Five Takeaways From Inside Higher Ed’s CTO Webinar: What Digital Transformation Really Requires Now Copy
When I attended Inside Higher Ed’s recent webinar, The Cost of Transformation: A Glimpse into Higher Ed’s Digital Future, which drew its findings from a recent survey, I expected to hear a lot about technology: AI, cybersecurity, infrastructure, the LMS, data systems. Those topics certainly came up. But the bigger message I took away was […]
What WCAG 3.0 Can Tell Us About the Future of Digital Accessibility
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) have shaped the global accessibility landscape for more than two decades — from the launch of WCAG 1.0 (1999), to WCAG 2.0 (2008), WCAG 2.1 (2018), and WCAG 2.2 (2023). Each version has expanded the internet’s understanding of what accessible digital experiences should look like. Now, as WCAG 3.0 […]
Advancing Online Learning Through Aligned Partnerships
A joint exploration of organisational alignment by Jesus College Cambridge and Online Education Services Innovation may feature its solitary geniuses, but it flourishes just as powerfully when minds are aligned on purpose. Think of the Wright brothers: one a methodical engineer, the other a restless experimentalist; or of MIT Media Lab partnering with LEGO to […]
Reflections on the 2024 ASU+GSV Summit
This year, the 2024 ASU+GSV Summit, an essential fixture in the edtech conference, plunged into the transformative possibilities of artificial intelligence (AI) in reshaping the landscape of learning. Undoubtedly, one of the highlights for my colleagues and me was the level of interest in OES and our capacity to move beyond course design and support […]
Digital Transformation In Higher Education: Building a Village of Learning
In our role as trusted advisors, we often find ourselves guiding universities through the transition from traditional classrooms to expansive, enriching online communities. This digital transformation in higher education brings new opportunities and challenges, and at OES, we are here to assist in this evolution. This transformation might seem daunting, especially for faculty members who […]