key to the future of higher education. For higher-education leaders, this may be a useful approach for understanding the needs of nontraditional students in particular. [...]through student shadowing, Meghan Hughes, president of the Community College of Rhode Island, discovered how badly misaligned public-transportation schedules were with the college's course schedule, leading to hours of unnecessary travel time for students.
ISSN:0009-5982
1931-1362