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A digital story about the holiday spirit and avoiding cannibalism
I made another digital story on the Cowbird platform. It’s called “The night we almost ate the bankers“. Cowbird liked it so much they recommended it as their story of the day – thanks, guys! Cowbird is a fascinating, perhaps … Continue reading
Thoughts on the first half of Piketty’s Capital
I’m halfway through Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century. It was some major implications for the future, including the future of education. In this post I’d like to share some impressions of the book upon reaching its halfway point. … Continue reading
Public universities confront changes
How are leading public universities coping with the current higher education crisis? A new Ithaka S+R report by Deanna Marcum, “Technology to the Rescue” (pdf), offers sobering, even grim answers. To begin with, these institutions have hit an economic wall, … Continue reading
Americans on the future of science and technology: meh
A new Pew/Smithsonian report offers a sobering picture of how Americans see the future of science and technology. At first glance the report sounds like typical futurism, revealing people imagining and weighing alternative possibilities. But on closer examination we find … Continue reading
“Let the death spiral whirl”: Slate celebrates the destruction of small colleges
Slate offers an intriguing article on the impending demise of small, private colleges, and why we should all celebrate this. It is an instructive piece because it presents an example of aggressive education reform’s thinking. It’s a lesson on how … Continue reading
Have we reached peak higher education?
Inside Higher Ed published my essay entitled Has Higher Ed Peaked? In it I raise the idea of applying peak models to the entire sector of American higher education. It’s a think piece, a provocation. Yes, it sprang from last year’s … Continue reading
Yale’s former president to Coursera
The recent president of Yale University has moved to lead a major MOOC platform. Richard “Rick” Levin will become the new CEO of Coursera. Anya Kamenetz asked for my thoughts, and I had two. First, that Levin would be a fine … Continue reading
Innovation, machines, and you
How is digital technology changing how we innovate? We continue reading Brynjolfsson and McAfee’s The Second Machine Age (previous posts). Chapter 5 shifts the book’s focus so far from technology as such to the problem of innovation. “Innovation: Declining or Recombining?” begins … Continue reading
Long Island campuses eyeing the queen sacrifice
A group of Long Island colleges and universities are considering academic program cuts, according to Newsday. These are more examples of what I’ve been calling the queen sacrifice in higher education. Downling College, Long Island University, St. Joseph’s College, Adelphi … Continue reading
Looking through STEAM
How do the arts connect with STEM education in our evolving digital landscape? This weekend the STEAM3 conference met in Austin to explore the subject. (STEAM is STEM plus “A” for arts. STEAM3 is “Science + Tech + Engineering + Art + … Continue reading
