Category Archives: Paradigm Shift

A MOOC Makeover at Stanford

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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Giving Academia the Business

An interesting commentary from William W. Keep in the Chronicle is entitled “The Worrisome Ascendance of Business in Higher Education” (June 21, 2012).  The article starts out illustrating the conflict between administrators with business experience and faculty’s worldview. In this … Continue reading

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Kudos to Kirschner

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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The Disaggregated Professor

Last week’s (August 7, 2011) article in the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled, “Professors Cede Grading Power to Outsiders—Even Computers” triggered a very visceral reaction in me.  While I have been an advocate of hybrid/online learning at my institution, and … Continue reading

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