Join the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) and The Scholarly Kitchen (TSK) Chefs for the latest in what’s trending in scholarly and academic publishing at the Hall 4.0 Academic Stage on October 17 at the Frankfurt Book Fair. In collaboration with Frankfurter Buchmesse, SSP and TSK will offer two insightful sessions exploring the with chefs, both offering a primer on current issues and providing insights on the future. Speakers include Ithaka S+R’s Roger Schonfeld and Todd Carpenter, David Crotty,Robert Harington, Lisa Janicke HinchCliffe, Charlie Rapple,…
Past Events
Catharine Bond Hill, John B. King, Jr. and David Brooks at the ATI Presidential Summit
AI in Museums and Museum Publishing
International Association of Museum Publishers Meeting
Roger Schonfeld will participate in a conversation on the use of artificial intelligence in museums and museum publishing, at the annual meeting of the International Association of Museum Publishers. The meeting will take place on October 17 from 3:00-5:00pm at the Frankfurt Book Fair in the Facette Conference Room, Hall 3. This year’s panel will focus on the topic of generative AI with the following colleagues: Peter M. Berkery, Executive Director, Association of University Presses Dr. Chantal Eschenfelder, Head…
Re-Enrolling Adult Learners with Administrative Holds and Past Due Balances
When students with some college, no credential (SCNC) are unable to re-enroll at their former institutions, institutions lose out on potential enrollments and students lose out on continuing their education. A number of administrative and financial barriers stand in the way of reenrollment, including transcript holds, registration holds, past due balances, and other related issues. To help address these barriers within Kentucky, the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) partnered with Ithaka S+R to identify a set of actionable recommendations related…
Information Access for All Incarcerated Learners
Contextualizing Information Access and Prison Education
Several factors limit education and information access and equity in carceral settings, including limited budgets to support education inside, censorship and media review practices, lack of attention to library services, and regulations prohibiting information sharing between incarcerated people. Libraries and nonprofits are working to address these limitations by identifying how people who are incarcerated can more easily access information, engage in creative practices, and support their own learning goals. In this session at the Montreal…
AI Readiness
STM Conference 2024
At the STM Conference 2024 on “Advancing Trusted Research in the AI Era” in Frankfurt, Ithaka S+R’s Roger Schonfeld will facilitate a panel on AI readiness. The panel is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, October 15 at 2:45pm. Learn more about the conference and see the full schedule.
Public Goods to Support Use of Education Data
The DXtera Institute and the Massive Data Institute (MDI) at Georgetown University host an annual forum focused on the opportunities, challenges, and emerging best practices in the use of education data. This year’s forum will focus on the development of open source solutions and public goods to support responsible use of learner data. Join to explore current initiatives and consider what the future could look like. Imagine a public infrastructure that removes friction points throughout the lifecycle of education…
Major Trends Facing American Higher Education
Ithaka S+R’s Catharine Bond Hill will present the opening keynote address at the Eastern Association of College and University Business Officers (EACUBO) 2024 annual meeting. The talk will take place on Monday, October 14 from 8:30-9:45am and will focus on major trends facing higher education, including challenges and opportunities. Learn more about the event and see the full schedule.
Digital Commons International Conference 2024
Ithaka S+R’s Roger Schonfeld will be the keynote speaker for this year’s Digital Commons International Conference, on Tuesday, October 8. Learn more about the conference and register to gain insights from leading experts in libraries, scholarly communication, and digital preservation.
Built to Last? State Systems of Higher Education and OER Sustainability
In recent years, a growing number of states have been offering direct support for OER initiatives, contributing to the widespread adoption of open education across public higher education institutions. Yet, a persistent critical gap in our understanding of OER has to do with the organizational frameworks and sustainability prospects of these OER initiatives. Through a study funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Ithaka S+R conducted a case study research project assessing the impact and implementation of OER programs…
Ithaka S+R Research on Sustaining OER
Open 2030 Working Group Meeting
At the Open 2030 Working Group Meeting on October 7 at 11:00am, Ithaka S+R’s Ioana Hulbert, Deirdre Harkins, and Mark McBride will present on Ithaka S+R research on sustaining open educational resources (OER) and OER usage for teaching and learning. The Open 2030 Working Group, comprised of thought leaders and educational innovators and funders, focuses on building educational equity and social justice through OER.
Universal Transfer Explorer
This session at the South Carolina Transfer Excellence Convening will include a demo of the in-development Transfer Explorer website and draw from Ithaka S+R’s research on CUNY Transfer Explorer and Holistic Credit Mobility to demonstrate the importance of comprehensive credit mobility technology solutions for students and institutions. Join the session on October 3, 2024 at 2:20pm – 3:30pm ET, with Ithaka S+R’s Emily Tichenor.
Transfer Credit Information at your Fingertips
Preliminary Findings on Use and Implementation of CUNY Transfer Explorer
CUNY T-Rex, launched in May 2020, is a publicly accessible tool that allows any user (inside and outside of CUNY) to see how courses at one CUNY college are treated at any other CUNY college after transfer. Over the past year, Ithaka S+R conducted a qualitative research study to examine the use and implementation of CUNY T-Rex amongst stakeholders. In this session, Ithaka S+R’s Madeline Trimble and Pooja Patel will provide an overview of the tool’s development and introduce the…
Tracking – and Reporting – Students’ Participation and Gains from Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement
Ithaka S+R’s Ioana Hulbert and Deirdre Harkins will join David Paris, Charles Ansell, and Jillian Kinzie in a panel on “Tracking — and Reporting — Students’ Participation and Gains from Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement,” sharing insights from a recent Ithaka S+R report exploring the link between higher education and civic engagement. The panel is scheduled to take place on October 1 at 4:10pm at a virtual event led by Civic Learning for an Engaged Democracy. Learn more about…
What’s Your Strategy If There’s No Platform?
The very nature of scholarly platforms faces uncertainty as influences like aggregation, open access mandates, and now AI have disrupted the way users experience research content. So what happens if platforms disappear entirely? If content discovery and usage occur outside of publisher-controlled venues? In a panel at Silverchair’s Platform Strategies 2024 Conference, Ithaka S+R’s Roger Schonfeld will discuss aspects like licensing, analytics, and the role of members in a possible disintermediated future. Join the session at 9:50am on September…
Communications Infrastructure
As we venture deeper into the digital era, the infrastructure underpinning scientific communication becomes increasingly vital. In a workshop a convening on “Access to science and scholarship,” funded by the National Science Foundation, Ithaka S+R’s Roger Schonfeld and panelists will investigate the current state of this infrastructure, including digital repositories, scholarly databases, and communication networks. The panel will discuss the requirements for a robust, secure, and flexible infrastructure that can support the diverse open science needs of…
Locked Out: Barriers to Accessible Technology Inside Prison Education Programs
Accessible technology can be a powerful tool in providing independence to persons with disabilities. However, for many individuals with disabilities in the correctional system, there are additional barriers to obtaining these critical tools, particularly when it comes to higher education programs in prison. In a webinar on Thursday, September 19 at 2:00 – 3:30pm ET hosted by the Great Lakes ADA Center, Ess Pokornowski and Jenifer Montag will discuss some of the greatest challenges related to accessible technology in…
Understanding the Technology Ecosystem for Higher Education Programs in Prison
Join us on September 17th at 3pm ET for an insightful discussion with experts from RTI International and Ithaka S+R. Panelists Ess Pokornowski, Jordan Hudson, Michelle Tolbert, and Laura Rasmussen Foster will share lessons learned from their recent projects to document and strengthen access to technology in prison education programs. Moderated by our Executive Director, Ved Price, this session will provide a comprehensive overview of the IT infrastructure and instructional strategies necessary to support quality uses of technology in correctional…
Holistic Credit Mobility (HCM) Cohort Request for Proposals Information Session
On September 16th from 12:00 to 1:00pm ET, join Ithaka S+R and Complete College America for an informational webinar presenting an overview of the Holistic Credit Mobility (HCM) cohort project and the recent Request for Proposals. This next phase of the HCM project, a collaboration with Complete College America (CCA), will include supporting the early-stage work of a cohort of systems or institutional consortia seeking to improve credit mobility through one or more of the three pillars of…
Supporting Students by Reframing the Higher Education Experience
Library Research Seminar: Telling Library Stories
“For me the college is just so big. Sometimes you get bounced back and forth from departments to departments… you get lost in bureaucracy.” For prospective and current students, the culture, nomenclature, and organization of higher education systems is often confusing, creating barriers to accessing needed services and information for enrollment and persistence. At the Library Research Seminar: Telling Library Stories conference on Monday, September 16, Melissa Blankstein will join a panel with jean amaral (Borough of Manhattan Community…
Using Student Data to Tackle Attrition and Boost Student Success and Retention
Access-oriented, tuition-dependent colleges and universities are grappling with ways to enroll more new students and retain those already enrolled. At the 2024 SREB Student Success Summit in Kentucky on September 10, Ithaka S+R’s Daniel Rossman will lead a session describing key findings and takeaways from Ithaka S+R’s recent engagements with three four-year institutions in which Ithaka S+R collected and analyzed student data to uncover barriers to retention and present strategies and recommendations for addressing them. …