By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Why You Need To Leave Academia In 2015
Unattributed, Cheeky Scientist, 2015/01/16
This is the decision I made en passant maybe a decade and a half ago - around the time that I realized further investment in a PhD was counterproductive. Now my reasons were a bit different. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Campaign for America’s Future: An Education New Year’s Resolution We Can All Believe In
Jeff Bryant, National Education Policy Centre, 2015/01/13
Ostensibly about the "dreary" predictions about education for 2015, this article is in fact about getting to the core of the problem, at least in the United States: "It’s The Inequity, Stupid." I've listed on this site a wealth of evidence showing the best predictor of outcomes is socio-economic status. Poor people do poorly in education. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. New modes of integration: Individuality and sociality in digital networks
Marian Adolf, Dennis Deicke, First Monday, 2015/01/12
This paper looks at the impact of the decline of mass media on community. It suggests that a two-part process takes place: first, the removal of individuals from traditional social structures and supports, and second, their reintegration into a new type of community defined by networked sociality. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. A simple proposal to fix the Internet
Arthur Fontaine, Arthur Fontaine's Blog, 2015/01/12
The "simple proposal" is not so simple, but it's one I endorse and am working toward with LPSS. Arthur Fontain explains, "the Internet is designed so that user identity is owned by the service provider. More...
By Gayla Marie Stoner - EvoLLLution. Continuing education leaders and the units they serve have become experts for identifying new marketplaces over the years. We recognize that higher ed is changing and we all know that technological enhancements have enabled more access for learners. In addition, there are more cost effective abilities to serve students in a cheaper manner. More...
By Susan Aldridge - EvoLLLution. For years, we’ve heard that students who learn online cannot possibly develop the same affinity for the institutions they attend as their peers who study on campus. But from where I sit, nothing could be further from the truth. More...
By Vickie Cook - EvoLLLution. Many leaders at institutions across the United States, and their respective boards of trustees, are looking at ways to launch online learning initiatives on their campuses to place their institutions in a more competitive arena. One institution that considered online options earlier in the year is the University of Arkansas System, which launched the University of Arkansas Online earlier in 2014. More...
By Cailin Ahern - EvoLLLution. Higher education is being tasked with workforce development at an unprecedented scale. It has been projected that 40 million jobs will go unfilled by the year 2020 unless institutions are able to double the pace of postsecondary degree attainment in the next five years. More...
By Anthony Campisi - EvoLLLution. As funding for colleges and universities continues to decline, it’s becoming increasingly important for institutions to enhance their relationships with alumni. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, while most states have begun to restore some of the post-recession cuts made to higher education, funding remains well below pre-recession levels. More...
By John DeLalla - EvoLLLution. Most continuing education programs provide a certificate of completion or achievement at the end of class. Typically these are used by students to prove attendance to employers, and then are filed away by the student. More...
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