"Universities leading the way with education technology" - The Guardian UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/mar/28/education-technology?commentpage=1#end-of-comments
You are invited to explore alternative higher education models. The professional and co-operative models I develop treat academics as entrepreneurs, not institutional employees. These alternatives are original and do not rely on the increased use of technology, public funding or venture capitalism; while they offer the possibility of sustainable, high quality, affordable, accessible, and equitable academic service. Consider the Professional Model: http://bit.ly/NewTenderForHE
Friday, April 27, 2012
"Facebook generation meets privacy laws" - University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/facebook-generation-meets-privacy-laws.aspx#comments
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/facebook-generation-meets-privacy-laws.aspx#comments
"How California's Colleges Indoctrinate Students" - The Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303816504577312361540817878.html#articleTabs%3Darticle
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303816504577312361540817878.html#articleTabs%3Darticle
"So My Students Can Eat" - Inside Higher Ed
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2012/03/27/essay-asks-federal-aid-so-college-students-get-paid-study
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2012/03/27/essay-asks-federal-aid-so-college-students-get-paid-study
"Altbach: India's Foreign Providers Legislation - Breaking News" - Inside Higher Ed
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/altbach-india%E2%80%99s-foreign-providers-legislation%E2%80%94breaking-news
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/altbach-india%E2%80%99s-foreign-providers-legislation%E2%80%94breaking-news
"Philip G. Altbach: Down the Slippery Slope - The New Commercialism and the Decline of Standards" - Inside Higher Ed
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/world-view/philip-g-altbach-down-slippery-slope%E2%80%94-new-commercialism-and-decline-standards
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/world-view/philip-g-altbach-down-slippery-slope%E2%80%94-new-commercialism-and-decline-standards
"Universities and the Price of Ignorance" - The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/universities-and-the-price-of-ignorance/31949
http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/universities-and-the-price-of-ignorance/31949
"For Student Success, Stop Debating and Start Improving" - The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/article/For-Student-Success-Stop/131451/?sid=wb&utm_source=wb&utm_medium=en
http://chronicle.com/article/For-Student-Success-Stop/131451/?sid=wb&utm_source=wb&utm_medium=en
"Stop Starving Public Universities and Shrinking the Middle Class" - California Progress Report
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/stop-starving-public-universities-and-shrinking-middle-class#comment-31438
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/stop-starving-public-universities-and-shrinking-middle-class#comment-31438
"Enrollments Grow, but More Slowly" - Inside Higher Ed
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/03/28/us-data-show-rate-enrollment-growth-slowing-2009-10
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/03/28/us-data-show-rate-enrollment-growth-slowing-2009-10
"Winning the Global War for Tech Talent" - Harvard Business Review Blog Network
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/04/winning_the_global_war_for_tec.html#disqusComments
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/04/winning_the_global_war_for_tec.html#disqusComments
"How to recruit international students in China" - The Guardian UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/mar/27/recruiting-students-from-china?commentpage=1&msg=a#end-of-comments
http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/mar/27/recruiting-students-from-china?commentpage=1&msg=a#end-of-comments
"Chinese Students Account for About Half of All International Applicants to U.S. Graduate Programs" - The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/article/Chinese-Students-Account-for/131416/
http://chronicle.com/article/Chinese-Students-Account-for/131416/
"Higher education and research can and should be provided under the professional paradigm, not the university-government-union "hybrid"." - TED Conversation
http://www.ted.com/conversations/10638/higher_education_and_research.html
http://www.ted.com/conversations/10638/higher_education_and_research.html
"Is the global state of higher education a more pressing concern than others such as the environment, energy, food, human rights,...?" - TED Conversation
http://www.ted.com/conversations/10639/is_the_global_state_of_higher.html
http://www.ted.com/conversations/10639/is_the_global_state_of_higher.html
"Universities leading the way with education technology" - The Guardian UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/mar/28/education-technology?commentpage=1#end-of-comments
http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/mar/28/education-technology?commentpage=1#end-of-comments
"College: As It Was, Is, and Should Be" - Inside Higher Ed
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/stratedgy/college-it-was-and-should-be-%E2%80%93-talk
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/stratedgy/college-it-was-and-should-be-%E2%80%93-talk
"When Is It Too Early to Specialize in College, and Why Do It?" - The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/when-is-it-too-early-to-specialize-in-college-and-why-do-it/32119
(2 comments)
http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/when-is-it-too-early-to-specialize-in-college-and-why-do-it/32119
(2 comments)
"Do college professors work hard enough?" - The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/do-college-professors-work-hard-enough/2012/02/15/gIQAn058VS_story.html
Comments only:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/do-college-professors-work-hard-enough/2012/02/15/gIQAn058VS_allComments.html?ctab=all_&#weighIn
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/do-college-professors-work-hard-enough/2012/02/15/gIQAn058VS_story.html
Comments only:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/do-college-professors-work-hard-enough/2012/02/15/gIQAn058VS_allComments.html?ctab=all_&#weighIn
"US pay rises fail to match inflation" - The Times Higher Education
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=419577&c=1
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=419577&c=1
"Organizing for Adjuncts" - Inside Higher Ed
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/04/04/labor-conference-discusses-state-adjuncts
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/04/04/labor-conference-discusses-state-adjuncts
"Why university-industry collaboration doesn't have to be awkward" - The Guardian UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/mar/26/university-industry-collaboration?commentpage=1&msg=a#end-of-comments
http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/mar/26/university-industry-collaboration?commentpage=1&msg=a#end-of-comments
"What impact will higher education funding have on university finances?" - The Guardian UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/mar/29/hefce-higher-education-funding-university-finances?commentpage=1&msg=a#end-of-comments
http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/mar/29/hefce-higher-education-funding-university-finances?commentpage=1&msg=a#end-of-comments
"Why Does Tuition Go Up? Because Taxpayer Support Goes Down" - The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Does-Tuition-Go-Up-/131372/
http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Does-Tuition-Go-Up-/131372/
"Community colleges' learning disability" - Los Angeles Times
http://discussions.latimes.com/20/lanews/la-oe-schneider-community-college-graduation-rates-20120411/10
http://discussions.latimes.com/20/lanews/la-oe-schneider-community-college-graduation-rates-20120411/10
"College Completion: Are measures of completion the best tool for the public to judge the quality of an institution?" - The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://collegecompletion.chronicle.com/2012/are-measures-of-completion-the-best-tool-for-the-public-to-judge-the-quality-of-an-institution/
http://collegecompletion.chronicle.com/2012/are-measures-of-completion-the-best-tool-for-the-public-to-judge-the-quality-of-an-institution/
"College Completion: How can colleges find, enroll, and graduate the millions of people in the United States who have some college, but no credential?" - The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://collegecompletion.chronicle.com/2012/how-can-colleges-find-enroll-and-graduate-the-millions-of-people-in-the-united-states-who-have-some-college-but-no-credential/
http://collegecompletion.chronicle.com/2012/how-can-colleges-find-enroll-and-graduate-the-millions-of-people-in-the-united-states-who-have-some-college-but-no-credential/
"College Completion: Are graduation rates just a function of spending? Can institutions with scarce resources really do anything to improve their completion rates?" - The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://collegecompletion.chronicle.com/2012/are-graduation-rates-just-a-function-of-spending-in-other-words-can-institutions-with-few-financial-resources-really-do-anything-to-improve-their-completion-rates/
http://collegecompletion.chronicle.com/2012/are-graduation-rates-just-a-function-of-spending-in-other-words-can-institutions-with-few-financial-resources-really-do-anything-to-improve-their-completion-rates/
"On the precariat" - The New Faculty Majority Blog
http://thenewfacultymajority.blogspot.ca/2012/04/on-precariat.html#comment-form
http://thenewfacultymajority.blogspot.ca/2012/04/on-precariat.html#comment-form
"Forging a New Way Forward to Transform College Faculty Employment Practices" - New Faculty Majority Foundation
http://nfmframeworkforchange.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/forging-a-new-way-forward-to-transform-contingent-academic-employment/#respond
http://nfmframeworkforchange.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/forging-a-new-way-forward-to-transform-contingent-academic-employment/#respond
"Calling all Academics: April 2 as the Day for Higher Ed" - Inside Higher Ed
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/college-ready-writing/calling-all-academics-april-2-day-higher-ed
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/college-ready-writing/calling-all-academics-april-2-day-higher-ed
"You Got Into College, Now How Will You Pay for It?" - Impatient Optimists
http://www.impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2012/04/Step-one-Get-into-college-Step-two-Figure-out-how-to-pay-for-it
http://www.impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2012/04/Step-one-Get-into-college-Step-two-Figure-out-how-to-pay-for-it
"Do college professors work hard enough?" - The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/do-college-professors-work-hard-enough/2012/02/15/gIQAn058VS_allComments.html?ctab=all_&#weighIn
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/do-college-professors-work-hard-enough/2012/02/15/gIQAn058VS_allComments.html?ctab=all_&#weighIn
"Low-quality teaching detrimental to 'brand UK'" - The Times Higher Education
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=419480
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=419480
"London lecturers strike over pensions" - The Times Higher Education
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=419492&c=1
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=419492&c=1
"Flying Solo" - The Times Higher Education
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=419510&c=2
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=419510&c=2
"New report finds modest gains in America's college attainment rates" - Lumina Foundation
http://www.luminafoundation.org/newsroom/news_releases/2012-03-26.html
http://www.luminafoundation.org/newsroom/news_releases/2012-03-26.html
"Celebrating Community Colleges and Their Students" - Impatient Optimists
http://www.impatientoptimists.org/posts/2010/10/celebrating-community-colleges-and-their-students
http://www.impatientoptimists.org/posts/2010/10/celebrating-community-colleges-and-their-students
Monday, April 2, 2012
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