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Higher education reaches an inflection point, continued
Has American higher education reached a decision point in its history, with a major transformation on the way? I raised the possibility earlier this month in response to a study about private college enrollment and financial aid. I return to the … Continue reading
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Following up on future jobs
The future of American jobs, continued: following up on my discussion last week about the United States BLS jobs of the future report, Ron Griggs points out a related chart from the same federal agency. “Most new jobs” displays the “20 occupations with … Continue reading
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Georgia Tech MOOC program: first thoughts
A new online learning initiative made waves this morning, as Georgia Tech partnered up with Udacity and AT&T to launch a MOOC-based master’s program. Please read that link or the Chronicle’s story for background. I’d like to offer a few … Continue reading
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Tagged MOOC, onlinelearning, Udacity
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Jobs of the future aren’t what you think
What are the rising jobs of the future? According to a report from the United States government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), they tend to involve physical labor or medical service, little education, and relatively low pay. Here are what … Continue reading
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Did private higher education just reach an inflection point?
American private colleges and universities received some major financial news this week, which raises the possibility that higher education prices are at a decisive point. A report from National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO; paywalled) found that … Continue reading
Reviewing _College_
A very engaging yet deeply frustrating book, Andrew Delbanco’s College tries to offer a grand vision of higher education, but falls into the error of mistaking a niche for the whole. College is, mostly, a pleasure to read. Delbanco is … Continue reading
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Talking about the future of education
One article recently carried my broodings on the future of education. Campus Technology had a panel of futurists reacting to different technologies. I took on MOOCs, among others: MOOCs are of great concern to campus leaders and stakeholders, from chief … Continue reading
MOOCs instead of open education
I’ve been talking about open education with academics for the past year and a half. I try to put everything out there: open education resources (OER), open access scholarship, open source software, open courses. My NITLE colleague Lisa Spiro formulated nine (9) … Continue reading
The next step for MOOCs?
How far will massively open online courses go? One limit to the impact of MOOCs has been their disconnection from college credit. Learners can work through as many MOOCs as they like for personal improvement, but without any impact on … Continue reading
Scholarly communication and liberal education
Today Middlebury College hosted a panel discussion on digital technology’s impact on scholarly publication, with a focus on liberal education. What follows are my liveblogged notes, lightly edited. First, the panel began with each participant describing their relevant background and … Continue reading
