By Joshua Kim. Understanding why we are likely to die from heart disease above all other causes is just one of the benefits of reading Heart: A History. Sandeep Jauhar, a cardiologist, writes in a way that makes the physiology of the heart - and all the ways that things can go wrong with the heart - accessible, comprehensible, and fascinating for a non-specialist audience. More...
As Many Instructional Designers As Librarians
By Joshua Kim. Answering 5 objections.
I want to propose a simple heuristic. Count the number of academic librarians. Hire that many instructional designers. More...
A Q&A with Mike Berlin, Managing Director of Entangled Solutions
By Joshua Kim. Trying to make sense of the world of higher ed consulting.
Entangled, not unlike a college or university, has many different departments and divisions, each with their own specialty but all serving the same goal and mission. More...
A Totally Made Up Surprise Announcement of Apple University+
By Joshua Kim. Fake news about Apple’s acquisition of Coursera and the company's big push into higher education.
The March 25th Apple event did not include the surprise announcement of Apple’s strategic pivot into a provider of higher education, Apple University+. More...
Grassroots Campus Convenings vs. Large Academic Conferences and Professional Association Meetings
By Joshua Kim. I’d like to start this post with a thank you. Last week, Matthew Rascoff and his team at Duke Learning Innovation hosted the HAIL Academic Innovation Collaborative Production Workshop. HAIL stands for Harvesting Academic Innovation for Learners. More...
5 Ideas to Improve Zoom
By Joshua Kim. How might we make the best synchronous learning and virtual meeting platform even better?
Sitting on my computer is Zoom’s S-1 filing, detailing the company’s plan to go public. More...
Recognizing 2U's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
By Joshua Kim. Some personal observations.
Over the years, I’ve gotten to know lots of companies in the edtech space. More...
Reading the Latest 2U 10-K as Academic Research
By Joshua Kim. For your research, please dig into the latest 2U 10-K filing (105 pages), review 2U’s fourth quarter and full-year 2018 financial results, and then read through the February 2019 2U earnings call transcript (33 pages). More...
Tesla's Online-Only Sales Decision and the Future of Residential Education
By Joshua Kim. Going forward, if you want to buy a Tesla, your only option will be digital. Analog sales, otherwise known as physical Tesla stores, are going away. More...
Black Exodus
Much has been written about the challenges facing black people in higher education. Recent students have shown that black student enrollment has decreased over the past twenty years at flagship universities. The number of full-time black professors remains at very low levels at various institutions, including at American flagship universities. More...