By Ian Temple - EvoLLLution. Then: We used to have alignment between funding, business and execution models. There was ample funding via the GI Bill and federal and state appropriations. While European nations were educating their aristocracy, America was educating its populous. We had a healthy middle class, our economy was the envy of others, America was on a roll and education played a central role. More...
By Mike Scheuermann - EvoLLLution. 1. What kinds of changes can a higher education institution make to become more efficient?
Before making any changes, the most important thing is to take a step back and analyze what we do, how we do it and, most importantly, why we do it. More...
By Mike Scheuermann - EvoLLLution. The question pops up time and again: does efficiency in the postsecondary context translate to downsizing? The answer: no, absolutely not. Efficiency in higher ed does not necessarily call for reducing headcount, just as the corollary is false: reducing headcount will not create efficiency. More...
Sur le blog "Histoires d'universités" de Pierre Dubois. Pour les grandes écoles, la hausse des frais de scolarité devient incontournable, Marie-Christine Corbier, LesEchos.fr, 2 octobre 2014. L’article annoté avec humour par Samuel Blimann.
Extraits de l’article. S’inspirer des clubs de foot. D’autres idées iconoclastes circulent aussi du côté de la Conférence des directeurs des écoles françaises d’ingénieurs (CDEFI). Suite...
By Ken Udas - EvoLLLution. 1. Is it fair to equate efficiency-related changes and process streamlining with layoffs?
Not necessarily. It really depends on the nature of the changes, the designed outcomes, the staffing profile and the size and complexity of the entire organization. Not wanting to state the obvious, but efficiency speaks to both cost and productivity. More...
By Charles Dull - EvoLLLution. The term efficiency, left unqualified, creates suspicion when applied in a higher education context. This is not suggesting faculty or administrators have no concern with efficiency. Rather, the question on the table is: do all efficiency initiatives and processes create positive outcomes for faculty and students, or just lower costs. More...
By . Sometimes blogging can be a lonely activity, sending an arrow into the air to land I know not where. But sometimes I am privileged to get incredibly thoughtful comments from some of the sharpest minds in the field. This was the case regarding my recent post on communities of practice. Linda Harasim, Stephen Downes and several others have already provided very thoughtful and thought-provoking comments. Read more...By . The Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) is an unusual organization, focusing on the training of police, fire, corrections and paramedical personnel, as well as providing training for social service departments of the BC provincial government. Read more...By . I have already covered seven different design models for teaching and learning in Chapter 6 of my open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age. I have dithered a bit over whether MOOCs are a unique design model, because they contain a mix of familiar and somewhat unfamiliar approaches to teaching and learning – and also because there are different forms of MOOCs. Read more...By . MOOCs are a relatively new phenomenon and as a result are still evolving, particularly in terms of their design. However the early MOOC courses had relatively identifiable designs which still permeate most MOOCs. At the same time, there are two quite different philosophical positions underpinning xMOOCs and cMOOCs, so we need to look at each design model separately. Read more.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
