A marketer’s view of higher education in the USA
For those of you not familiar with Seth Godin's excellent blog on marketing, take a look at his latest blog:
The coming melt-down in higher...
Distance education for teacher training in Africa
Clayton R. Wright, formerly Director of Instructional Media and Development at Grant MacEwan University, Alberta, is currently working in Sierra Leone.
He kindly agreed...
Comparing for-profits with public institutions
Sherry, A. (2010) As for-profit colleges flourish, focus turns to grads' success and debt Denver Post, January 17
A Denver Post examination of graduation rates,...
One year update on the University of the People
Kolowich, S. (2010) Tuition-free, online education? Try University of the People USA Today February 22
This provides a good update on the progress of the...
Why technology is not disrupting the university sector
Keith Hampson's Higher Education Management Group blog has an interview with Lloyd Armstrong, the Provost of the University of Southern California, on change in...
Research into online teacher education
Eduventures (2009) Where Teacher Education and Online Programming Meet: Supporting Field Experiences in Online Initial Teacher Licensure Programs Boston MA: Eduventures Inc
This study by...
Do you know your online student really exists?
Parry, M. (2010) Online Scheme Highlights Fears About Distance-Education Fraud The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 14
Every once in a while comes along a...
Has the credit hour become a relic?
Blumenstyck, G. (2010) Beyond the Credit Hour: Old Standards Don't Fit New Models Chronicle of Higher Education, January 3
Blumenstyck writes:
In the era of distance...
Online for-profit universities and the military
Golden, D. (2009) For-profit colleges target the military Businessweek, December 30
Although ostensibly about the marketing of online courses to the military this article provides...
The impact of digitization on higher education
Hampson, K. (2010) Notes on digitization in higher education Higher Education Management Group, January 2
An excellent blog on this topic, summarizing in succinct form...