The Parsimony of the Explicit
I think there's something important happening in this article but I'm not quite sure I can put a finger on it. Elearningpost summarized it as follows: "David Weinberger: Most Web designers try to control the users? experience. Some try to shape it. And a precious few try to become that experience." That's not bad, but it misses the fact that most of the article is a response against a view proposed by the W3C's Charles Munat to the effect that, "a web site is data, relationships among data, and transformations that may be applied to that data. More...
National Learning Infrastructure Initiative
National Learning Infrastructure Initiative
Today's newsletter is coming to you live from the 2002 NLII conference in San Diego (and hence is being distributed on San Diego time, a bit later than usual). More...
Reflections on university governance
Trustees and directors may wish to serve because they believe it is time to give back to an institution that was important to them at a critical time in their lives, or because they want to give back to society. More...
Another tuition hike looming for Pa. state university students?
Students who attend the 14 universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education saw tuition jump 3.5 percent this school year — and next year might not be any better. More...
No go on Senate DACA bills
The Senate has failed to pass legislation that would have provided permanent legal status for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) enrollees and other Dreamers. More...
Kering partners with London College of Fashion
Kering and London College of Fashion (LCF) are introducing a new certificate program to address the complex and interconnected sustainability challenges facing the fashion industry. More...
How to prepare college graduates for an AI world
Are the robots coming for your job? As many as one-third of American workers—about 50 million people—may need to find new lines of work by 2030, according to a McKinsey & Co report released in December projecting the impact of artificial intelligence and automation on the labor market. More...
Trinity to charge $71,660 next year
Next year, Trinity College students will be charged $71,660 for tuition, room and board and fees — making it likely to be the most expensive college in the state and the first Connecticut school to pass the $70,000 mark. More...
Why colleges should start expecting the unexpected
At the Internet of Things Village of the DEF CON security conference in 2016, hacking contests revealed nearly 50 vulnerabilities in 23 devices from 21 manufacturers. More...
A group of Texas lawmakers wants to fix higher ed funding — but it won't be easy
After lawmakers last year failed to overhaul how the state funds its public colleges and universities, a special committee on Wednesday will begin a new attempt to review the complicated higher education finance system in Texas. More...