Episode 183: No Lemmings! Avoid the Enrollment Cliff with a Values-Driven Strategy

Hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss how institutions can avoid the enrollment cliff by embracing a values-driven strategy in online higher education. Learn key insights to navigate demographic shifts, economic pressures, and the evolving digital learning landscape. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF #advgb-col-73b28686-241e-4018-b8eb-7a95078938c3>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-73b28686-241e-4018-b8eb-7a95078938c3>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-73b28686-241e-4018-b8eb-7a95078938c3>.advgb-column-inner{}} #advgb-col-318c47f9-9353-4374-a85d-8e4b6aafeb40>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-318c47f9-9353-4374-a85d-8e4b6aafeb40>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-318c47f9-9353-4374-a85d-8e4b6aafeb40>.advgb-column-inner{}} #advgb-cols-18f3adbe-ed1f-4635-91cf-7e6a583d8a58{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-18f3adbe-ed1f-4635-91cf-7e6a583d8a58{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-18f3adbe-ed1f-4635-91cf-7e6a583d8a58{}}#advgb-col-73b28686-241e-4018-b8eb-7a95078938c3>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-73b28686-241e-4018-b8eb-7a95078938c3>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-73b28686-241e-4018-b8eb-7a95078938c3>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-318c47f9-9353-4374-a85d-8e4b6aafeb40>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-318c47f9-9353-4374-a85d-8e4b6aafeb40>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-318c47f9-9353-4374-a85d-8e4b6aafeb40>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 183 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Single-Origin Ethiopia Yirgacheffe from Just Love Coffee (Murfreesboro, TN) #advgb-col-8b362359-c451-46ea-9e9e-4ef0638480ce>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-8b362359-c451-46ea-9e9e-4ef0638480ce>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-8b362359-c451-46ea-9e9e-4ef0638480ce>.advgb-column-inner{}} #advgb-col-b7512f27-eed4-4e9a-9ec9-e478b115560a>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-b7512f27-eed4-4e9a-9ec9-e478b115560a>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-b7512f27-eed4-4e9a-9ec9-e478b115560a>.advgb-column-inner{}} #advgb-cols-70408b72-15ba-4c26-b641-5a88e8c0fa22{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-70408b72-15ba-4c26-b641-5a88e8c0fa22{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-70408b72-15ba-4c26-b641-5a88e8c0fa22{}}#advgb-col-8b362359-c451-46ea-9e9e-4ef0638480ce>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-8b362359-c451-46ea-9e9e-4ef0638480ce>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-8b362359-c451-46ea-9e9e-4ef0638480ce>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-b7512f27-eed4-4e9a-9ec9-e478b115560a>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-b7512f27-eed4-4e9a-9ec9-e478b115560a>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-b7512f27-eed4-4e9a-9ec9-e478b115560a>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links Case Study Items from this Episode [In Yale Daily News] “Yale Pushes for Largely In-Person Courses, Discourages Asynchronous Course Requests” [From UICToday] “UIC’s Online Initiative Expands Access and Opportunity in Online Learning” [Resource Guide] “Strategies for Building Online Learning at Regional Universities” (by Jeff Selingo) [On Wyoming Catholic College’s Website] “WCC Announces Partnership Between COR Expeditions and Hallow App” (articulating unique value proposition of institution) [OLC Innovate 2022 Keynote Plenary] “Let’s Not Romanticize 2019 for Online Learning” (Hill and Moreau. edited transcript and video on OnEdTech blog) Related Past TOPcast Episodes #182: “When Is Good Teaching Just ‘Good Teaching’?” #181: “Help in Grasping ‘Good Online Course’” Just-for-Fun Pop Culture Link [Hosted by the University of Kansas] “History of American Journalism – 1930s” (including Edward R. Murrow, Walter Winchell, and other iconic figures) [From Ripley’s Believe It Or Not] “Or Not: Do Lemmings Jump Off Cliffs?” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!