Hack (Higher) Education
How new technologies can hack [higher] education, and how learners of all sorts can hack technology back.
How new technologies can hack [higher] education, and how learners of all sorts can hack technology back.
August 8, 2012 - 8:21pm
There have been several news items this week about textbooks -- not surprising since we're well into the back-to-school season. And despite all the hype and promise for innovation that digital content was meant to bring about, the news is pretty ordinary: it's mostly about cost savings. As such, are we being limited by our preconceived notions of what textbooks are meant to be?
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July 23, 2012 - 11:54pm
I am getting so tired of all this MOOC frenzy, and so I apologize in advance for penning yet another article on the topic. But I'm starting two new Coursera classes tonight and I'm already grumpy about the whole process.
July 17, 2012 - 9:44pm
A few thoughts (and lingering questions) about Coursera's news today.
July 15, 2012 - 10:19pm
Summer vacations, weekends, and the lack thereof -- in and out of academia.
July 8, 2012 - 8:25pm
Some thoughts about Fidelis, an education startup that -- unlike a lot of the other ones that seem to be getting all the buzz -- isn't focused on the content of college, but on the community.
