by gary575 | Jan 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
Clay Shirky’s blog entry is titled and written about “higher education”, but I strongly believe that his conclusions apply to K-12 every bit as much. Disruption will occur not because of technology (although it sure will help the process along),...
by gary575 | Nov 3, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
Today’s NY Times article by Clay Christensen, Online Education as an Agent of Transformation, contains two points important which PSA has recognized, but universities have been loathe to accept: many universities have jumped on the MOOC bandwagon, creating a...
by gary575 | Sep 26, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
Here via WaP’s Wonkblog is one person’s comprehensive revision of US Higher Ed – I am sure NMSU administrators will be at the forefront of the advocates. (admin: here’s the pdf of that article. Note also the Fast Co subsequent posting on $10k...
by gary575 | Sep 14, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
This Business Week article has no depth, but makes several important points: 1) MOOCs (and on-line education in general) are apt to create a “star class” as in other businesses which will have profound effects on the profession and the universities (think...
by gary575 | Sep 2, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
Part VI of the Wonkblog Series is on the Bowen effect, which I have indicated rings true to my experience: Bowen summarized the theory, also known as the “revenue theory of cost,” in five rules: 1. “The dominant goals of institutions are educational excellence,...
