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Useful summary from Blend list-latest ed tech trends

Useful summary from Blend list-latest ed tech trends

I found this summary of the latest higher ed tech trends so useful I decided to repost it here: Hey Clark (and everyone) Great video and there’s no arguing that these trends (scalable online programs mastered by for-profits, open educational resources for repurposing, and mobile technologies reshaping how/when we learn) but I’d argue there is […]

Beautiful things

Beautiful things

It is currently 2:47 PM and it is getting dark. This is the misery that is solstice season in the Pacific NW, and the price we pay for our glorious summers. Watching this has special significance at this moment: http://laughingsquid.com/a-history-of-the-sky-a-yearlong-time-lapse-of-the-san-francisco-sky-shown-in-mosaic-of-360-simultaneous-days/ Best of all, you can hear how Moby has made wonderful music freely available for […]

How I think we small liberal arts colleges can stay in business in an OER world

How I think we small liberal arts colleges can stay in business in an OER world

I wrote this a few weeks ago in response to a discussion I was having with some faculty about the value of distance learning vs. residential learning: I don’t think we need to choose between models; I think we are in a great position to cherry-pick from the best models. We can offer the highly […]