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The Power of Network Analysis in Evaluation: It’s Not Just About Facebook!
Social network analysis (SNA) is a tool used in modern sociology to identify the links between individuals in various social systems. You can also use it in monitoring and evaluation in order to probe deeper into the power of the social network and how it can be used to measure program outcomes and impact.
Reconnecting Myanmar: Thoughts on Day 1 of IIE’s Myanmar Delegation
The International Academic Partnerships delegation to Myanmar had an unusual start. A faculty member from Northern Illinois University, Dr. Catherine Raymond, who curates the Burmese art collection there, was bringing back a Buddha sculpture created more than a thousand years ago.
Exploring Opportunities for Women in Information and Communication Technologies
Leaders convened for the first international Working Forum on Women, Information and Communication Technologies and Development (WICTAD). The forum explored opportunities for increased collaboration to expand women’s and girls’ access to and opportunities in information and communication technologies.
A MOOC Article a Day: Three Themes To Watch
MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses – have generated some interesting practical and philosophical questions in higher education. MOOCs have the capacity to reshape the higher education landscape in the 21st century and as a result, three major themes have emerged: onetizing MOOCs, Accreditation and Pedagogy for the 21st Century.
International Higher Education Protection Organizations Condemn Attack on Syrian University
The Council for Assisting Refugee Academics, the Scholars at Risk Network, and the Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund jointly denounce, in the strongest terms, the attack on the University of Aleppo on 15 January.
Beyond Student Recruitment: 5 Places Universities Should Watch in 2013
International-student recruitment will undoubtedly remain a priority in 2013 for American colleges and universities. China, of course, will continue to be a major focus of those efforts, in addition to new growth markets, like Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Venezuela. At the institute, however, we have been working with American higher-education institutions to engage with other countries and regions in ways that go beyond student recruitment, IIE President Allan Goodman writes for the Chronicle of Higher Education's WorldWise blog.
Essential Tips for Designing Successful Entrepreneurship Education Programs
IIE staff member Emil Levy recently returned from the British Council sponsored conference on Entrepreneurship in Higher Education in Boston. The conference, which featured a variety of speakers from both the U.S. and from across the pond, not only explored the role of Entrepreneurship in higher education, but also juxtaposed the British and U.S. approach to teaching entrepreneurship.
Alumni Tracking: Challenges and Considerations of Designing an Innovative Study
When it comes to develping an Alumni Tracking system, IIE recommends using an innovative approach in tracking study design and collecting data on alumni. A tracking study intends to systematically analyze the lasting or significant changes – positive or negative, significant or not – in people’s lives brought about by a given action or series of actions.