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Happy Anniversary
It was the first “moon shot” for U.S. higher education.
Why Effective Trusteeship Matters More at MSIs
For a long time the higher education community has debated the role of trustees, how they should participate in academic governance, and whether trusteeship even matters. There is a good deal of consensus about the latter — yes, trusteeship matters and I argue that it matters more at MSIs.
People, Mobile, and the Cloud at BbWorld 2012
What are you taking home as the big story of BbWorld 2012? At this point (Wednesday night) I have 3 main takeaways.
#BbW12 - Mobile Update: EULA, Collaborate, Text Messages and Augmented Reality
The big news (thanks Kayvon Beykpour!) from Wednesday's multi-speaker keynote at BbWorld (#BbW12) is that in September, students will have the capability of taking their mobile learning destiny into their own hands. Presently, mobile options for students who wish to use Mobile Learn exist at the institutional level.
We're cultural
Following on from yesterday's post, and reflecting on posts dating from February, it strikes me that Greenback U's overriding concept of sustainability frames it as a technological problem. But, while we have a number of very-good technologically-oriented academic programs, we have far more departments, faculty and students who focus on the arts, the humanities and the social sciences. Maybe that's part of the reason that the sustainability issue has such a hard time getting traction around here.
Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Unpacking the MOOC as Buzzword
When I pitched this series of “Postcards from the Participatory” back in November of 2011, I'd intended it to be a small collection of narratives exploring Massive Open Online Courses from the inside.
BbWorld 2012: Balancing Tomorrow's Opportunities with Today's Responsibilities
My conclusions from day one of BbWorld, after listening to a range of Blackboard leaders and managers, are as follows:
#BbW12 - Credentials, Transactions, and Brand Building
When I first started chatting with David Marr at this year's Blackboard Education Technology Conference* (also known as Bb World or #BbW12 on Twitter) I was immediately intrigued by how much he sounded like someone who really "got" Student Affairs. Marr, the President of Blackboard's Transact platform, spoke to me about student engagement, financial aid, the admissions funnel, retention, auxiliary services, strategic enrollment management, campus cards, and Student Affairs advancement.