Category Archives: CUNY Practices

Winner Take All @ CUNY

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Bruce Rosenbloom

The City University of New York has a long and noteworthy history of providing excellent education to children of New York’s working and middle class.  Founded over 100 years ago (1847) as the Free Academy, its mission, as stated by … Continue reading →

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Technologically Adrift?

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Bruce Rosenbloom

In many posts I have criticized what I would characterize as CUNY’s “institutional drift.” Departing chancellors take several years to leave, followed by an interim administration of a year or more, followed by a new administration taking many years to … Continue reading →

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CUNY Libraries: Old Paradigms or a Digital Future?

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Bruce Rosenbloom

It is not saying much to state that libraries currently are going through major challenges in the digital age.  Library attendance has been trending down for over a decade as users abandon the stuffy recesses of the stacks for the … Continue reading →

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5 Ideas to Jumpstart CUNY’s Online Efforts

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Bruce Rosenbloom

If I ever had the chance to meet CUNY’s new Chancellor Millikan, I would love to talk about a topic of mutual interest, namely, Online Learning. From his days as Chancellor at the University of Nebraska, Dr. Millikan has been … Continue reading →

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“Show Me the Urgency”

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Bruce Rosenbloom

We all know it takes time to turn an ocean liner around. But at a large institution like CUNY, the question really is, “Why turn the ocean liner around?”  Or maybe next academic year, “we’ll look into turning the ship … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned From John Jay Online (Part 2)

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Background This is the second post discussing the implications from a panel discussion I moderated for the latest CUNY IT Conference in early December 2014 entitled, “Strategic Planning for Online Programs: Lessons Learned from John Jay Online.” I was fortunate to have two John … Continue reading →

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Faculty Development — As If It Matters

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Slightly departing from my usual topic of online learning, I’m devoting this post or two to the topic of Faculty Centers within CUNY. As current Director of City College’s CETL (Center for Teaching and Learning), and having held several positions … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned From John Jay Online (Part 1)

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Background In September 2014, John Jay College of Criminal Justice launched two new fully online programs as part of their John Jay Online : Advanced Certificate on Terrorism Studies, and Masters in Security Management. These programs represent the first fully … Continue reading →

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Implications of Digital CUNY?

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Background CUNY has been fortunate to attract a new, dynamic Chancellor–James B. Milliken–who has personal experience teaching — and institutional experience leading — online learning. He impresses me as a sincere, hard-working individual who does wish to advance the ball … Continue reading →

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SUNY OPEN Gets It! (Part 2)

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Note: In January 2014, Open SUNY was started with a full roll-out to happen in September 2014. This post reflects on their online strategy as a university and calls for CUNY to begin to address hybrid/online from an institutional perspective. … Continue reading →

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