John Cater, Vice-Chancellor of Edge Hill University, has recorded an exclusive short video summarising his new HEPI report on the past, present and future of teacher training. More...
29 avril 2017
29 avril 2017
What we learnt at the the HEPI Policy Briefing Day
If ever there was a good day to hold a conference on higher education policy developments, it was yesterday – the day the Higher Education and Research Bill (HER Bill) achieved Royal Assent. More...
29 avril 2017
General Election 2017: Is this the end of the road for the Higher Education and Research Bill as we know it?
The progress of the Higher Education and Research Bill (HERB) through Parliament has dominated higher education news since last summer. Having passed through the Third and final reading in the House of Lords on 4 April, the HERB is currently subject to the process of parliamentary ‘ping pong’ – an intense period in which Peers could maintain pressure on the Government to approve key amendments to the Bill before it passes into law. More...
29 avril 2017
British Columbia: Provincial Manifesto Analysis
By . On May 9th, our left-coasters go to the polls. What are their options as far a post-secondary education is concerned. More...
29 avril 2017
Naylor Report, Take 1
By . People are asking why I haven’t talked about the Naylor Report (aka the Review of Fundamental Science) yet. The answer, briefly, is i) I’m swamped ii) there’s a lot to talk about in there and iii) I want to have some time to think it over. But I did have some thoughts about chapter 3, where I think there is either an inadvertent error or the authors are trying to pull a fast one (and if it’s the latter I apologize for narking on them). So I thought I would start there. More...
29 avril 2017
Recommended Reading: Ballmer group publishes “Annual Report” on government spending
By O'Neal Spicer. A few years ago Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO and current president of the LA Clippers, formed a group called USAFacts. Their goal was to collect comprehensive data on how tax revenues (federal, state and local) are spent in the U.S. Their initial publication, structured like a company’s Annual Report is being released today. More...
29 avril 2017
Can There Be a Microscope of the Mind?
By Michael Feldstein. In my last post, I made an extended analogy between today’s ed tech and 19th Century medicine. My core argument was that effective ed tech cannot evolve without a trained profession of self-consciously empirical educators any more than effective medication could have evolved without a profession of self-consciously empirical physicians. More...
29 avril 2017
Lumen and Follett: Canary in the Curricular Materials Coal Mine?
By Michael Feldstein. Phil wrote up some excellent observations yesterday about the announcement that Follett has invested in Lumen Learning and will be distributing some of their products. This deal has more significance for the curricular materials market than the (relatively) small dollar amount of the investment would indicate. More...
29 avril 2017
Webinar Tomorrow: Shifts in Video and LMS Adoption: Impact on Student Outcomes
By Michael Feldstein. Phil and I will be doing a webinar along with Echo 360’s Fred Singer for Inside Higher Ed tomorrow. We’ll be talking about how to think about adopting these platforms in ways that create opportunities to encourage conversation within the campus community about pedagogy and improving student outcomes. More...
29 avril 2017
Recommended Reading: Is Your Edtech Product a Refrigerator or Washing Machine?
By Michael Feldstein. Don’t be put off by a title that reads like click bait; this piece in EdSurge by Julia Freeland Fisher is the real deal. The column looks at the adoption rates of…well…fridges and washing machines. More...
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