Category Archives: Strategic Planning for Online

Strategic Planning for the Apocalypse

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Bruce Rosenbloom

“More than any other time in history mankind faces a crossroad.  One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness, the other, to total extinction.  Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.” —–Woody Allen There have been many … Continue reading →

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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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5 Ideas to Jumpstart CUNY’s Online Efforts

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Bruce Rosenbloom

If I ever had the chance to meet CUNY’s new Chancellor Millikan, I would love to talk about a topic of mutual interest, namely, Online Learning. From his days as Chancellor at the University of Nebraska, Dr. Millikan has been … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned From John Jay Online (Part 2)

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Background This is the second post discussing the implications from a panel discussion I moderated for the latest CUNY IT Conference in early December 2014 entitled, “Strategic Planning for Online Programs: Lessons Learned from John Jay Online.” I was fortunate to have two John … Continue reading →

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A Scalable Learning Management System (LMS)

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Some of the barriers to entry into the arena of online learning have been greatly diminished in recent years, namely both the cost and scalability of the learning management system. An LMS is where most of online teaching happens — … Continue reading →

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Implications of Digital CUNY?

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Bruce Rosenbloom

Background CUNY has been fortunate to attract a new, dynamic Chancellor–James B. Milliken–who has personal experience teaching — and institutional experience leading — online learning. He impresses me as a sincere, hard-working individual who does wish to advance the ball … 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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First Mover Advantage

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Bruce Rosenbloom

The concept of “first mover advantage” certainly applies to online learning.  The term is used in the context of a competitive environment, with the first entry in that environment often getting the advantage over competitors later to the table. In … 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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Adjuncts Online: An Exploited Class

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Bruce Rosenbloom

The plight of adjunct instructors across academia has been receiving a lot more press of late from the NY Times to the Chronicle of Higher Education.. It comes as no surprise that online teaching, the fastest growing component of teaching … Continue reading →

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