Orgs & Research
Associations, consortia, foundations, and research groups
Monday, September 14
Internet2 Announces New NET+ Persona Service for Identity Proofing Solutions
NET+ Persona Helps Meet Institution-Wide Identity Verification and Federal Mandates U.S. research and higher education (R&E) institutions routinely face pressure to strengthen their identity proofing standards. Identity proofing is the organizational process of confirming that individuals are who they claim to be…
internet2.eduSupporting International Students, Sustaining the Research Enterprise
Amid growing geopolitical tensions, shifting federal policies, and expanded research security and compliance requirements, universities across the country are facing challenging questions: what do changing policies mean for international scholarly exchange? How can institutions continue to foster academic openness in…
sr.ithaka.orgOEGlobal 2026 is four weeks away. Here’s what to expect
OEGlobal26 is less than a month away. As we count down the weeks and then the days, there is still so much to share about the OEGlobal 2026 conference. Here's the latest.
oeglobal.orgHow Gateway Course Optimization Can Support Student Success
Students who cannot complete gateway courses face a significant barrier to succeeding in college, which is why it’s so important to reduce DFWI rates in these courses by optimizing them ... The post How Gateway Course Optimization Can Support Student Success appeared first on Every Learner Everywhere®.
everylearnereverywhere.org
Thursday, September 10
Evaluating the Promise and Value of 90-Credit Bachelor’s Degrees
Earning a bachelor’s degree is still one of the surest routes to economic mobility. But affordability concerns, changing student needs, and a shifting labor market are raising the pressure on states and colleges to demonstrate that a degree is really worth it. In response, an increasing number of states are…
sr.ithaka.orgVoices from the Field: How ACTS Compliance Strained Student Supports at the University of Findlay
Kristen Lindsay is the Director of Institutional Research (IR) and Assessment, and the sole dedicated IR professional, at the University of Findlay (UF). In late 2025, when the Department of Education launched the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) data collection, she was forced to pivot projects…
ihep.org
Wednesday, September 9
The 6 Strategic Clusters of National Learning Infrastructure
By Juan Camilo Montoya Cofounder & CEO at Edunext This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Part 1 examined why governments are increasingly treating digital learning platforms as Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) rather than software purchases, and what that shift means for procurement, sovereignty, and long-term…
openedx.org5 Questions We are Asking as the K-12 School Year Begins
K-12 has entered a new school year defined by ever-tighter budgets, heated technology debates, and a potential tidal... The post 5 Questions We are Asking as the K-12 School Year Begins appeared first on Tyton Partners.
tytonpartners.com
Tuesday, September 8
Adaptation or “Sanitization”? The Freedoms and Responsibilities of Open
This Open Exchange asks "What happens when openly licensed educational materials are adapted in ways that raise concerns about transparency, inclusion, academic freedom, or harm?" The conversation was prompted by recent changes to an OpenStax sociology textbook for use in Florida, described in the Inside Higher Ed…
cccoer.orgOEG Voices 100: Amanda Coolidge
Here in Episode 100 we cross an OEGlobal Voices podcast milestone of triple digits and very fitting it is for...
oeglobal.orgWhat a Faculty-Student Collaboration Learned Building an AI Tutor for College Math
In the summer of 2025, Dr. April Crenshaw stood in front of her MATH 1710 precalculus students at Chattanooga State Community College and shared the experience she had been having ... The post What a Faculty-Student Collaboration Learned Building an AI Tutor for College Math appeared first on Every Learner Everywhere®.
everylearnereverywhere.orgListening to the Community: The Origins of the Secure Research Environments Series
The Internet2 CLASS Secure Research Environments series was born from recurring questions in the research and higher education (R&E) community: Why is it so hard to build a secure environment for regulated research, and why does so much of the hard part have almost nothing to do with technology? For years, those…
internet2.edu
Thursday, September 3
Pruning to grow
Higher education has room to serve more people. Preserving that opportunity will require strategic choices about what each institution offers—and what they can offer collaboratively. A healthy tree does not grow by keeping every branch. In an environment of finite sunlight, water, and nutrients, unchecked growth can…
luminafoundation.orgBuilding student success through community at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
The post Building student success through community at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College appeared first on Achieving the Dream.
achievingthedream.org
Wednesday, September 2
OEAwards26 Revealed: The Garden Blooms
The winners of the 2026 OEAwards have been announced. Explore the winners and celebrate their achievements!
oeglobal.org
Tuesday, September 1
QM-Managed - Over 45 hours (CPE Official Review)
Brief Benefit Description For courses in which course-takers’ total time is more than 45 hours. Review of a course against all Specific Review Standards in the CPE Rubric. apierpont Tue, 09/01/2026 - 11:11 QM Program Type Continuing & Professional Ed. Course Review Category CPE QM-Managed Official Course Reviews for…
qualitymatters.org
Monday, August 31
QM-Managed - CPE Recertifcation (Over 45 hours)
Brief Benefit Description Review of a previously certified course, in which course-takers’ total time is over 45 hours, that is nearing the original certification expiration date or requiring recertification sooner due to course changes. apierpont Mon, 08/31/2026 - 14:04 QM Program Type Continuing & Professional Ed.…
qualitymatters.orgIthaka S+R’s Environmental AI Literacy Framework
As campuses introduce trainings and resources to promote AI literacy, how can they also ensure that students, faculty, and staff understand the environmental impacts of the technology? This question is at the core of the Incorporating Environmental Perspectives into AI Literacy project. Through it, we published a…
sr.ithaka.orgConnecting Evidence-Based Teaching Practices to Career Readiness
What is the relationship between effective teaching generally and the specific practices faculty and programs use to incorporate career readiness into academic courses? If one undeveloped theme of a recent ... The post Connecting Evidence-Based Teaching Practices to Career Readiness appeared first on Every Learner…
everylearnereverywhere.orgAIOps, Workforce Pipelines, and the Value of Unplanned Conversations: A Preview of Advanced Networking Topics at TechEX26
3 Questions for Frank Seesink, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Who better to shape the program for the global research and education (R&E) community’s leading technical event than the innovators and practitioners solving its biggest challenges every day? That’s why, ahead of the 2026 Internet2 Technology…
internet2.edu
Friday, August 28
Vendor Trouble
I know I’m stating the obvious when I say that online and digital learning would not exist without modern technology tools. During my time in higher education, however, I’ve observed that many users of those tech tools (faculty and administrators in particular) express disdain toward the companies that provide them.…
onlinelearningconsortium.org
Thursday, August 27
Why Americans should care when international students stop coming
For decades, America has enjoyed an extraordinary competitive advantage that we rarely talk about: many of the world’s most talented people have wanted to study here. We have gotten so accustomed to this advantage that we seem to assume it will always exist. It won’t, and the warning signs are beginning to flash.…
luminafoundation.org
Wednesday, August 26
Purpose Over Panic: Screen Time, Accessibility and Student Outcomes for District Leaders
Learn how district leaders can evaluate educational technology based on accessibility, implementation, and student outcomes
cast.orgSoon! Announcing the Winners of the 2026 OEAwards for Excellence
On Wednesday, Sept 2, OEGlobal will be presenting a live show to reveal the Winners of OEAwards 2026! Be there!
oeglobal.orgWhere Instructors Turn To Learn About AI
Acknowledging that some instructors reject AI outright and see no place for it in higher education, there are increasing numbers of faculty members seeking to better understand, utilize, and integrate AI into their own practice as teachers and researchers. While institutional centers for teaching and learning,…
sr.ithaka.org
Tuesday, August 25
Building better workforce credentials: lessons from 3 states
This year, I’ve traveled 18,000 miles visiting 12 states across the country to learn how education and business leaders are strengthening the connection between learning and work. As employers struggle to find skilled workers and learners seek faster, more affordable pathways to good jobs, policymakers are refining…
luminafoundation.orgThe Future Isn’t Something We Inherit. It’s Something We Illuminate.
Two years ago, we attended an OLC conference and walked away energized by a presentation on an AI tool we had never seen before. We could immediately picture how it would support our students’ learning and how to integrate it into our courses. At the time, it felt like the future of online learning. […] The post The…
onlinelearningconsortium.orgHow to Turn AI Panic into Institutional Learning
Think about the last AI conversation you were part of on your campus. Was it about a dazzling new tool someone wanted to get up and running immediately? A policy that got bogged down? A student question that made you realize you don’t have the answer? We’re all having those conversations each day, sometimes every day……
onlinelearningconsortium.orgFrom Research to Open Resource: Developing a Multilingual Pedagogy of Care Course for Refugee Educators
In this OEGlobal Member guest post, Dr. Lauryn Oates shares how listening to the lived experience of refugee educators reshaped a new course on Pedagogy of Care.
oeglobal.org
Monday, August 24
OEG Voices 099: Adéṣínà Ayẹni
Our podcast has been quiet for a while but we are excited to turn the sounds back on with a...
oeglobal.orgOpen edX platform as the Foundation of Global Digital Public Infrastructure
By Juan Camilo Montoya Cofounder & CEO at Edunext The global digital learning landscape is undergoing a profound architectural shift. For the past two decades, the dominant paradigm in educational technology was characterized by isolated, institution-specific Learning Management Systems (LMS) provided by a narrowing…
openedx.orgFuture Ready: A conversation about the 2026 ATD Data & Analytics Summit
The post Future Ready: A conversation about the 2026 ATD Data & Analytics Summit appeared first on Achieving the Dream.
achievingthedream.orgBuilding Lasting Change in Introductory Mathematics: A Guidebook for Teaching-Focused Faculty
At many research universities, introductory mathematics remains one of the most consequential and challenging parts of the curriculum. Gateway math courses enroll large numbers of students and play an outsized ... The post Building Lasting Change in Introductory Mathematics: A Guidebook for Teaching-Focused Faculty…
everylearnereverywhere.org
Friday, August 21
Still telling their stories: Updates from the 2026 DREAM Scholars
The post Still telling their stories: Updates from the 2026 DREAM Scholars appeared first on Achieving the Dream.
achievingthedream.org
Tuesday, August 18
How the Education Department can Strengthen IPEDS Data Quality
Over the last year, colleges and universities across the country bore the brunt of a rushed rollout for a new federal data collection. Unlike prior updates to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the new Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) was developed and implemented in a…
ihep.orgInvention Is a Collective Act
In the last article of the Perspectives on OEGlobal 2026 series, Marcela Morales and Igor Lesko, Co-Executive Directors of OEGlobal, get to the heart of the movement behind the conference.
oeglobal.orgAI Skills for the Workforce
As generative AI becomes ever more pervasive in society, business, and in higher education, there are increasing calls for colleges and universities to ensure that students are AI-ready when they enter the workforce. But organizations have different visions of what AI readiness actually entails. These frameworks…
sr.ithaka.orgOEAwards 2026 Shortlist Announced
View the 48 shortlisted people, projects and practices that are driving Open Education and go forward to the final selection for OEAwards26!
awards.oeglobal.orgSHEEO launches national coalition of 20 states and territories to scale Work-Based Learning & Quality Coaching
Eight states to participate in an intensive learning community The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) is pleased to welcome a 20-state coalition participating in Advancing State and Systems Strategies for Work-Based Learning, a national, multi-state initiative designed to help states build…
sheeo.org
Monday, August 17
Faculty Examples of Digitally Enabled Teaching in Gateway STEM Courses
In 2025, Every Learner Everywhere published a selection of examples from the Transform Learning instructional example library showing how faculty use digitally enabled, evidence-based teaching practices (DE-EBTs) in gateway STEM ... The post Faculty Examples of Digitally Enabled Teaching in Gateway STEM Courses…
everylearnereverywhere.org
Friday, August 14
Announcing the OEGlobal 2026 Keynotes: Four Conversations on the Future of Open Education
OEGlobal is delighted to announce OEGlobal 2026's four keynote sessions that will take place across three days at MIT's Samberg Conference Center, Cambridge, MA, and online.
oeglobal.org
Thursday, August 13
Thank You to WGU, Our Cornerstone Sponsor, for Open edX Conference 2026
The Open edX® Conference 2026 in Salt Lake City wouldn’t have happened successfully without one partner going above and beyond: Western Governors University (WGU). As our Cornerstone sponsor, WGU didn’t just help host the conference — they helped shape it, support it, and staff it with some of the sharpest voices in…
openedx.org
Monday, August 10
A Structured Approach to Meaningful Change in Introductory Mathematics
Introductory mathematics sits at the center of many of higher education’s most persistent challenges: student momentum, retention, and timely progress into majors. Institutions know these courses matter, yet efforts to ... The post A Structured Approach to Meaningful Change in Introductory Mathematics appeared first…
everylearnereverywhere.org
Thursday, August 6
Postsecondary Data for Action Network Convenes in Washington to Turn Evidence into Policy Change
Nearly 50 higher education professionals from 12 institutions and campus systems gathered in Washington, DC on July 15 and 16 for a convening of the Postsecondary Data for Action Network (PDAN). Launched by the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) and the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) in late…
ihep.org
Wednesday, August 5
PanelPicker Is Open for SXSW EDU 2027
Each year, we look forward to bringing innovative projects and research to SXSW EDU 2026, where we connect, learn, and collaborate with an active and engaged community. This year, we’re proposing three sessions—a panel, a presentation, and an interactive workshop—that explore timely topics across higher education,…
sr.ithaka.org
Tuesday, August 4
The state of short-term credentials
The demand for short-term credential programs is growing, and state leaders are responding. In 2025, a total of $8.1 billion was spent across 34 states to help students and institutions deliver high-quality, short-term education and training programs. This growing state investment, combined with Workforce Pell, has…
luminafoundation.org
Monday, August 3
Making Course Materials More Accessible: Faculty-Friendly Guidance
Faculty are often exposed to the finer points of digital accessibility through intimidating technical language such as Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Faculty development programs typically present those technical standards ... The post Making Course Materials More Accessible: Faculty-Friendly Guidance…
everylearnereverywhere.orgWhy is applying to college so complicated? How to simplify it
Not everyone has to go to college, but everyone should know if they could. Across the country, thousands of students are finding out about their college options without having to apply. They’re already in, based on how they do in high school. Direct admission programs are clearing the way to college, instead of hoping…
luminafoundation.org
Friday, July 31
How a Postsecondary Student Success Grant Propels Data-Driven Action at UT San Antonio
At the University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), a bipartisan federal grant designed to boost college completion is helping campus leaders identify strategies that support students who are the first in their families to attend college thrive on campus and in their studies. Since 2022, the Postsecondary…
ihep.org
Thursday, July 30
A hidden student success strategy? Rethink course scheduling.
A student’s course schedule is one of the most consequential (and often overlooked) factors shaping whether they stay on track for their degree or credential. Yet the path to earning a degree or credential remains unnecessarily difficult for far too many students. Beyond juggling work, family, financial, and academic…
luminafoundation.org