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Ken Steele

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CEO of Eduvation Inc, Canada’s leading higher ed futurist, brand strategist, and facilitator. Host of Eduvation Circles, the CMO Roundtable, and podcast Ten with Ken.

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Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Feb 24

I'm pretty quiet here on Facebook, but join me on Eduvation Circles, my FREE virtual community, for a whole lot more about #CdnPSE! circles.eduvation.ca

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · 11d

Over the past month, #CdnPSE has lost another 1,000+ jobs (attrition, layoff, or retirement), bringing my total to 12,034. Not counting most contract/outsourced jobs. The damage of IRCC cuts continues to pile up. For details and sources, see circles.eduvation.ca/posts/job-im...

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · 17d

This week, almost $200 million more in losses reported by #CdnPSE - particularly by some small Ontario colleges who can least afford it! Challenging times everywhere... #ONpoli #ONpse - see circles.eduvation.ca/posts/budget... for details.

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Sep 10

I've finally recorded a 12-min video to succinctly explain Eduvation's proprietary Brand Chemistry™ approach, and demonstrate the card game which I've found can focus the minds of campus stakeholders to an unprecedented degree... #CdnPSE #branding #PSEweb

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Higher Education Brand Chemistry™

YouTube video by Eduvation

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Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Sep 1

I don't know where I found the time last year, to produce a fast-paced 25-min Ten with Ken Back to School Special - but ICYMI, it's still a fun romp through a hundred hours of social media videos from 100+ colleges and universities around the world... youtu.be/r41ueGe_sq8 #hesm #pseweb #cdnPSE

2024 Back-to-School Special!

YouTube video by Eduvation

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Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Aug 29

This month, I added 635 jobs to my tally of jobs eliminated in #CdnPSE - bringing the total to 10,963. The worst-hit are Ontario colleges and Quebec anglophone universities. And I'll be adding more today, alas. See the latest in real time at circles.eduvation.ca/posts/job-im...

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Aug 8

I've been tracking #CdnPSE job cuts, but now I'm summing up threats of labour action for the Fall. After years of inflation, some surpluses and executive pay raises, rising workload, and looming AI...

Read what and where in my blog on Eduvation Circles at circles.eduvation.ca/posts/summer...

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Aug 8

I sum up key features of OpenAI's new #ChatGPT 5, "an entire team of PhD experts in your pocket." It beats previous #AI models and hallucinates less - so even more challenge for academic integrity in #CdnPSE...

Check out my blog at circles.eduvation.ca/posts/gpt-5-...

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Aug 1

This week, OPSEU reported 1,800+ job losses at Conestoga College - boosting my #CdnPSE tracker past 10,000 and pushing Conestoga way ahead of other hard-hit Ontario colleges. See the interactive graph, and sources/specifics, at circles.eduvation.ca/posts/job-im...

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Jul 25

This month, reported #CdnPSE financial impacts from the #intled cap surpassed $3 billion. (This month, $173M came largely from universities in Atlantic Canada, York and McMaster.) Full details are at circles.eduvation.ca/posts/budget...

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Jul 11

#CdnPSE Job Impacts are up 200+ this week thanks to Dalhousie U. 8,580 so far. (Hoping OPSEU will share their data re 10,000 job losses at Ontario Colleges - I have about half that recorded by institution so far.) As always, the full details and sources are at circles.eduvation.ca/posts/job-im...

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Jun 20

#CdnPSE lost another $14M this month, at Sault College in particular, and 92 more jobs at Sault and La Cité (bringing the total to 8,296), along with 36 more program suspensions (now 583). As always, see my real-time dashboards at circles.eduvation.ca/posts/job-im... for specifics and sources.

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Jun 17

In "The Business of Higher Ed," host David Fox and I discuss the existential crisis facing #CdnPSE, and some potential paths forward - from differentiation and collaboration to transnational initiatives, microcredentials, and alternative revenue. #onpoli #canpoli #intled
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*Canada’s Higher Ed Crisis: “$2.3B LOST" What Comes Next? | ft. Ken Steele, Eduvation Inc.*

YouTube video by The Business of Higher Education

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Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · May 29

Every week I'm adding $80-$90 million in damage for #CdnPSE. This week, it's 3 Atlantic universities, 3 Quebec cégeps, and 2 Ontario institutions, bringing us to a total of $2.7 billion lost. For the latest updates, specifics, and sources, see circles.eduvation.ca/posts/budget...

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · May 20

Thanks to announcements by NAIT and BVC last week, and some more digging, my #CdnPSE Job Impacts Dashboard has risen by more than 1,800 positions, to 7,883 (and counting).

For the realtime dashboard, details and sources, see circles.eduvation.ca/posts/job-im...

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · May 9

This week #CdnPSE shed another 538 jobs, up to 6,017 - and many layoffs will be announced by June 30. In particular, Fanshawe College added 400 and Cape Breton U 117. (As always, see my Job Impacts Tracker for details and sources, at circles.eduvation.ca/posts/job-im... )

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · May 6

The damage to #CdnPSE is up another $255M from 12 institutions in the past week, esp revenue drops at Algoma U, Cambrian College, and Laurentian U. As always, check my Budget Dashboard at circles.eduvation.ca/posts/budget... for the latest updates, details and sources!

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Apr 28

By popular demand, my dashboards are now tracking #CdnPSE revenues lost, jobs lost, programs suspended and locations closed (31 to date). For details and sources see circles.eduvation.ca/posts/job-im... and let me know if I've missed any!

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Apr 25

So far, I've tracked 472 #CdnPSE Program Suspension announcements in the wake of IRCC policy changes. Details and sources are available on my Job Impacts Tracker at circles.eduvation.ca/posts/job-im...

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Apr 24

The budget toll on #CdnPSE continues to climb, with $141M in bad news from 8 more institutions this week. Notably, Algonquin College is drawing $40M from reserves rather than more layoffs or budget cuts. See the details and my sources at circles.eduvation.ca/posts/budget...

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Apr 23

CTV News reports that Conestoga College laid off “more than 150” support staff yesterday afternoon in a mass Zoom call. I’ve added the figure, and the source link, to the Tracker on Circles already.

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Apr 22

The #CdnPSE Job toll is up to 5,215 now, and counting. (That's just the public announcements to date.) For full details, sources, and other analysis, check out my Job Impacts Tracker at circles.eduvation.ca/posts/job-im... (Circles access is FREE)

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Apr 14

My #CdnPSE Budget Impacts Tracker is more dashboard now, with live graphs by institution, as a budget %, and by province and sector. Check out the dashboard on Eduvation Circles at circles.eduvation.ca/posts/budget...

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Apr 11

I've overhauled my #CdnPSE Budget Tracker to distinguish between projected revenue losses, budget cuts and deficits, across 3 fiscal years. We're at $2.2 billion so far... with many institutions still quiet. Detailed footnotes and sources are all at circles.eduvation.ca/posts/budget...

Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Apr 9

I'm still tracking the doom and gloom, but trying to shift focus to the upside opportunities for #CdnPSE right now, and on the horizon. Here are some possibilities in 8 distinct areas where opportunity may be knocking...
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Ken Steele @eduvation.bsky.social · Apr 3

The "Clearcutting" begins... Since last week, I've added ~1,000 #CdnPSE jobs lost to my tracker - driven in particular by 7 Ontario colleges. Most are still negotiating with unions behind closed doors, but many expect to eliminate 20-30% of all employees.
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