By Joshua Kim. Many of us spend our days working towards, and our nights thinking about, the creation of new online programs. More...
Does 'The End of Advertising' Matter to Higher Ed?
By Joshua Kim. This Sunday most of us will park ourselves in front of a TV to watch the Super Bowl. For many of us, this will be the only time of the year when we sit through the advertising. At $5.3 million for each thirty-second spot, we can at least hope that the commercials will not suck. More...
Transforming the Student Journey with Digital (Again)
By Eric Stoller. Recently, I was made aware of the Student Journey Transformation Programme (SJTP) at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). Beginning in 2016, MMU has embarked on a large-scale digital transformation project that focuses on enhancing “every aspect of its business administrative processes” which will “provide more efficient, responsive support for a students' journey from initial enquiry to becoming a member of the alumni community.” More...
University Deploys Chatbot Technology to Enhance Student Experience
By Eric Stoller. The first time I mentioned chatbots (or bot-based technology) on this blog was back in 2016 in a post titled “Messaging is the Past, Present, and Future.” More...
Online Learning: Rapid Change, Facebook, Amazon, and Prestige
By Eric Stoller. This post is in response to a series of questions from a comment on last month's ponderings on “Online Degrees: Prestige, Acceptance, and the Big Picture.” More...
University Uses Messaging Apps as Chatbot
By Eric Stoller. Last week's chatbot post was about the first bespoke chatbot app from a UK university. However, whilst ‘Staffs’ has gotten there first with an app, they aren't the first UK university to utilize chatbot technology to engage with students. More...
It's Snowing in London
By Eric Stoller. A blog post about posts that are yet to be posted. More...
Women Leaders: Perspective From the Gulf States
The Gulf States are investing heavily in creating knowledge-based economies and increasing female participation is a government priority. More...
Enhancing Learning and Teaching Beyond Good Intentions
Addressing the lack of recognition for the value of effective teaching requires more than making participation in teaching enhancement yet another requirement for academics. More...
The Four Logics of International Student Mobility
One of the significant challenges in analyzing policies around international student mobility is that there are multiple competing logics at work. More...