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An EdTech Response to 'What Should a Year of College Cost?'
Dean Dad kicked off a great discussion in his column yesterday asking "What Should a Year of College Cost?". His post, and the dialogue that followed, got me thinking about this question from an academic technology perspective.
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Academic Librarians As Campus Hubs
I've been thinking about the library, and the librarian, as a campus hub. The role of the library in connecting academic disciplines and functional staff areas (computing, admissions, student affairs etc.) together seems to grow in proportion to the degree that these areas become more and more specialized. The library, and the librarians connected to the library space, seem to have some key advantages as connectors.
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Amazon, Audible, and the Need for Educators to Unite
Every time that I fork over $229.50 to renew my Platinum membership plan at Audible (an Amazon company) I like to mark the occasion and think some about the meaning of this purchase.
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Keynes, Krugman, and "End This Depression Now"
I learned many things from reading Krugman's new book. 3 of which I will share:
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Can For-Profit Ed Act as a Bridge Between Liberals and Conservatives?
Dean Dad's post this week Thoughts on Romney and Higher Ed generated lots of comments, but I felt little discussion and listening. When it comes to politics our IHE community seems to be talking past one another.
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New Chromebook, iPad or Air for Travel?
Google has (finally) announced the next generation Chromebook, with updated hardware and a new Chrome OS.
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Education and the Facebook Phone
I'm not too proud to beg Facebook to consider including educators at the table during the design of the Facebook phone.
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A Wonderfully Depressing "Time to Start Thinking"
If you read The Economist then Time to Start Thinking is your kind of book. There is something almost soothing about a book that is simultaneously well-written and depressing. Somehow learning about the decline of the U.S. from a Brit -- Luce is the Washington Bureau Chief of London's Financial Times -- feels more palatable than similar arguments made by an American.