By Herman Berliner. I am getting ready to leave to be part of a reaccreditation team at an out of state University.  The University and the school involved are first rate and I am also pleased to be part of a strong reaccreditation team.  I agree, approximately every other year, to be part of a reaccreditation team and I think this is an important responsibility for deans and provosts.  I know it is always difficult to leave your office for an extended period to focus on the strengths and challenges of another institution but I also believe we are all stronger as a result of this self monitoring process. Read more...

By Joshua Kim. Let’s talk about your edtech career.
What is your current role? How long have you been doing this work? What is your title?
How do you see your career progression? Looking ahead using 5 year intervals, where do you see your career going in 2018, 2023, 2028?
Do these dates seem far away? They shouldn’t. You can’t start planning for 2018 in 2017.  And what happens in 2023 will depend on where you are in 2018. Read more...

By Matt Reed. I’m not above crowdsourcing solutions to very practical campus issues. Wise and worldly readers, I’m having a hard time cracking the “devices” question for OER. I’m hoping someone out there has a reasonably elegant solution, or set of solutions. 
Here’s the context, and some parameters of useful solutions. Read more...