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Revolutions in higher education with Richard DeMillo: Future Trends Forum #2 notes and full recording

On February 16th we held the second Future Trends Forum.  Richard DeMillio and I, along with some thoughtful participants, explored several major forces shaping education.  Campus Technology shared some reflections. In this post I’d like to share some notes and a recording … Continue reading →

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Another Illinois campus prepares for massive cuts

The American state of Illinois continues to experience a political deadlock, and that crisis has claimed another campus.  Running out of money thanks to the state’s paralysis, Western Illinois University is preparing for a harsh set of cuts and other … Continue reading →

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Dealing with a bad request, or how not to be an ask hole

Earlier this month I received a request for my services, and it was pretty thoroughly awful.  It’s a fine worst-case example of how not to ask someone to help you, so I thought I’d anatomize it here to improve requests … Continue reading →

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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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Podcatching frustration: on leaving Stitcher, looking for a new podcast strategy

I continue my podcast listening adventure in this post (previous entries here, here, here, and here). In November I started using a new podcatcher on my Android phone, the Stitcher app.  As I noted then, it was a mixed bag, … Continue reading →

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Warpping up Richard DeMillo’s Revolution in Higher Education

After finishing the last scheduled chapter of Richard DeMillo’s Revolution in Higher Education, I belatedly realized there was an unread portion.  The book concludes with an epilogue, and I wanted to touch on it before adding some summative comments. The epilogue is quite … Continue reading →

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Future Trends Forum #1: notes and full recording

On Thursday we held the first Future Trends Forum.  Audrey Watters and I looked deeply into several major forces shaping education.  In this post I’d like to share some notes and a recording of the session. If you haven’t used … Continue reading →

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Is Berkeley getting ready to consider a queen sacrifice?

Researching what I’ve been calling the queen sacrifice has meant focusing on a certain group of colleges and universities.  These campuses are often small and/or regional and/or finding themselves down the US News ranking tables. Yesterday, I found something that … Continue reading →

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The Future Trends Forum starts this week, with Audrey Watters

This week the Future Trends Forum begins, and I can think of no person I’d be more delighted to converse with than Audrey Watters. Audrey is a vitally important writer, speaker, and analyst in the field of education and technology.  A … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Future Trends Forum

I’d like to announce a new project I’ve been developing for a while, and that’s about to launch.   The Future Trends Forum is a series of video-based conversations about future trends in technology and education.  It’s based on my FTTE … Continue reading →

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