By Joshua Kim. One question that I’m trying to get my head around while attending the 2017 edX Global Forum is if open online education is set to disrupt the master’s admission funnel. More...
21 décembre 2017
21 décembre 2017
Higher Ed Differentiation and 'The Power of Moments'
By Joshua Kim. At the beginning of each academic year our president hosts a College wide community cookout. Hamburgers and hot dogs are grilled. Music is played. Students, faculty, and staff get to hang out in a relaxed atmosphere - eating and chatting with each other. More...
21 décembre 2017
The Strange Case of My Wife Going to an Academic Conference to Learn New Things
By Joshua Kim. Recently, I accompanied my wife to the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) conference. More...
21 décembre 2017
3 Suboptimal Organizational Behaviors That We Will Never Fix
By Joshua Kim. I’m a big fan of the predictably irrational genre. The book Predictably Irrational is of course one example. That book explains why it is normal for individuals to make bad decisions. More...
21 décembre 2017
'A World Made for Money' Is A Book That Will Drive You Crazy
By Joshua Kim. Is it ethical to recommend a book that you are sure will frustrate, and maybe even infuriate, anyone who follows your recommendation. More...
21 décembre 2017
EdTech and a Broken Nest Thermostat
By Joshua Kim. This Thanksgiving weekend our Nest thermostat stopped working. For some reason known only to the Nest, or maybe Google (owner of Nest), our internet connected thermostat suddenly refused to speak with the internet. No matter what I did, the Nest would not find or connect to our home network. More...
21 décembre 2017
Do Your University's Digital Services Create a Competitive Advantage?
By Eric Stoller. Do students ever have difficulty using the information system at your university? Are processes involving various technologies nebulous and frustrating? Are digital systems for admissions, courses registration, financial aid, transcripts, and learning easily found, accessed, used, and are they mobile friendly. More...
21 décembre 2017
Stubbornness, Optics, and Greed: My Take on the UK's VC Pay Dilemma
By Eric Stoller. Bath Spa University was recently in the news due to the outrageous "golden handshake" that their outgoing vice-chancellor received in the 2016/17 academic year. It was a lot of money. £808,000 ($1,088,828) was the total remuneration package. More...
21 décembre 2017
Getting Digital at the Connected University
By Eric Stoller. Degree apprenticeships in England and Wales are awesome. These programs allow working individuals the chance to complete either a bachelor's or master's level degree whilst working full-time. More...
21 décembre 2017
It's Not Over
By John Warner. The split vote the five FCC commissioners held today that rolled back net neutrality rules turned out as expected. Three men voted in favor of large vertically-integrated telecom companies having a free hand. Two women voted for continuing the consumer protections that have been in place (well, in various places) for some years. More...
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