Category Archives: Instructional Technology

Online Shorts: Late Fall 2012

Posted on December 16, 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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Online is Inevitable

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Bruce Rosenbloom

The October 5th, 2012 Chronicle of Higher Education Special Report on Online Learning marks a turning point of sorts. While it is true that there have been several past Chronicle supplements concerning online learning, this issue marks a major departure in … Continue reading →

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Navigating the Sea of Instructional Technologies

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Bruce Rosenbloom

One of the events I most look forward to each year is the annual CUNY IT Conference held in late November or early December. CUNY has many dedicated and talented people who do excellent work in the trenches using technology … Continue reading →

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Focus on Online: Opportunities to Publish

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Understandably, professors on the tenure track are quite concerned about finding journals to publish in.  The field of online learning presents many opportunities for those interested in adding to their CV’s. Given that online teaching and learning has been a … 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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Instructional Technology: A Sea Too Wide

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Bruce Rosenbloom

I often refer to instructional technology (IT) as a large, deep ocean. Large because of the many technologies out there to potentially aid teaching and learning, deep in terms of the numbers of products, vendors and features that need to … Continue reading →

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Kudos to Kirschner

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Bruce Rosenbloom

The more I get to know the numerous quality people at CUNY who understand technology, the more hopeful I am that CUNY may achieve significant improvements in teaching with technology.  As many of my blog entries indicate, as an institution, … Continue reading →

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A Vision for Academic Technology at CUNY

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Note:  As CUNY is in the process of creating a 3-year master plan for the university, what follows is a modest proposal concerning the technology component of that plan, specifically, a vision for academic technology at CUNY.  In my view, a … Continue reading →

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A Cloud in Hybrid/Online’s Future?

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Cloud computing is one of the major instructional technology trends in the past 5 years and is likely to remain so.  Vendors, with specific software applications, provide comprehensive solutions to IT departments and colleges that are often cash-strapped and lacking … Continue reading →

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