eCampus News - Career Readiness Archives https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/career-readiness/ Higher Ed News Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:49:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.ecampusnews.com/files/2021/03/cropped-ecnicon-1-32x32.jpg eCampus News - Career Readiness Archives https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/career-readiness/ 32 32 107582492 4 ways to enhance critical thinking skills https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/2023/04/11/4-ways-to-enhance-critical-thinking-skills/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=101265 We should teach our students to adopt critical thinking as a daily practice, and we should model it for them and others whenever possibleCritical thinking is plainly in decline.  Everywhere we look, people are uncritically consuming and spreading information that is distorted, misleading, ... Read more

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]]> 101265 Continuing education programs need more resources https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/2023/04/10/continuing-education-programs-need-more-resources/ Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=101228 Despite a belief that continuing education programming positively affects enrollments in traditional programming, they remain under-resourcedWhile 71 percent of senior leaders within higher education institutions support scale and growth of continuing education, more than half (57 percent) feel that their continuing education units are understaffed to execute on institutional goals.

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]]> 101228 3 ways higher ed can reduce the workforce skills gap https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/2023/02/22/3-ways-higher-ed-can-reduce-the-workforce-skills-gap/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=100717 Institutions can make key changes to serve as better partners to prospective employers of their graduates and reduce the workforce skills gap.Many companies continue to struggle as they seek to attract and retain highly-skilled workers, leading to unfilled positions in some of the nation's most critical industries. University graduates have strong soft skills, but there is a gap in that skill knowledge and their ability to apply those skills to industries or functions.

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]]> 100717 How colleges are failing our students https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/2023/02/17/how-colleges-are-failing-our-students/ Fri, 17 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=100666 If colleges aren't highlighting the importance of effective learning and rigorous thinking habits, students are unlikely to acquire them.Long before the pandemic plunged our country deeper into an educational crisis, colleges were already failing to teach students the basic analytical skills they need to succeed.

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]]> 100666 Major gender disparities harm students’ college and career readiness https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/2023/01/30/major-gender-disparities-college-and-career/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=100556 Study highlights greater exposure to college and career options for male students uncertainty among female students about their future.Far fewer female high school graduates say they feel prepared to decide on a career path compared to male high school graduates, according to the second part of a national student survey, Post-Graduation Readiness Report Part II, with additional findings focused on disparities between male and female high school graduates.

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]]> 100556 Students feel alarmingly unprepared for the workforce https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/2022/10/18/students-feel-alarmingly-unprepared-for-the-workforce/ Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=100076 Workforce preparedness is key for higher education institutions focusing on the student experience.Alarming new data reveals that only a jaw-dropping 11 percent of postsecondary students report feeling very prepared to enter the ... Read more

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]]> 100076 College degrees don’t equate to career readiness https://www.ecampusnews.com/teaching-learning/2022/08/08/college-degrees-dont-equate-to-career-readiness/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=99570 By requiring a degree and not focusing on a candidate’s skills or experience, employers are substantially shrinking their potential talent poolWhile U.S. employers say they’re facing a talent crisis that’s threating their business sustainability and growth, the reality is that employers are contributing to the talent crisis with the majority (62 percent) requiring degrees for entry level jobs, and more than a quarter (26 percent) admitting they do so to “filter the candidate pool” or because “that’s the way it’s always been done.”

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