Author Archives: Bruce Rosenbloom

Faculty “Qualms” with Online, Not Technology

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Bruce Rosenbloom

I was going to title this post “Faculty Resistance to Online,” but I feel that is too strong. While it is certainly true that many faculty have resisted, downplayed, disparaged, and attacked online learning in principle and in practice, there … Continue reading →

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Adjuncts and Online: Intersecting Trends

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Reading this week’s Chronicle article entitled, “Adjuncts Build Strength in Numbers: A New Majority Generates a Shift in Academic Culture,” I had an epiphany. The rise of online learning, in all likelihood the major trend in higher education in the … Continue reading →

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Online Teaching: Instructor Concerns

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Bruce Rosenbloom

A three-year review of concerns about online teaching was conducted at Oklahoma State University.  The resulting article, “Exploring Online Teaching: A Three-Year Composite Journal of Concerns and Strategies from Online Instructors,” speaks eloquently to what faculty worry about when teaching online courses and how they address … Continue reading →

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CUNY Closed vs. Academic Continuity: An Institutional Choice

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Bruce Rosenbloom

The current weather-related closing of all CUNY campuses for several days this week offers a case study in emergency preparedness or lack thereof. In bold red letters, many campus websites proclaim: All (CUNY College of choice) Classes and Activities Cancelled … Continue reading →

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MOOCs Transform Pedagogy

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Bruce Rosenbloom

When Sebastion Thune speaks, we all should take heed. Thune is the founder of Udacity, a company in the forefront of developing MOOCs (massive open online courses).  Mr. Thune was the keynote speaker at the recent Sloan International Conference on … Continue reading →

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Online Shorts: Fall 2012

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Note: This is a continuation of a new format for my blog, namely, short summaries and commentary on a series of recently published reports and articles.  The sheer volume of newsworthy academic and press reporting about online learning makes this … Continue reading →

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Is There a Cal State in CUNY’s Future?

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Bruce Rosenbloom

In the August 22nd issue of Inside Higher Ed, was an article highly relevant to CUNY’s online efforts entitled, “Cal State Rolls out the Next Stage of its Online Efforts.”  The article is noteworthy since Cal State, for the first … Continue reading →

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A MOOC Makeover at Stanford

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Bruce Rosenbloom

In the field of online learning, there recently has been tremendous press coverage about MOOCs (massive open online courses). Almost weekly, articles are published that tout this innovation as the next great wave in online learning. Thousands of students at … Continue reading →

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Online Shorts: Summer 2012

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Note: With this post, I am starting a new format; namely, short summaries and commentary on a series of recently published reports and articles.  The sheer volume of newsworthy academic and press reporting about online learning makes this new format … Continue reading →

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Where the Jobs Are—Online

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Bruce Rosenbloom

One bright spot in a dismal job market is work related to online learning.  For many years I have taught a course for the CUNY Online BA Program, entitled “Principles, Practices and Policies of Online Learning.” I have reminded my … Continue reading →

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