By Mark Lieberman. Under the OpenSimon banner, named for the institution's innovation-minded Simon Initiative, newly available tools include an OER authoring tool, a learning analytics hub and a secure repository for research data. More...
Horizon Report Highlights Upcoming Challenges
By Mark Lieberman. The latest edition of the Educause Horizon Report, an analysis of future trends in higher education, is available here. More...
Trial and Error: Refining Online Courses With Constant Feedback
By Mark Lieberman. Struggling to figure out how best to serve students? One professor tried a radical approach: he asked them. More...
UC Davis Adds Online Short Courses Powered by 2U
By Mark Lieberman. The University of California, Davis, this summer will launch new online short courses in leadership and strategic negotiations as part of its existing partnership with the online program manager 2U, the company announced last week. More...
Doing It Yourself: The ‘Internal OPM’ Model
By Mark Lieberman. As concerns about outsourcing ring out across online education, several institutions have carved out niches by developing in-house capacity that resembles OPM functions. More...
How to Best Help Students With Job Searches
Allyson Hoffman advises grad students and faculty members how to respond when students contact them now and throughout the summer with questions and requests. More...
A Shorter, More Humane Ph.D. Program
Universities must re-evaluate the time-to-degree requirements for many humanities Ph.D. programs, argues Michael Zimm. More...
Dismantling the Senior Team: A Troubling Trend
It's rarely a good idea and can severely damage the institution and create unnecessary turmoil, argues Pat Sanaghan. More...
The Inequities of the Tenure-Track System
As faculty are expected to publish more, nonwhite faculty suffer the consequences, argues Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana. More...
Lessons From a Support Group
Mike Firmand describes how such a group can help students feel more in control of their job searches and outlines how to create your own. More...