Category Archives: Envisioning Online

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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A Scalable Learning Management System (LMS)

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Some of the barriers to entry into the arena of online learning have been greatly diminished in recent years, namely both the cost and scalability of the learning management system. An LMS is where most of online teaching happens — … 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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Life Skills and Making the College Connection

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Bruce Rosenbloom

In this month’s Chronicle, (reference below) there was a thought-provoking article entitled: “Now Everything Has a Learning Outcome.” The article details a new emphasis at Augustana College for both faculty and student advisors to include non-academic activities in counseling/advising sessions … Continue reading →

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First Mover Advantage

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Bruce Rosenbloom

The concept of “first mover advantage” certainly applies to online learning.  The term is used in the context of a competitive environment, with the first entry in that environment often getting the advantage over competitors later to the table. In … Continue reading →

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SUNY Gets It (Part 3) A Tale of Two Universities

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Note: On 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 a university perspective. … Continue reading →

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Adjuncts Online: An Exploited Class

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Bruce Rosenbloom

The plight of adjunct instructors across academia has been receiving a lot more press of late from the NY Times to the Chronicle of Higher Education.. It comes as no surprise that online teaching, the fastest growing component of teaching … 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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