Free Speech in a Networked World
By Barbara Fister. Last week I had the great pleasure of discussing early results of a new Project Information Literacy report that will be released in October. More...
Can’t Argue With That
By Barbara Fister. It seems as if Charlottesville was several years ago. It was a shock, seeing Nazis and white supremacists carrying torches on the campus of the University of Virginia campus, then invading the town carrying guns and the kind of gear that you’d think belonged to an angry offshoot of the Society for Creative Anachronism, unleashing threats, violence, beatings, and even murder. More...
Alexa: Tell Me How to Succeed in College
By Barbara Fister. Do we really want to encourage students to talk to machines instead of people, or is this just another Shiny New Thing. More...
A Day In the Life of a Vice Provost for Digital Learning
By Joshua Kim. Digital learning higher education jobs are mostly about relationships. There are lots of conversations, e-mails, consultations. As a digital learning person goes on in their career, the percentage of time spent in conversation increases. More...
'The Nix' As a Chronicle of the Campus Brutalist Architectural Fad
By Joshua Kim. Do you have giant concrete buildings on your campus. More...
An Incredible College Lecture Is Now Worth 40 Cents
By Joshua Kim. The Teaching Company, Audible, and the new economics of educational content. More...
'The Fifth Discipline' and Universities as Learning Organizations
By Joshua Kim. Leading higher ed change. More...
Why the Audiobook Platform Libro.fm Matters to Higher Ed
By Joshua Kim. A portion of Libro.fm revenues go to independent bookstores. The site offers curated list of recommended audiobooks, and a list of bestsellers on the platform. More...
Does the Magic Leap One, and the Promise AR, Matter to Higher Ed?
By Joshua Kim. The Magic Leap augmented reality (AR) headset is finally available. (If you live in a few select cities). After years of hype, the Florida startup that has raised $2.3 billion in capital (with Google being a big investor), is finally releasing its first device. More...