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#Lifeat2U: "As a student success manager, I help students change their lives throughout the 24 weeks of a boot camp. These students are committing to a life-changing decision and I am there to support them, the instructors, and everyone else involved. It's not a simple job, but it's really rewarding." - Miguel Gonzalez, Student Success Manager,
The future of work isn’t actually in the future; it’s here. So our GetSmarter team conducted extensive research to create the “Future of Work is Here” report, which will help us support our partners and their students.
#Lifeat2U: "When people ask me what I do, I tell them I am a holistic life coach for students, and I do it in two languages! I am very passionate about seeing students succeed. I learn about their lives inside and outside of the classroom in order to best support them. Research shows that if students have one aspect of their life that is not going so well, chances are their academics are going to suffer. I try to delve into their lives (or as much as they would like to share) to really understand what strategies they can implement to gain success. It could be time management, stress management, tips on how to read for graduate school, or maybe they just want to vent about their professors or their personal life. Student success advisors are here to help with it all!" - Larissa Romero-Perry, International Student Success Coach at 2U.
Our Learning Experience Framework (LXF) is a collection of research-based principles for designing high-quality online education, and it's structured around three learner-focused dimensions: Feel, Do, and Think. Read why Feel is a critically important element from our Senior Director of Course Strategy Rachel Koblic.
During #COVID19, the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies embraced its role as an agent of change by launching scholarships, resources, and micro-courses. Our SVP Shadee Barkan interviewed Dean Maureen MacDonald to learn more:
#Lifeat2U: Karabo Likhethe was only a kid when he developed a fascination with video cameras. He’d look at his dad recording a video and was enchanted by the fact that he could put a box on his shoulder, capture a few good moments, and then watch the events of the day on the TV that very same day. Put simply, it blew his mind. Now, years later he proudly describes his role as a 2U Video Producer similar to that of a painter. "You're given all these different colours (information about a university partner’s style guide, context around the course, introductions to the characters) and you have to put all of that together to create a video that will both engage and educate students. In a lot of cases, you really get to be creative and think out of the box. If you approach the task with the right attitude, there is never a dull moment working on course videos." Read on to learn about Karabo’s #Lifeat2U, rewarding career in video production and his perspective on Heritage Month here:
“To me, the definition of educational quality is quite simple: quality education helps learners achieve better outcomes in their lives.” Read more from our Chief Learning Officer Luyen Chou about how we define high-quality education.
Say hi to our new Chief People Officer, Margaret (Maggie) Ruvoldt. She sat down to talk to us about how she views company culture and what she's learned after being at 2U for 10 years.
We’re proud to announce our new Chief People Officer Margaret (Maggie) Ruvoldt, a long-time 2Ute, and our new VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Millette Granville, CDP, She/Her/Hers. Together, they will align our people strategy to our business goals and attract, develop, & engage the brightest, most diverse talent across our offices worldwide. #NoBackRow #Lifeat2U
#Lifeat2U: Thandy Mkhambi, a Talent Business Partner based in Cape Town, shares career advice for 2Utes: "You were not hired because you are the last person on earth. There is something that you bring that is unique that we, 2U, need to take this journey forward. Shine your best light, give your best ideas, don’t shrink back because your idea could be the catalyst that catapults us into the next level." Learn more about Thandy’s career and the influence her heritage has had on her life below.
