Lawmakers to Ed Dept: Advanced nursing degrees ARE professional degrees. Proposed $100K loan caps on nursing students vs $200K for MDs/PharmDs could "cut off the student pipeline" during a critical shortage. Rural healthcare depends on it: 60% of rural Medicare patients see NPs.

Forget "AI-Proofing": It's already impossible due to smart glasses and wearables. The actionable thesis is redesign: move from essays to oral exams, AI critique, and hands-on projects ("ChatGPT Can’t Put Up Drywall"). Learning is labor, stop rewarding the electric scooter.

Thrilled to announce @iDesignEDU's CAO, @WhitneyKilgore, has been elected to the @UPCEA Engagement & Opportunity Committee (2026-2027)! Her expertise in scalable, faculty-centric online design will now shape national policy and practice. As Bob Hansen said, it's a "pivotal and

86% satisfaction! The @AdvanceHE PTES 2025 shows PGT quality perception is up. But the biggest challenge remains Community: #students with #disabilities & part-time learners report lower belonging. This data demands targeted investment in inclusive support.

15% of large district contracts offer differentiated pay for teachers in high-poverty schools, while nursing contracts represented by the same union (AFT) offer bonuses up to 24% above base pay. The data weakens the claim that bonus pay is divisive. It is time to pay added

The experience gap is the new currency of inequality. Two-thirds of employers say new hires lack experience, leading to entry-level jobs demanding years of prior work. The fix: A portfolio approach to work-based learning, moving from simple simulations to full apprenticeships,

The AI challenge is not job loss; it's a skills gap: We know which jobs AI can't replace, but we aren't training people fast enough (America needs 16M healthcare workers). Education must shift from teaching content to teaching humanity. The durable workforce is built on complex

Learning Designers are Connectors & Translators. The industry requires designers who can merge research-informed design and empathy with faculty expertise to create equitable, scalable opportunities for lifelong learners. This is the strategic charge for the Senior LX Designer

AI is here. Your strategy must change. A few of the lessons from top university leaders: 🔵Opting Out is Not an Option. 🔵AI makes the Relational elements of education more vital. 🔵The future capacity hinges on Collaboration, not competition. Read the full @insidehighered

Microcredentials need a new structure. Bloom's Taxonomy is too linear. Collin Sullivan in @EDUCAUSEreview proposes the Radial Taxonomy: combining Fink's 6 domains (like Commitment and Caring) with 3 depth levels (Exposure, Proficiency, Mastery). The goal: a holistic, adaptable,

The assessment crisis is real: 43% of students use AI for assignments. The solution? Dialogue at Scale. AI agents enable 24/7 personalized Socratic tutoring, turning conversation into the new assessment artifact. Time to upgrade from the "buggy whip" LMS. Read the

Generative AI is done. The Agentic AI wave is here: autonomous 24/7 project managers. Institutions must start the 36-month transition now to avoid losing on price and quality. Step 1: Agent Readiness Audit to fix data silos. #AgenticAI #HigherEd #AIStrategy #EdTech

NP demand up 40% by 2033. But policy lags: 🔵 27 states grant NPs Full Practice Authority (FPA). 🔵 23 states/territories impose Reduced or Restricted Authority, requiring career-long oversight. https://t.co/0JvmEAlY70

2.8 million students in dual enrollment. Yet, policy is reactive & incomplete. States heavily fund teacher credentialing but overlook holistic quality: advising, college navigation, and supportive systems. We must prioritize systems before scale. Read the @insidehighered

The ADA Title II "Time Bomb" is ticking. 💣 New federal rules require WCAG 2.1 AA for all web & media. The game-changer is audio descriptions for video, creating a massive, unquantified compliance risk starting April 2026. Are you ready? Read the essential warning from Phil

AI is here. Is your CBE program resilient? 🤖 Join @iDesignEDU for the #CBExchange session on AI-Proofing CBE. We show how moving assessment to mastery, not completion, creates authentic, durable learning. Featuring @whitneykilgore When: Nov 12, 3:30 PM MST Agenda:

In the AI era, universities must stop treating industry as a vendor. Partnerships must be built on shared purpose and mutual growth to benefit the learner. They expand opportunity; transactions narrow it. #HigherEd #EdTech https://t.co/ZVohnJpAN2

High-Quality Advising is not a checklist, it's a holistic developmental process. New framework from @hgse defines what students deserve: career-centered advice, starting in grade nine, with robust support beyond transactional talks. #HigherEd #StudentAdvising #CollegeAccess

Join @iDesignEDU at the @AACNursing Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. where @whitneykilgore, addresses the biggest barrier to the #AACNEssentials: faculty workload. Learn how to replace inconsistent, manual mapping with streamlined technology and AI to ensure verifiable