By Joshua Kim. We at Acme Education Widgets would like to reiterate our ongoing gratitude for the highly actionable and wise consulting services that you have provided to us over the years. As longtime sponsors of The Campus Computing Project, we at Acme rely on your data driven insights to guide us through the treacherous educational technology market in which we operate. Read more...
18 novembre 2015
Confidential Memo from Acme Education Widgets to Casey Green
Guided Pathways for Transfer
By Matt Reed. Last year I caught a presentation by some folks from the Maricopa County Community College District (Phoenix, AZ) on a transfer partnership they had developed with Arizona State University. With nearly every transfer student aiming at the same destination college, it was relatively easy to design curricula for the first two years. More...
Ground Rules
By Matt Reed. The Girl is preparing for her debate tournament next Saturday. She gets the topics ahead of time, but she doesn't find out which side she's supposed to argue until 15 minutes before the match. That means she has to prepare both sides of the argument, and be ready to argue either way. More...
A Different Vision of the Bachelor’s Degree
By Matt Reed. Have you ever re-watched a movie, or re-read a book, years after the first time, only to realize that you see it entirely differently with some more life under your belt? Sometimes it wears well, revealing new layers to experienced eyes. Sometimes it just brings home how much difference experience makes, as what once seemed profound has come to seem ridiculous. More...
Tips for Faculty Job Seekers at Community Colleges
By Matt Reed. It’s hardly news that the job market for prospective full-time faculty is brutal. Yet even in this climate, searches sometimes fail. In hopes of reducing frustration on both sides and making more and more successful hires, I’ve prepared a non-comprehensive list of tips for candidates. More...
What Seems Obvious at First Glance Is, In Fact, Still Obvious When You Look Closely
By Matt Reed. A new study found that more prestigious colleges and universities are no better at teaching than less prestigious ones. More...
Meta-Majors, Sampler Platters, and Sneaky Ambition
By Matt Reed. High-toned liberal arts colleges often like to have interdisciplinary freshman seminars. Community colleges generally can’t, partly because our definition of “freshmen” is more heterogeneous -- does the freshman year start at enrollment, or when developmental classes are done? what about for dual enrollment students? -- but mostly because anything interdisciplinary often won’t transfer. More...
