As we all prepare for winter break, this season brings a natural pause...a short moment to take a step back from the urgency of the semester and reflect on how your institutions are engaging in change.

Connection-Coding Online Education In-person learning works because presence is ever-present. The next step for digital education is designing that same sense of connection into every click. I’ve been a tech girlie since my parents brought home our first Gateway2000. I learned to type by transcribing emails for my quadrilingual grandmother (English was her fourth language; emojis might be the fifth). A few years later, I became proficient in HTML for the sole purpose of makin

As the holiday season officially kicks off with Thanksgiving before we enter Christmas territory, you may find yourself feeling what I think many people feel during this time of year… Stressed. 

What Puppies Teach Us About the Socialize Phase A new puppy joined my family recently. We have been calling her Little Dog and her 6-year-old sister Big Dog. We knew we were getting Little Dog weeks in advance, so I had lots of time to prepare. And by that, I mean predict what could go wrong and try to plan for it. I made a lot of assumptions that turned out to be incorrect. Here are two: I assumed Big Dog would be upset about Little Dog’s arrival. In fact, Big Dog is thrille

by Growing Inland Achievement | Oct 14, 2025 | EDUCATION INSIGHT Student-Ready Strategies Founder and CEO Sarah Ancel joined Growing Inland Achievement’s   Education Insight podcast to explore one of higher education’s biggest opportunities…supporting adults who have left college or never had the chance to start. In this conversation, Sarah discusses the difference between “stop-outs” and first-time adult learners, the limitations of current outreach efforts, and how truly