By Joshua Kim. What do your TV-viewing habits say about your higher ed career options and choices. More...
Reading ‘Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education’ Through a Learning Innovation Lens
By Joshua Kim. How might Nathan Grawe's book, Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education, be read through a learning innovation lens. More...
Arguing For and Against 'The Meritocracy Trap’
By Joshua Kim. One way to think of The Meritocracy Trap is as a master class developing a book-length argument. An alternative reading of the book would be one that highlights the dangers of making overly broad conclusions around too narrow a set of provocative ideas. More...
Zoom, Echo Frames, Spatial, Magic Leap, Web Meetings, and Synchronous Online Learning
By Joshua Kim. Why face-to-face meetings are still sometimes what is needed, and what this may tell us about the future of online education. More...
Zoomtopia?
By Joshua Kim. I live in Zoom. Zoom is where I participate in the majority of my meetings. Zoom is the place where synchronous online learning occurs at my institution. Zoom is where most of my professional development occurs. More...
Reactions to Inside Higher Ed's Unplanned Comment-Free Experiment
By Joshua Kim. On Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, Inside Higher Ed ran an unplanned experiment. This experiment tested what happens to a news and opinion website when commenting is disabled. More...
Struggling With ‘RIP GOP’
By Joshua Kim. Why we should be suspicious of books that confirm what we already believe. More...
7 Reasons Not to Cede Your Online Professional Identity to LinkedIn
By Joshua Kim. LinkedIn is great. Everyone should maintain a LinkedIn page. I use LinkedIn as my professional Rolodex, connecting with 3,187 other higher ed professionals. More...
'Transaction Man': The Rise of Disposable Professors and Insecure Institutions
By Joshua Kim. Can Lemann's institution-to-transaction-to-network framework explain the current postsecondary reality of concentrated privilege and system-wide anxiety. More...
UVenus Podcast Has Launched!
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog post about my new adventures in podcasts. Since then, “University of Venus” has launched its podcast -- “The View From Venus.” We launched last Thursday with a teaser/trailer episode, and our first full episode will be released this Thursday, Oct. 24. More...