By John Warner. From my perspective, it’s as good an example of how blogging can function as a tool for reflection and increasing one’s own knowledge and understanding as you’ll ever find. More...
16 décembre 2018
16 décembre 2018
The Non-Disruptions
By John Warner. In 2012, Sebastain Thrun, co-founder of Udacity, declared “In 50 years, there will be only 10 institutions in the world delivering higher education.”
If this is to come true, it seems clear that Udacity isn’t going to be one of them, not just because they’re shedding employees, but because Udacity continues to “pivot” away from education and towards corporate training, helping companies “upscale their talent” in Thrun’s parlance. More...
16 décembre 2018
How Was Your Semester?
By John Warner. Mark Bresnan of Colorado St. University asks a common question with a complicated answer. More...
16 décembre 2018
Abandoned Campuses and Online Learning
By Joshua Kim. Search YouTube for “abandoned college campus,” and you find a depressingly long list of videos. Prominently featured in this YouTube list is Knoxville College. More...
16 décembre 2018
What Will Happen When There Is 'No One at the Wheel’?
By Joshua Kim. An argument for a holistic approach to transportation as we prepare for a future of driverless cars. More...
16 décembre 2018
Campus Status, Administrative Assistants, and Meeting Scheduling
By Joshua Kim. Nobody gets a PhD with the goal of spending most days in meetings. The higher up that you go in higher ed administration, however, the more time you spend in meetings. More...
16 décembre 2018
A Fantastic 'Breaking News' Filtered Through Higher Ed Anxieties
By Joshua Kim. What the best book I’ve read on the newspaper digital disruption might say about the future of higher ed. More...
16 décembre 2018
Low-Residency Online Education and the Demise of the Volt
By Joshua Kim. Are there any higher ed lessons to be learned from the demise of the Chevy Volt?
The Volt always seemed like a great idea. Combine the efficiency of a battery-powered electric vehicle for short commutes (under 50 miles), with the range-security of a gasoline internal combustion engine (420 miles). More...
16 décembre 2018
Reading 'Uberland' and Thinking About Contingent Faculty
By Joshua Kim. We like the idea of technology-enabled innovation. We appreciate that Uber has created transportation as a service. We think that maybe higher ed as something to learn from Uber. More...
16 décembre 2018
A Book-Length Argument for a Pop Culture 'Digital Renaissance’
By Joshua Kim. Do you remember when our biggest campus tech worry was our students using our networks to download music and movies illegally. More...
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