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…
Past Events
Catharine Bond Hill, John B. King, Jr. and David Brooks at the ATI Presidential Summit
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. …
Why Is College So Expensive and What Can We Do About It?
“Why is college so expensive and what can we do about it?” It’s no secret that higher education costs have skyrocketed in recent years, presenting serious challenges for students, families, and policymakers alike. This presentation at the Council for Opportunity in Education conference on Tuesday, September 10 from 10:15am – 11:30am will delve into the intricate factors propelling the high cost of higher education, offering insights into the underlying dynamics shaping the landscape. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding…
Why Is College So Expensive and What Can We Do About It?
It’s no secret that higher education costs have skyrocketed in recent years presenting serious challenges for students, families, and policymakers alike. This presentation at the Council for Opportunity in Education’s TRIO Turns 60 Annual Conference will delve into the intricate factors propelling the high cost of higher education, offering insights into the underlying dynamics shaping the landscape. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of key drivers such as administrative bloat, declining state funding, and the proliferation of non-academic services.
Assessing the Civic Campus with Ithaka S+R
On September 6 at 2:00-3:00pm ET, join AASCU and Ithaka S+R for an interactive webinar that shares insights from a recent report exploring the link between higher education and civic engagement. The report draws on studies from the past few decades and focuses on how researchers and practitioners define civic engagement, the nature of the relationship between higher education and civic behaviors and attitudes, the equity implications of civic education, and what the research says about the effectiveness…
Navigating Teaching and Research in the Age of Generative AI
Highlights from Ithaka S+R’s Product Tracker and Instructor Survey
Ithaka S+R’s Claire Baytas will present on “Navigating Teaching and Research in the Age of Generative AI” at the Society for Scholarly Publishing’s Community of Interest group on AI in Scholarly Publishing. The session will share highlights from Ithaka S+R’s GenAI Product Tracker and insights from the 2024 national survey of college instructors and their usage of generative AI.
What’s Next for AI
Ithaka S+R’s Dylan Ruediger and Claire Baytas will present on the future of AI and higher education at the Rogers State University Fall Convocation, schedule to take place on Thursday August 15th.
Engagement to Enrollment
State Approaches to Support Returning Adult Learners
Adult learners with Some College, No Credential (SCNC) frequently experience barriers to enrollment when they return to college, including administrative and financial challenges such as student account holds and past due balances. While many states have passed laws that prohibit or limit the use of transcript holds in recent years, new regulations from the Department of Education limit transcript withholding nationally as of July 2024. With this policy change as a foundation to the session, leaders from three states that…
Universal Credit Transfer Explorer
States Collaborating to Open the Black Box of Credit Mobility
Losing credits when transferring to a new institution prevents many college students–especially Black and Hispanic students, older students, and lower-income students–from earning a degree. To support these students and the institutions that serve them, Ithaka S+R and three SHEEO agencies are launching a non-profit, national, credit mobility website in mid-2024. Unique among similar services, the “universal credit transfer explorer” will show how credits earned elsewhere transfer and apply toward degree programs at the multiple destination colleges and universities featured on…
Aligning Policy and Practice to Address the Barriers Students Encounter from Institutional Debt
At the 2024 SHEEO Higher Education Policy Conference, Ithaka S+R’s Brittany Pearce, Maggie McGrath (Higher Education Compact of Greater Cleveland), Drew Felberg (Stark State College), and Mike Duffey (Chancellor, ODHE) will discuss two innovative projects aimed at addressing institutional debt in Ohio that impacts student enrollment, persistence, and completion rates, particularly for students from low-income backgrounds and students of color. View the full schedule and join the session on August 6 at 2:00-2:45 pm ET.