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Competency-based transcripts and information transmission 12 Aug 2013 | 08:24 pm
InsideHigherEd has a very interesting article on the competency based transcripts that Northern Arizona University is now offering to students enrolled in its new competency-based program. The sample...
Academic freedom for whom? 7 Aug 2013 | 02:41 am
A significant change in any component of a stable business model is likely to have significant impact on all other components of the model. In an earlier post, I discussed the business model for highe...
When will education become a priority for higher education? 25 Jun 2013 | 02:23 am
The Chronicle of Higher Education has a rather depressing interview with Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman on the subject of science teaching. Carl is one of the leaders in efforts to significantly improve s...
Why MOOCs threaten academic freedom - too much value for the students 30 May 2013 | 05:26 am
A recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education about the use of MOOCs contains the following fascinating interview: Chandrakant Panse, a professor of microbiology at MassBay (Community College...
Why MOOCs threaten academic freedom - too much value for the students 30 May 2013 | 05:26 am
A recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education about the use of MOOCs contains the following fascinating interview: Chandrakant Panse, a professor of microbiology at MassBay (Community College)...
American Public Education and Fidelis link up 10 May 2013 | 05:35 am
American Public Education, parent of the American Public University System, announced today that it was making a $4M investment in Fidelis Education as part of a new round of funding for Fidelis. In ...
American Public Education and Fidelis link up 10 May 2013 | 05:35 am
American Public Education, parent of the American Public University System, announced today that it was making a $4M investment in Fidelis Education as part of a new round of funding for Fidelis. In t...
How a course-rich world might impact higher education: III. existing traditional institutions 10 Apr 2013 | 06:06 pm
In the first post in this series, How a course-rich world might impact higher education: I. Technology vs pedagogy, I looked at some of the characteristics of the readily-available, "off the shelf" ne...
How a course-rich world might impact higher education: III. existing traditional institutions 10 Apr 2013 | 06:06 pm
In the first post in this series, How a course-rich world might impact higher education: I. Technology vs pedagogy, I looked at some of the characteristics of the readily-available, "off the shelf" ne...
How a course-rich world might impact higher education: II. Creating new institutions 25 Mar 2013 | 05:13 pm
In part I of this series, How a course-rich world might impact higher education: I. Technology vs pedagogy, I looked at some of the characteristics of the readily-available new college level courses (...
