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Late night thoughts on higher education finance

As summer starts winding down towards fall and the new academic year, we have the perspective to think in broad strokes about the near future. In my last post I shared some educators’ fears about what they see happening to … Continue reading →

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Dark discussions with educators

What do educators fear in 2013? I’ve meet with thousands of people in higher education over the past year.  Those people include deans, librarians, media specialists, tenure-track professors, CIOs, CFOs, presidents, adjuncts, all kinds of administrative staff, and not enough … Continue reading →

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Unremarkable observations about being offline

My wife and I spent two days last week cut off from the internet. buy zenegra online buy zenegra no prescription generic  That wasn’t a deliberate thing to do.  We weren’t doing a digital fast. Well, the trip was deliberate. … Continue reading →

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Technology remixing higher education, one conversation

The Evolllution site interviewed me about education, technology, schools costs, blended learning, and entrepreneurship. At risk of citing myself, here’s the kind of thing we discussed: [Technology]could save higher education, it could destroy higher education, but more likely something in … Continue reading →

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Talking with Howard Rheingold

Last week the great internet visionary and writer Howard Rheingold and I discussed technology, education, and the future.  We thought about MOOCs, going to college, liberal education, academic labor, online discussion, my Math Emporium analogy, the possibility of creating a … Continue reading →

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A new Mary Meeker glimpse of the future

Mary Meeker’s technology trends presentations are always worth examining, and her new one, KPCB Internet Trends 2013, is no exception. KPCB Internet Trends 2013 from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers I’d like to draw out several key points, based on … Continue reading →

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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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Storytelling by Twitter: Soderbergh

People have been using Twitter to tell stories for several years. buy stromectol online buy stromectol no prescription generic  Steven Soderbergh is the latest creator to tweet a tale, a crime novella called “Glue.” You can follow “Glue” through Soderbergh’s Twitter … Continue reading →

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