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Netflix's Qwikster Reversal and Higher Ed: 3 Lessons
The news from Neftlix CEO Reed Hastings "no change: one website, one account, one password … in other words, no...
What is a Blog Post?
“What’s the point of this?” “Poorly argued.” “This isn’t about anything.” Lee Skallerup I’ve read these comments at the bottom...
You! Out of the Pool!
This kind of situation gives administrators fits, since there’s no easy answer. Let’s say a student is so disruptive in...
Columbus Discovers Illinois
Columbus arrived triumphantly here in the Midwest this past week, dressed in his embroidered robes and that pincushion hat thing...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Service and the Profession
I am on break right now. That is, my students are (mostly) at home or off on service trips or...
EDUCAUSE 2011: 6 Things on My Mind
EDUCAUSE 2011 in Philadelphia is a week away! Are you going? What do you want to get out of the...
#EDU11: Are You Going to Start-Up Alley at EDUCAUSE
The exhibit hall at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference is enormous. Higher education technology providers construct massive display booths to engage...
Dual Use of Academia
“Dual use” is a term in my field, International Relations. Very simply put, it refers to the use of an...