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Randolph Hollingsworth

Sir John Daniel - The Technology Revolution: Coming Soon to Postsecondary Education (15... - 5 views

www.col.org/...2011-12-15a.aspx

higher education educational technology educational reform

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      Randolph Hollingsworth on 10 Oct 12
       
      recommended by Stella "scsporto scsporto" in CFHE12 discussion thread Week 1 under the topic "change drivers"
  • We want to stretch the triangle like this: more access, more quality, less cost. But with traditional teaching methods we can’t. It is an iron triangle.
  • unhealthy link between quality and exclusivity
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  • that link is unnecessary and technology can break it
  • the revolution that breaks the iron triangle works with all technologies because it is rooted in the basic principles of technology
  • division of labour, specialisation, economies of scale, and the use of machines and communications media
  • the basis of the industrial revolution
  • the new technologies that let us share, study and socialise simultaneously
  • Our only requirement is to think of postsecondary education as a system and apply to it the principles of division of labour and specialisation in the service of the learner
  • Randolph Hollingsworth on 10 Oct 12
     
    3 vectors of Access, Quality and Cost - and we want to stretch the triangle to have more access, more quality and less cost = "iron triangle" if using traditional teaching methods => unhealthy link between quality and exclusivity in the popular mindset about higher ed; iron triangle can be stretched if we think of higher ed as a system and apply principles of division of labor and specialization (i.e., "unbundle" the professor)
Randolph Hollingsworth

Joel L. Hartman (Univ Central FL), "Net Pedagogies: New Models of Teaching and Learning... - 2 views

davecormier.com/...hartman.mov

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    Status of UCF (2nd largest univ in the US) blended learning and online learning systemic approach for quality to assure improvement - faculty development is required; social-constructivist paradigm and faculty engaged in action research; measure "student success" via grades earned A,B,C and blended does better with web-based or video-based; withdrawal and satisfaction rates nearly the same as f2f tho video has slightly higher; online learning benefits for students = convenience, reduced logistical demands, increased flexibility, information fluency; for faculty = professional devt, flexibility, teaching/research support; UCF expanded capacity, ability to serve students anywhere, buffers competition; online learning costs a little more but provides capacity equivalent to >$64M of classroom construction (which would have an annual operating cost of $4.1M = cost avoidance model), more efficient use of existing CR space, growth with quality
Geoff Edlund

Innovation in Online Education - 3 views

http://theconversation.edu.au/online-opportunities-digital-innovation-or-death-through-regulation-9736

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Randolph Hollingsworth

Risk and Ethics in Public Scholarship | Inside Higher Ed | Tressie McMillan Cottom, Emo... - 1 views

www.insidehighered.com/...-and-ethics-public-scholarship

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  • The irony of good public scholarship is that when it is done well it will inspire strong reactions. You’ve not lived until your first Internet hate message. That vitriol is one thing when it is confined to comments on a blog post but when it is coming from colleagues or senior members of your field engagement can have serious consequences. Making public scholarship less dangerous requires institutional commitment, allies, and advocates.
  • social media and online spaces provide a means for women and minority scholars to build networks as protective factors against institutional forces that marginalize them. But, I offer that argument with a caveat: doing so is not without risk.
  • Randolph Hollingsworth on 10 Dec 12
     
    a wise and wonderful essay - especially important for those scholars who might buckle under the bullying and harassment so common in academia but more frightening when open and in the public domain. MOOCs should encourage public scholarship - and help to make it more valued... and of higher quality - but they will need to include in the design that the facilitators modeling advocacy and constructive kinds of alliances for the participants. That is, providing that "institutional commitment" for public scholarship that is thoughtful and intriguing (vs. public showboating).
Randolph Hollingsworth

Take us to your leader: thoughts on leadership in higher education | Higher Education N... - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...leadership-in-higher-education

leader leadership higher education

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  • Randolph Hollingsworth on 05 Nov 12
     
    by Eliza Anyangwe, - she opens with an image of Martin Luther King Jr. at the podium: "Martin Lurther King was a great leader. Are there any such figures in higher education?" what she doesn't address is that King relied on local "bridge" leaders to do the everyday work - and that the role of community activists was crucial to King's own success. She starts the live chat with Janine Utell and English prof from Widener Univ in PA (my personal fav expert on leadership qualities is historian Doris Kearns Goodwin); but then gathers leadership-in-the-trenches voices from men: Craig Mahoney (http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/); William H Graves (http://www.ellucian.com); Richard Hall (http://www.dmu.ac.uk); Paul Gentle (http://www.lfhe.ac.uk); Jonathan Ruddle (http://www.maxximconsulting.com); and finally, a woman's voice - last and least - Dawn Freshwater (http://www.leeds.ac.uk)
Ken Graetz

Meet the High Priest of Runaway College Inflation (He Regrets Nothing) - 2 views

www.theatlantic.com/...263032

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  • The way Trachtenberg saw it, selling George Washington over the other schools was like selling one brand of vodka over another. Vodka, he points out, is a colorless, odorless liquid that varies little by maker. He realized the same was true among national private universities: It was as simple as raising the price and upgrading the packaging to create the illusion of quality. Trachtenberg gambled that prospective students would see costly tuition as a sign of quality, and he was right. "People equate price with the value of their education," he says.
  • He didn't spend the tuition windfall to shift the professor-to-student ratio or overhaul the curriculum. Instead, he covered the campus in cafés, beautiful study spaces, and nicer dorms. Trachtenberg thought that construction on campus gave the appearance that the school was financially sound and was progressing toward a goal, so his policy was, "Never stop building." If he wanted to erect or renovate two buildings, he would stagger the projects so that jackhammers could be heard constantly around campus. He also introduced a three-day orientation, known as Colonial Inauguration, that featured ice-cream socials, casino nights, and a laser show that cost $2,500 per minute.
  • While critics accused Trachtenberg of "educational socialism" for squeezing money out of top-earners, he called it "buying talent" and said that students were more interested in attending a $40,000 school with a $20,000 discount than they were in attending a $20,000 school.
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  • Cornell, which costs $57,000, is a good case study. Students from families that make less than $120,000 are eligible for unlimited financial aid. But the university recently capped aid at $7,500 for students from families making more than $120,000. Wealthy applicants can pay the difference, but middle-class ones have to take out loans.
  • Although Trachtenberg hasn't rethought his approach, he now recommends another course for other schools: specialization. That is, schools on the brink of catastrophe--those where endowments and enrollment numbers augur bankruptcy--can be brought back by offering something that can't be found elsewhere.
  • Even taking into consideration student debt, unemployment, and the financial strain on institutions, Trachtenberg is still reluctant to say that students could be attracted to a school simply because of the academics it offers. "Not many students would have the vision to see that," he says;
Randolph Hollingsworth

Can a Game Help Low-Income Youth Get into College?: An Interview with Colleagology Game... - 1 views

henryjenkins.org/...lleagology-games-part-one.html

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  • Second time play is faster, more animated and a bit more competitive. After playing, students can articulate how their strategy changed from the first time and what they plan to do differently the next time they play.
  • When observing students play, I’ve been struck by their concentration when learning the rules the first time they play.  They tend to collaborate throughout the whole play session and remain engaged for the duration of game play.
  • we developed the card game as a stand-alone product
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  • Games provide a safe space for exploring difficult to navigate systems
  • Apart from an uneven playing field in the caliber of academic instruction afforded to students across schools, perhaps the most glaring problem in public high school education is access to high quality college guidance and support.
  • Randolph Hollingsworth on 29 Oct 12
     
    "One of the best features of this version of the game is the social play. "
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