Education

The Edge: Four ideas on where higher ed is headed

From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “This week I report on four ideas to improve higher ed that were featured at our ‘shark tank’ session at SXSW EDU, last week in Austin, Tex. … A coaching platform to guide students in launching their careers, presented by Dan Gusz, co-founder and CEO of Lloyd. … A tool for students to ‘insert their authentic voice’ into their college applications, presented by Terry and Gloria Crawford, co-founders of Initial View. … A program to teach low-income and first-generation students to recognize and showcase their own resilience, presented by David Obstfeld, a professor of entrepreneurship at California State University at Fullerton … An ‘equitable and ethical’ tech system for collaborative international online learning, presented by Loye Sekihata Ashton…”

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