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Colleges Aren't Keeping Up With Student Demand for Hybrid Programs, Survey Suggests - W... - 0 views

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hybrid e-learning

shared by gary chinn on 16 Apr 11 - No Cached

But the Eduventures survey found a gap between supply and demand: 19 percent of respondents said they were enrolled in blended programs, while 33 percent of prospective students listed that format as their preference. The report on the survey, which is not available free online, questions whether some students are being “forced” into studying entirely online because of a lack of hybrid programs. “Schools have jumped on the online bandwagon, and students end up with this rather unnuanced choice between more-or-less wholly on ground and more-or-less wholly online, when many of them actually want something that’s a more nuanced combination of the two,” says Richard Garrett, a managing director at Eduventures.
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gary chinn on 16 Apr 11

this is happening within the college of engineering, and our center is working to address the lack of hybrid options.

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Professor Encourages Students to Pass Notes During Class -- via Twitter - Wired Campus ... - 0 views

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teaching twitter psutlt

shared by Cole Camplese on 07 Apr 11 - No Cached

Higher education: Is it really the next bubble? | The Economist - 6 views

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shared by Cole Camplese on 24 Apr 11 - No Cached

Cole Camplese on 24 Apr 11

Interesting surface level exploration of the edu bubble.

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gary chinn on 25 Apr 11

this came up in conversations with friends last week. I have my own opinions on the value of non-education people seemingly always claiming to have answers to very complex, deeply entrenched societal issues (like k12 & higher ed), but I'll try to keep from editorializing too much. I will say that one of the convincing arguments I have heard recently was the view of higher education as a commodity in a positional marketplace; in other words, colleges compete based upon reputation and relative position to one another. when seen that way, it makes more sense why money brought into the college is not spent to keep tuition costs down; colleges have to try and outdo their peers with facilities, expansion, etc. as a result, tuition rises. finally, as mentioned in the article, if the positional argument is to be believed, it may make sense to see higher ed as a tiered structure (it already is this way in reality), and concerns about tuition increases might be focused on how we can help ensure that state-funded schools resist the temptation of entering into budget arms races with elite-level privates.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">this came up in conversations with friends last week. I have my own opinions on the value of non-education people seemingly always claiming to have answers to very complex, deeply entrenched societal issues (like k12 & higher ed), but I'll try to keep from editorializing too much. I will say that one of the convincing arguments I have heard recently was the view of higher education as a commodity in a positional marketplace; in other words, colleges compete based upon reputation and relative position to one another. when seen that way, it makes more sense why money brought into the college is not spent to keep tuition costs down; colleges have to try and outdo their peers with facilities, expansion, etc. as a result, tuition rises. finally, as mentioned in the article, if the positional argument is to be believed, it may make sense to see higher ed as a tiered structure (it already is this way in reality), and concerns about tuition increases might be focused on how we can help ensure that state-funded schools resist the temptation of entering into budget arms races with elite-level privates.</div>

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Joho the Blog » Why you won't care that the Net isn't neutral - 0 views

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netneutrality

shared by Cole Camplese on 23 Apr 11 - No Cached

With so little competition, the access providers will be able to jack up fast lane prices as high as the richest players in the market can bear. So, let’s say Google decides to pay the access providers for “fast lane” service, but Bing does not. You’ll notice that Google results fly in, while Bing seems to be having trouble digesting its oatmeal. You won’t know if that’s because Bing’s search engine is slower or because it didn’t pony up for fast lane service. All you’ll know is that you’re not going back to Bing.
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Seth's Blog: What's high school for? - 4 views

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Teaching

shared by Chris Lucas on 06 May 11 - No Cached

Cole Camplese on 06 May 11

I read this and highlighted a few myself ... I really like the idea of teaching stronger and more persuasive communication skills. And that whole notion of being a stronger leader is a critical skill as well.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I read this and highlighted a few myself ... I really like the idea of teaching stronger and more persuasive communication skills. And that whole notion of being a stronger leader is a critical skill as well.</div>

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The Book of MPub - 0 views

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publishing ebooks

shared by bkozlek on 05 Jul 11 - Cached

The Book of MPub curates research and critical thinking from students in the Master of Publishing program at Simon Fraser University. In doing so, it makes a contribution to a collective discourse on innovative technologies in publishing—epublishing, new business models, and crowd sourcing and social media. The Book of MPub furthers discussion in three formats: blog, ebook and the classic, ever-evocative print form. The experimental process is itself research, and both documentation of the insights gained and the final product are comprehensive resources for the publishing industry at large.
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bkozlek on 05 Jul 11

Example of online publishing as part of a grad program.

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On the Benefits of Lectures - Brainstorm - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 1 views

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lecture teaching

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gary chinn on 24 Jun 11

this topic seems to come up every year, but at least this story is tied to a study. the comments are actually pretty interesting. might turn into a decent conversation.

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Clickers: Assessment and Beyond - Teaching with Clickers - 3 views

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clickers assessment teaching education psutlt

shared by Cole Camplese on 23 Jun 11 - No Cached

Dr. Suann Yang teaches Ecology in the department of Biology here at Penn State. In this presentation, she describes best practices and strategies for effective clicker use in a large (~300 student class).
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New Cultures of Scholarship - Christopher P. Long's ePortfolio - 4 views

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cultures scholarship christopher cpl

shared by Cole Camplese on 28 Oct 11 - No Cached

The presentation is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the theoretical background that helps us put the transformation of literacy through which we are living into a wider context. In the second part, I focus on a few of the ways I have sought to integrate digital technologies into my scholarly practices. 
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