-
Many call themselves “futurists” — Bryan actually knows how to do it.
Bryan Alexander is perhaps higher education’s most prominent intellectual provocateur.
–The Chronicle of Higher Education
One of the most creative and perceptive people in higher education today!
Is @BryanAlexander a wizard because he wrote about the possibility of a pandemic in 2018? He says he has a beard like one.
“Hardest working man in edtech!”
Gotta love @BryanAlexander‘s ability to catalyze a conversation without leaning on hyperbole or triggers.
This is so well-structured and thoughtful that it almost made me forget I was terrified while reading it.
When @BryanAlexander is futuring about you, you’d better start futuring yer own dang self!
Your prescience is wild.
[F]uturist and higher-ed guru Bryan Alexander…
Best online pharmacy with fast delivery buy fildena
buy flexeril
buy amitriptyline
buy lasix New online drugstore with no prescription Flickr Photos
Recent Comments
- MD Viewer on The Inflation Reduction Act and higher education: open thread
- sibyledu on American views of higher ed decline, once again
- sibyledu on Health Care Nation, a 2026 update
- Brent Anders on Health Care Nation, a 2026 update
- Hearts Game on Undergraduate completion rates stabilize; one third of students don’t finish college in under six years
Subscribe via RSS
Categories
- About
- automation
- blogging
- book club
- bookstore
- Bryan Alexander Consulting
- cheer
- classes and teaching
- climatechange
- copyright
- coronavirus
- DEI
- demographics
- digital literacy
- digitalstorytelling
- discussions
- economics
- education and technology
- enrollment
- FTTE report
- future of education
- Future Trends Forum
- futures
- gaming
- higher education
- horizon scanning
- humor
- interviews
- K-12
- liberal education
- libraries
- literature
- movies
- personal
- podcasts
- politics
- presentations and talks
- professional development
- readings
- research topics
- reviews
- scenarios
- services
- sf
- speaking
- storytelling
- strategies
- teaching
- technology
- travel
- trends
- Uncategorized
- videoconferencing
- visualization
- web3
- writing
Meta
Category Archives: trends
Living in the 21st century: drones versus autonomous cars
Sometimes the 21st century actually sounds like the 21st century of futurism and science fiction. Sometimes it appears that way through a certain story or the development of a given trend. And sometimes trends coincide, then produce something new. Case … Continue reading
An illustrative story about public higher education funding
When people consider the decline of state support for public higher education, it’s commonplace to hear calls to reverse that trend. What’s rare is to hear people describing plans for how such a fine reversal could occur. I suspect it’s … Continue reading
21st century American religion: decreasing church membership, rising generational divides
How will religion change in the 21st century? A recent Gallup poll of American religious practice gives us a fascinating glimpse into future trends, both for society as a whole and education in particular. The keep point in their report: … Continue reading
Technology trends: on Mary Meeker’s new report
Every year Mary Meeker publishes a slideshow describing her team’s trends analysis. The focus is technology, especially in a business context. Impressed by their detail and depth, I’ve covered them frequently (in 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013), and am eager … Continue reading
Business and health care up, the humanities sink: higher ed enrollment data
Which degrees are undergraduates pursuing? buy silagra online buy silagra no prescription generic We’ve been tracking enrollment patterns for a while, and a new Bloomberg article offers no surprises. Justin Fox parses NCES data to find that while the humanities … Continue reading
Moving towards a cashless world
One trends I’ve been tracking through FTTE is the transition of our economy from analog to digital. Today I want to draw your attention to one particular dimension of that historical change: the shift away from cash and towards digital … Continue reading
Why does college cost so much? One very good explanation
Why have American colleges and universities become so expensive? This is a deep and complex question, one not susceptible to single answers or easy slogans. Fortunately, two William and Mary economists have published one of the best and most accessible … Continue reading
This week’s future signals: search, trains, pizza, and neoliberalism
It’s a crazy week, between selling the house and conducting two professional trips, but I have time to share three stories with some forecasting potential. Consider them signals from possible futures. ITEM: Google launched a college search function. That’s how their … Continue reading
Some of this week’s stories for the future of education
As some people head off to the weekend, here are some stories that point to possible futures for education and technology. I’d like to draw your attention to rising income inequality, internet of things problems, and the transformation of a … Continue reading
American higher education enrollment declines again. For the 6th year.
The number of people enrolled in American higher education declined in fall 2017. That numbers has declined steadily for the past six years. My readers, viewers, listeners, and clients know that I’ve been talking about this as a major trend … Continue reading
