Category Archives: A Learning Pedagogy

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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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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MOOCs: The Adult Learning Renaissance

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Bruce Rosenbloom

More and more it is becoming evident that the impact MOOCs will have is on adult (lifelong) learners and not on your typical undergraduate. I am currently participating in Kathy Davidson’s wonderful MOOC entitled, “History and Future of (Mostly) Higher … Continue reading →

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The CUNY Center for Innovative Technologies and Learning (Part 1)

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Bruce Rosenbloom

I have been blogging for several years about online and hybrid learning and technology trends in academia.  In that time I have made several proposals in my blog regarding ways I feel CUNY needs to change concerning instructional technology and … Continue reading →

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Re-envisioning the Vision (Part 2): The Vision of Ubiquity U

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Bruce Rosenbloom

“A whole new kind of education for a whole new kind of world . . .” Quote from Jim Garrison (Founder and CEO of Ubiquity University) What does a transformative vision of education look like?  I can think of no … Continue reading →

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Re-envisioning the Vision (Part 1)

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Bruce Rosenbloom

In the past few months this blog has been in a hibernation of sorts.  I just have not been motivated to write any more about MOOCs, online learning, strategic planning for instructional technology or such things. There are many reasons … Continue reading →

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Digital Pacifiers

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Bruce Rosenbloom

There are certainly benefits to the new digital technologies — cell phones, tablets, eReaders and a host of other devices.  But this post looks at the shadow side of these developments. On any subway, bus, or sidewalk in New York … Continue reading →

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The Character of Learning

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Character matters. That is the take-away from Paul Tough’s book, How Children Succeed:  Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character.  Tough reminds us of the central importance of a person’s character to learning. In this highly readable book, the … Continue reading →

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Online Learning: Innovative? Yes, Transformative? No.

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Bruce Rosenbloom

I have been assiduously following the field of online teaching /learning for many years. Online learning has been, I would argue, the biggest trend in higher education in the past decade.  From an early growth rate of 20% per annum … Continue reading →

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Evolution of a Course

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Bruce Rosenbloom

I have been fortunate to teach a capstone course for the CUNY Online B.A. program. Capstone courses in many programs are the culmination of work toward a B.A. degree, taught in small classes. Students are asked to produce a project … Continue reading →

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