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UNow and the Mythologies of Higher Ed
UNow announced today that it has raised $17.5 million in funding. Some thoughts on for-profits, new for-profits, new higher ed models, and higher ed mythologies.
Instructure Canvas, Now With Learning Analytics
The learning management system startup Instructure unveiled a learning analytics feature for its Canvas platform this week at InstructureCon, its (now) annual user conference.
Prismatic and Social News Discovery
It's been several months now since I cleaned all the tech blogs out of my RSS reader, a process that I talked about here. Needless to say, I haven't added them back. I'm experimenting with Prismatic, a social news discovery app instead.
The Language of MOOCs
In which I find "MOOC" doesn't adequately describe massive online open stuff any longer. Even the acronym -- massive open online course -- doesn't seem quite right.
An Outsider in the University Library
I ventured onto campus today, something I rarely do. But I had research to conduct -- the sort of research that required a library with printed books, the sort of research I couldn't do online. (Shocking, I know.)
Inkling Finally Brings Its Interactive Textbooks to the Web
The interactive e-book publisher Inkling has finally released an HTML5 version of its app, meaning that its 150 titles are now available on both the iPad and the Web. My review...
Coursera's CS101: Completed
I did it! I made it all the way through a MOOC, submitting the final assignment in Coursera's Computer Science 101 this afternoon.
On Graduation Speeches and YouTube
A few thoughts on the genre of graduation speeches, how our appreciation changes when we listen live, when we watch online, when we're 22 (or older or younger).