By John Warner. On Twitter the other day I made an offhand observation: “If teachers have summers off, why is every teacher in my feed talking about all the books they’re reading in preparation for the fall and who they’re going to re-do their curricula based on their learning.” More...
By John Warner. What can we learn from how a good writer works to help others write good?
As a writer and someone interested in the teaching of writing, I think about this stuff a lot, particularly about how to create the conditions under which students can progress towards achieving the goals of being a good writer and writing good. More...
By John Warner. My fundamental understanding of the world has been warped by a now challenged approach. I'm not alone. More...
By Steven Mintz. What is the state of open learning in 2019? What is its future?
My rationale is not to seek any kind of fame, but instead, invite a discussion that I hope leads to some clarity. Namely, what exactly is open learning in 2019. More...
By Steven Mintz. Understanding higher education’s rising price tag.
College affordability is back in the headlines. Walmart just announced that it will recruit high school students with free SAT prep and $1 a day college tuition. Virginia has frozen its tuition for the first time in two decades. Private colleges continue to increase their discount rate, while many Democratic presidential candidates call for a public college education to be free. More...
By Steven Mintz. Academics comprises only a fraction of these institutions’ functions.
In the public mind, Harvard University is synonymous with its undergraduate college, which serves 7,200 students. But two-thirds of Harvard’s residential students are graduate and professional students, and another 22,000 students take at least one course through Harvard Extension. More...
Addressing marketing challenges with diminishing resources may tempt your team to hunker down and pound out the work. But today, impressionable young leaders need the very best performance you and your crew can muster. More...
The recent college admissions bribery scandals have led to both shock and increased interest in admissions practices among the public. Universities and colleges who proclaim visions of fairness, diversity and merit in their admissions processes were caught on the grift, and folks love a hypocritical scandal of epic proportions. More...
Great design and cool technology alone don’t make a higher ed website great. They’re wasted if the site isn’t getting results. More...
By Barbara Fister. The cuts for higher ed in the state are bad, but there are a lot of things going on up north we need to think about. More...
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