Academic Insights

How data-driven education benefits both the educator and the educated

By abhishek October 26, 2018Academic Insightslearning analytics, learning analytics in higher education1 Comment

Teaching is as much about understanding as it is about making others understand. A teacher, regardless of how talented and knowledgeable he might be, cannot teach a student if the…

Translating academic skills into career success

By abhishek October 1, 2018Academic Insights, Career insightsacademic dean, academic skills, curriculum development, curriculum development in education, dean of admissions, educators, provost, top universitiesNo Comments

Universities always aim to create tough, relevant, and inclusive curriculums that will serve as a solid foundation to provide the best education for students. A lot of effort is put…

A Provost’s guide on how to use Predictive Analytics in Education

By abhishek September 17, 2018Academic Insights, Education Analyticsbig data for academics, curriculum development, dean of admissions, education analytics, education usa, educators US, Predictive analytics tools, provosts, Universities and colleges latest developmentsNo Comments

Holding the position of a provost, a chief academic officer, in a university has never been easy. The exhaustive responsibilities that a provost needs to handle, and handle well, may…

Deans can guarantee student success with skill analysis

By abhishek August 27, 2018Academic Insightsacademic affairs, career development for students, college dean, skill analysis, skill analytics, student affairsNo Comments

Considering the extensive overlap in the responsibilities, and areas of involvement, of deans and provosts, one can be excused for confusing the two roles. However, although it’s true that provosts…

The role of a provost in student success

By abhishek August 22, 2018Academic Insightsacademic leaders, provosts, top universitiesNo Comments

The provost, while having minimal immediate involvement in student affairs, is responsible for the inception of the ‘big-picture initiatives’ that have got to do with academic affairs that ultimately impact…

It’s time university budgets and monies be guided by job market insights

By abhishek August 22, 2018Academic InsightsAcademic programs, top universities, US collegesNo Comments

Although most educational institutions, especially the state-funded ones, do not operate with the stated goal of achieving financial profitability, maintaining a healthy treasury remains a crucial priority for them.…