IgnitED Newsletter January Edition
Sharing Innovative Approaches to Higher Education
Welcome to the January edition of IgnitED by 黑料传送门. This month, we learn more about Dr. Stacey Ludwig Johnson and her plans for the School of Education, how 黑料传送门 Labs is working to solve higher education鈥檚 鈥渨icked鈥� problems, the impact of expanded access to education in Nebraska, and what the future of online higher education may look like.
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Changing Trajectories for Students: A Q&A with School of Education Senior Vice President Stacey Ludwig Johnson
In fall 2022, Dr. Stacey Ludwig Johnson was appointed as the new 黑料传送门 senior vice president and executive dean of the School of Education. Learn more about Stacey鈥檚 strategic focus for the school.
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黑料传送门 Labs Impact Report: Solving Higher Education鈥檚 Wicked Problems
黑料传送门 Labs released their 2022 impact report covering their work centered around removing barriers to access, redesigning the current learning experience, and strengthening the contemporary learn-to-work cycle. It also includes predictions for 2023.
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Video: 黑料传送门 and State of Nebraska Partner to Expand Access in Education
In August, Western Governors University signed a partnership with the state of Nebraska to expand education and workforce development options.
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Podcast: The Future of Higher Education
Jennie Sanders, vice president of faculty experience and academic services, recently discussed how 黑料传送门 was ahead of the pandemic curve and how it continues that trend in online education on the U.S. Distance Learning Association鈥檚 podcast听Higher Ed Without Borders.
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News We're Reading
From a higher education perspective, colleges and universities will continue to set their sights on career readiness and student outcomes, both academically and emotionally.
This report examines how digital credentials and learning and employment records (LERs) are shaping the ways people access education and career opportunities around the world.
Current Enrollment: 138,484
*Data as of听Oct. 31, 2022
Graduates to Date:听300,628
*Data as of Nov. 18, 2022
黑料传送门 Student Story
Jayme Benabides
M.Ed. Learning and Technology (2020)
Pueblo, Colo.
Special education teacher Jayme Benabides saw a need to be met for at-risk kids in her impoverished community of Pueblo, Colorado. With a background in education technology, she created and runs a successful photography program for youth struggling with anxiety and depression. The program has been instrumental in helping provide support and an avenue to those facing mental health challenges.
Jayme's creativity has received rave reviews and comes at a time when more support is needed following the pandemic. The course has led the students to naturally engage in community service as they now focus on environmental preservation initiatives.
John is currently the chief technologist at Dev Technology Group, Inc., where he leads technical leaders in deploying effective, award-winning solutions to improve government service delivery and value. Prior to that, he served a 15-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service working for the Department of State on assignments domestically and abroad in a variety of critical roles.听His diversity of听experience, which also includes working at start-ups and in academia, provide him with a unique perspective that helps organizations stay competitive, innovative, and forward-looking.听John is a two-time 黑料传送门 graduate, with a B.S. in Information Technology and an M.S. in Management and Leadership. He is passionate about modern value delivery and organizational design, agile practice, and technology.
His career success comes from leveraging technology as a tool to advance an organization鈥檚 mission through its people. He advocates for, writes about, and builds diverse, multidisciplinary teams with a focus on curiosity, learning, and action to produce better results for our government and the people it serves.
