Convenience, Quality, and Academic Return on Investment

Technology has raised the expectation among today’s young and not-so-young students for convenience and flexibility in the delivery of academic and administrative services. They expect high-tech self-service and high-touch interaction to blend in a way that increases both academic quality and flexibility. Traditional nonprofit colleges and universities can meet this challenge only if their investments in technology produce academic value commensurate with the new expectations and competition. This session will describe how nonprofit institutions are ensuring that their investments in technology and faculty development pay off in today’s increasingly competitive higher education environment—an environment in which self-service and personalized service are expected and need not be contradictory goals.

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