Digital HE, therapy, university systems

Universities must rethink their approach to student digital literacy
The emphasis should be on building digital communication skills so that students can share and develop their ideas and aspirations online, says Dr Abhay Adhikari

World Mental Health Day: A Cognitive Therapy Toolbox
Cognitive therapy has provided me a toolbox of useful techniques that work for nearly any mental or emotional jam I find myself in. I don’t journal much anymore, or talk to empty chairs, or write letters and burn them, but I pull out these sturdy cognitive tools again and again.

University of Venus
The University of Venus is a collaborative venture bringing together the voices of GenX women in higher education from around the globe.

AACRAO: American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Homepage
AACRAO is a nonprofit, voluntary, professional association of more than 11,000 higher education admissions and registration professionals who represent more than 2,600 institutions and agencies in the United States and in over 40 countries around the world. The mission of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers is to serve and advance higher education by providing leadership in academic and enrollment services.

Uncertainty breeds opinions and initiatives which then add to the uncertainty
These are interesting times in many parts of the world. Uncertainty has become a feature of higher education in more than the usual ways, and, as we have found recently in the U.K., uncertainty breeds a multitude of opinions and initiatives which then add to the uncertainty in a seemingly endless feedback loop.

Student enrolment service branded unfit for purpose

Looks like the university’s own academic staff are happy to slag off their admin systems to the press, if I’ve read that right.

Author: Terry Madeley

Works with student data and enjoys reading about art, data, education and technology.

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