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A President’s Return to Being a Student
A college leader can gain not only new knowledge but important perspective, writes Michael J. Sorrell.
General Ed Cheap and Easy
Inside Higher Ed explores JumpCourse, an online education platform, after a former professor finds that a course lacks rigor and sophisticated sense of its subject matter -- even as the American Council on Education vouches for its quality.
CliffsNotes for Credit
Daniel F. Sullivan tried out one of the new alternative providers of online education -- and emerged horrified that the courses have been recommended for credit.
Is Indentured Servitude Really a New Idea?
The wrong solution to any number of problems.
Alt-Ac Challenges, Continued
A guest post by University of Iowa’s Wayne Jacobson.
Guest Blog: Podcasting the Academy, Except not the Academic Parts
An experiment in podcasting as academic community building and, believe it or not, trying to have some fun.