Hack (Higher) Education

A look at some of the responses to my post on Tuesday about requiring all college students, not just CS students, learn to code. It's a good reminder of the ways in which we (or at least I) often fail to "make the case" for education technology issues when talking to non-educators and non-technologists.

Lots of people are making the New Year's resolution to learn to code. Is it time we make programming a requirement for college graduation for all majors, not just CS students?

Some thoughts on our ability to sustain open iniatives, particularly in light of the proposed Research Works Act, legislation that would end open access requirements for federally funded research.

Some of the last minute news of 2011 -- namely MITx -- made making predictions for 2012 for higher ed and technology particularly interesting.

Microsoft launched a new social network for students last week: So.cl. Is it time to declare "peak social"? Or at least "peak social networks"?

MIT made a big announcement today by unveiling its plans for MITx, an online learning platform open to anyone that will offer certificates to non-enrolled students that complete the course.

Stanford's experiment this fall, offering 3 computer science courses online for free, appears to have been wildly successful, and the school plans to offer more courses next term. Will this program change how we think about opencourseware?

Facebook is piloting "Groups for Universities," allowing students to create their own groups for their classes, dorms, and parties -- groups that are restricted to those with their school's .edu email addresses.