By Joshua Kim. What Apple’s expensive new phone might, or might not, say about the economics of postsecondary education. More...
Aging Parents and Higher Ed Careers
By Joshua Kim. Are we talking about the right work / family balance. More...
4 EdTech Inventions to Add to Harford’s 'Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy’
By Joshua Kim. Our own educational technology list of inventions, inspired by a thoroughly enjoyable book. More...
3 EdTech Hypotheses to Help Explain Small College Financial Resilience
By Joshua Kim. Earlier this month the Council of Independent Colleges released a report on The Financial Resilience of Independent Colleges and Universities. (See IHE's coverage of the report here). More...
The Modern Experience of Computer Death
By Joshua Kim. After 4 years of hard use, my beloved MacBook Air finally stopped working. My computer did not expire in spectacular fashion. No blank screen of death or smoke coming out of the vents. More...
A Soft Spot for Trailing Academic Partners
By Joshua Kim. My empathy for trailers is no doubt a function of my own experience. I’ve been a following partner 3 times now. First to Morgantown WV, next to New Haven CT, and finally (I hope) to Hanover NH. More...
Analyzing the ECAR Trends to Watch 2017 Report
By Joshua Kim. The widespread external factors that influence institutional and IT strategy. More...
5 Sweeping Student Tech Generalizations From a Sample Size of 2
By Joshua Kim. On laptops, a preference for paper, and an inability to avoid Facebook. More...
3 Counterintuitive Higher Ed Lessons From the NYPD Replacing 36,000 Smartphones
By Joshua Kim. The piece went on to detail how the New York City Police Department purchased Windows phones as part of a $160 million mobility effort. Just months after the last Windows phone was handed out, the NYPD decided to replace them all with iPhones, as Microsoft had stopped supporting the phone’s operating system. More...
Reimagining Higher Education from the Inside Out
By Joshua Kim. It’s time to reimagine higher education from the inside out. Whether you prefer revolution or renaissance, it’s clear we have entered a new era. As we begin to master the art of reach, bringing unprecedented numbers of lifelong learners into the system and making the system big on the outside, we must not forget to also make higher education big on the inside. More...