By Joshua Kim. The news from Yahoo is nothing but bad. Layoffs, restructuring, and reorganizing are will be the story of 2016. The concern for Yahoo now is a death spiral, as the exit of the most talented employees will make any turnaround strategy impossible. Read more...
By Joshua Kim. How should liberal arts schools think about competency-based education? And where should technology fit into this thinking. Read more...
By Joshua Kim. There is at least one way that you and I can live our lives like a billionaire - we can spend time reading and sharing our thoughts on books. Read more...
By Joshua Kim. Foolproof: Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe by Greg Ip. Published in October of 2015
The higher ed crowd that I run with spends much of our time worrying. Read more...
By Joshua Kim. Before you read my advice to Blackboard's new CEO, I highly recommend that you check out Michael Feldstein’s excellent piece on What Blackboard’s New CEO Needs to Do Now, and Phil Hill’s explanation of the reasons behind the company’s leadership change: Blackboard Replaces CEO Jay Bhatt: What Happened. Read more...
By Barbara Fister. So, I’m getting a course ready for spring. It’s one I’ve taught for several years about how information works for juniors and seniors who are thinking about grad school or working on a senior capstone project and are nerdy enough to want to take a course like this. Read more...
By Barbara Fister. I was thrilled to see the announcement that Lever Press is a thing, now. A real, live publisher of open access books funded by a group of liberal arts college libraries. (See IHE’s coverage.) I would be thrilled even if I weren’t involved with the early work of this endeavor, because creating a sustainable means of sharing open access scholarship that fits disciplines that value books is long overdue. Read more...
By Barbara Fister. What would we do without Project Information Literacy? This is hands-down the most important long-term, multi-institutional research project ever launched on how students use information for school and beyond. Read more...
By Barbara Fister. Before the break, Joshua Kim challenged us to share what we read in 2015. I didn’t, because I wasn’t done reading yet, and I don’t keep terrific records, though I try to note down the books I’m reading at LibraryThing, mainly so I can remember if I’ve read a book already and what I thought about it. Read more...
By Steven Mintz. False choices too often pervade discussions of higher education. Either college is an investment or a series of life changing experiences. Either we can have equity or excellence. Either we emphasize accountability or instructor autonomy and academic freedom. Either we stress content or skills, or coverage or depth. Read more...
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