By Alex Usher. I had an interesting discussion on twitter a few days ago about the nature of University strategic plans, and specifically, why they are rarely written in a manner that feels meaningful to faculty. Having pondered it for a few days, I thought it would be worth jotting down some ideas. More...
By Michael Feldstein. The entire six-part interview series with McGraw-Hill Education’s adaptive learning experts is now up on YouTube. More...
By Phil Hill and Justin Menard. Three and a half years ago Phil wrote a post “Snapshot of LMS Market for Large Online Programs in the US” giving a view into this growing segment of higher education. More...
By Phil Hill. Piazza is a collaborative question-and-answer platform that is “completely free” and can easily integrate into an institutional LMS, or in some cases replace the LMS. In our interviews for e-Literate TV, we have heard several glowing reviews about student engagement increasing thanks to the nature of the collaborative discussions. More...
By Phil Hill. Thanks to the good folks at NobleStream, Michael and I are participating in a series of three colloquiums (or colloquia or webinars, you choose) hosted by Howard Weiner. This past Wednesday, the three of us discussed the vision that Michael and I have for e-Literate and our consulting practice with a focus on learning platforms. More...
By O'Neal Spicer. In his recent article in EdSurge, Jeff Young (formerly of the Chronicle) profiles an emerging fringe world of post-secondary education where “Nanodegrees,” “MicroMasters,” and “MicroDegrees” are proliferating. More...
By O'Neal Spicer. With the proliferation of so many privately funded educational technology companies, the quarterly earnings call of a publicly traded company like Instructure is a rare opportunity to get a detailed look at company performance and hear directly from executive leadership as they respond to analysts’ questions. More...
By . A new report on academic freedom catalogs the use of travel bans in Egypt and says they are used to punish academics involved in political and human-rights activism. In one instance, travel restrictions were even used to try to recall an Egyptian academic who was already abroad, the report says. More...
By . A profound change has occurred in Syrian refugee movement over the past year: It has almost completely ended. More...
By . The worrisome level of unemployment among the Arab world’s youth is one of the biggest challenges facing the region. The problem is magnified for Syrian refugees, whose opportunities are further limited by their inability to get work permits. More...
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