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21 décembre 2017

'Economism' and the Anti-Net Neutrality Argument

By Joshua Kim. A great book to hopefully invite other voices to our conversation on the future of the internet. More...

21 décembre 2017

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...

21 décembre 2017

'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...

21 décembre 2017

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...

21 décembre 2017

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...

21 décembre 2017

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...

21 décembre 2017

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...

21 décembre 2017

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...

21 décembre 2017

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...

21 décembre 2017

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...

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