Category Archives: Instructional Technology

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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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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The CUNY Center for Innovative Technologies and Learning (Part 3)

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Note:  This entry continues my discussion of the need for a CUNY Center for Innovative Technologies and Learning. E. Technology Evaluation and Testing In a previous blog post, I wrote about the veritable “sea of instructional technologies” out there vying for … Continue reading →

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The CUNY Center for Innovative Technologies and Learning (Part 2)

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Note:  This entry continues my discussion of the need for a CUNY Center for Innovative Technologies and Learning. C. Centralized Online/Hybrid Oversight In several blog posts (link), I have bemoaned the lack of guidance from CUNY Central in dealing with … Continue reading →

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Can CUNY Thrive with “Disruption”?

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Clayton Christensen, the Harvard professor who coined the term “disruptive innovations,” has followed his book with a recent Chronicle article entitled, “How Disruption Can Help Colleges Thrive.” Although his theme is that such “disruptions” produce better outcomes in the long … Continue reading →

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New York Times — Say It Isn’t So!

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Bruce Rosenbloom

So the “paper of record” weighed in on online learning in its February 18th editorial entitled “The Trouble with Online College.” Overall, the editorial paints with a wide brush and distorts the reality of online teaching and learning. Below is … 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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When Paradigms Collide

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Note: In this post and others to follow, I depart from observations about online trends, instructional technology, and even strategic planning, to focus on the essential issue of teaching and learning. We are in the midst of a “paradigm shift” … Continue reading →

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Forum for CUNY Instructional Technologists

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Overview of Event As a followup to my panel at the CUNY IT Conference entitled “Navigating the Sea of Instructional Technologies at CUNY Campuses,” I will be hosting a forum on that topic at CCNY’s CETL this January 15th.  All … Continue reading →

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Envisioning Educational Technology’s Future

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Every once in a while I come across a work that is truly exceptional in its thinking and execution.  Such a work is that of Envisioning the Future of Educational Technology.  Looking 30 years into the future in terms of  … Continue reading →

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