By Joshua Kim. A great book to hopefully invite other voices to our conversation on the future of the internet. More...
Can You Pass A Quiz on 'Learn Better’?
By Joshua Kim. Quiz question #1: Which of the following books covering the fundamentals of learning science should everyone who works in higher education read. More...
'The Ideas Industry' and the Future of Higher Ed
By Joshua Kim. The higher education system of 2030 will make the existing levels of 2017 postsecondary inequality look positively Amish. (Or Swedish, or Canadian - pick your egalitarian signifier). More...
Disney's $52.4 Billion 21st Century Fox Deal and Our Higher Ed Futures
By Joshua Kim. Disney is paying $52.4 billion in an all stock deal to acquire 21st Century Fox. For its money, Disney gets Fox’s TV and film studios and its cable networks, as well as some international TV stations and a majority ownership of Hulu. More...
Should Every E-Mail Be Sent By Phone?
By Joshua Kim. My e-mails are too long.
While I know that the effectiveness of one’s e-mail communication are in direct proportion to brevity, I can’t seem to help myself. More...
Who Counts as an Alternative Academic?
By Joshua Kim. To classify is to exclude. We want to develop a working definition of the alternative academic as an occupation. Counting who’s in and who’s out is important for research, but it comes at a cost. More...
The Ethics of Using the Free Preview to Binge Watch Star Trek Discovery
By Joshua Kim. Earlier this month, I signed up for the commercial-free streaming option of CBS All Access. As part of this $10 a month plan, you get a 48 hour free trial period. If you cancel your subscription within 48 hours then you are not charged. More...
5 Reasons that Electric Bikes Are Like Blended Learning
By Joshua Kim. My new obsession is electric bikes. Not that I own one.
Being an academic, I’ll need to do 10,000 hours of research before I am comfortable contemplating any action. More...
How the Future of Higher Ed Looks from Whistler
By Joshua Kim. Perhaps the best place to closely observe the MOOC community has been at the 2017 edX Global Forum. True-believers, skeptics, evangelists, and hanger-ons of the MOOC world have gathered in Whistler, British Columbia. More...
3 Questions About 'Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism’
By Joshua Kim. Americana is U.S. economic history told through a present-day entrepreneurial lens. This is a book that just may cause a business major to switch to history. Or a history major to go into venture capitalism. More...