Author: Kemi Jona
Leading Learning Podcast
A conversation about the challenges higher ed faces as we look beyond traditional audiences to serve lifelong learners.
ASU-GSV 2024 Panel: Is the sun rising or setting on online higher ed?
Video link to panel at ASU-GSV 2024 with Glenda Morgan, John Katzman, Joel Podolny and Kemi Jona.
Webinar: Building Tech-Focused Workforce Programs at All Levels of Higher Education
You can view the webinar here. Speakers from Google and Miami Dade also present. My segment starts at 11:20.
How COVID changes can impact access and equity
This article summarizes a panel I participated in at the American Association of Colleges and Universities’ annual meeting where I shared our NSF funded work on virtual internships and discussed how that COVID-driven response continued to support increased access and equity. https://universitybusiness.com/four-college-stem-leaders-share-how-covid-changes-can-impact-access-and-equity/
From Just-in-Case to Just-in-Time
In this article I discuss the kinds of shifts required for higher ed to adapt and thrive in the current marketplace for learning and credentials.
Low-Cost, Low-Risk Experience
I discuss new experiential learning platforms Forage and Podium in Paul Fain’s “The Job” newsletter. Source: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/the-job/issues/the-job-work-experience-974066
THE Campus podcast: The big ideas behind microcredentials
I was one of two experts in flexible learning programmes invited to discuss the evolution and adoption of alternative teaching models and credentials in higher education Source: THE Campus podcast: The big ideas behind microcredentials | THE Campus Learn, Share, Connect
Expanding pathways into higher education and the workforce
I forged the first partnership with Google to provide students with credit for completion of the Google IT Professional Certificate. Source: Expanding pathways into higher education and the workforce
3 ways colleges can prepare the workforce for automation | Education Dive
“It’s a wakeup call for the need to be more agile in our thinking and our approach to lifelong learning,” said Kemi Jona, associate dean for digital innovation and enterprise learning at Northeastern University. “If higher education continues to think the traditional one-size-fits-all approach is going to work, we’re going […]
Amazon, Google and other tech companies expand their postsecondary credential offerings
Amazon moves deeper into offering postsecondary credentials, following Google and other big employers, but largely bypasses traditional colleges with the expanded training options. Source: Amazon, Google and other tech companies expand their postsecondary credential offerings