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How can my state of Vermont attract younger people to live here?

How can my state of Vermont attract greater numbers of younger people? I’d like to kick off a discussion with this post.  I’m not an expert in the issue, but am learning fast, and hope to learn more, with an … Continue reading →

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Reformatting college: presidents put campus standards up for negotiation

Can we redesign colleges and universities in radical ways?  A group of private college presidents are thinking of ways to reformat traditional elements of these institutions, and the results are dramatic. At a meeting of the Council of Independent Colleges … Continue reading →

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Trends to watch in 2016: education contexts

What can we anticipate about education and technology in 2016?  Trends from 2015 may shed some anticipatory light, if we extrapolate from them. I’m basing this post and successors on my FTTE report.  I’m also inspired in this post by … Continue reading →

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American higher education enrollment shrinks. Again.

The total number of students enrolled in American higher education declined this fall.  According to the National Student Clearinghouse, that number went down by 1.7% compared to fall 2014, from 19,619,773 to 19,280,473. That’s the third year in a row where American … Continue reading →

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Further reflections on EDUCAUSE 2015

Last week was the major EDUCAUSE annual conference.  I already shared materials and thoughts from my various presentations and events.  Here I’d like to offer some more observations. And they aren’t in any particular order.  They are also personal reflections, … Continue reading →

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EDUCAUSE 2015: my sessions and some observations

Last week I participated in the EDUCAUSE annual conference in the midwestern American city of Indianapolis.  By “participated” I mean gave four and a half hours of presentations, helped with three hours of online presentations, and was interviewed once or … Continue reading →

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Americans using technology: smartphones and city kids versus old folks in the country

How do Americans use technology? buy vardenafil online buy vardenafil no prescription generic  Pew gives us another excellent and useful report. Here are some highlights from my reading, as I snuck glimpses during and returning from the EDUCAUSE 2015 conference: … Continue reading →

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American higher education might not be broken, but seems to be sick

This morning I had the privilege of speaking with a group of European academics via videoconferencing and doppelbot (Kubi for the latter, which was very good).  We discussed the future and current state of online learning.  There were comments about universities … Continue reading →

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Talking about the future of education and technology on Milwaukee public radio

Earlier this week I was interviewed on Milwaukee public radio.  Mitch Teich asked good questions, and we covered a lot of ground in just under 20 minutes. We discuss queen sacrifices, the recent Japanese move against the humanities and social sciences, … Continue reading →

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Another college to close: intimations of mortality in higher education

Sometimes even a queen sacrifice won’t help.  This week Marian Court College, a small, Catholic, liberal arts institution in the Boston area, announced it would close. What ended Marian Court?  Declining enrollment, primarily.  As a tuition-dependent school with a tiny … Continue reading →

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