ACHE 2018 Concurrent Sessions
Continuing Education is Dead! Long Live Continuing Education!
Session Description
This session is intended to be an open and honest conversation about the future of higher education in general and the long-term relevance of the Association for Continuing Higher Education in particular. Questions that we will consider include: Does the increasing emphasis in higher education on life-long learning make the distinction between “education” and “continuing education” a spurious dichotomy? Does the fact that there are now more “non-traditional students” than are “traditional” students enrolled in higher education programs necessitate a shift away from segmenting the delivery modalities for these populations? Will the traditional model of the academy with its emphasis on faculty lead governance be disrupted by new education models and providers? (Think Google U) Is ACHE still relevant? How should ACHE be positioned for the future? Will we keep pace with the changes, be a change agent, or cease to be?
Primary Presenter
Dr. Marc Wilson, Ph.D., Southern New Hampshire University
Brief Bio
Dr. Marc Wilson has been an educator for over 30 years, serving in a variety of roles including professor, department chair, and academic dean. He is currently an Executive Director at the College of Online and Continuing Education at Southern New Hampshire University where he previously worked as the Director of Accreditation and Assistant Dean. He is currently serving as a member of the Association for Continuing Higher Education Board of Directors. He twice served as the Chair of the ACHE - New England region and three times as the editor of the Proceedings of the ACHE national conferences. His area of expertise include program and curriculum development, student learning outcomes assessment, adult student retention, accreditation, and faculty development and appraisal. He has given workshops, invited addresses, and keynote presentations on a variety of topics at academic conferences throughout the country and regularly serves as an evaluator for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.