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In response to When Uber and Airbnb Meet the Real World. A friend got me thinking about how Uber and AirBnB insinuate themselves into an existing “meatspace” industry, only to undo worker protections and government regulations in that industry. This got me thinking about ...

The role of the instructor has become ever more complex in the last century as technology, pedagogy, and student expectations have advanced with the times. Today’s teacher is expected to not only be a Subject Matter Expert, but to serve as their own Instructional Designer, provide high‐touch stu...

In Response to Tom Whitby’s The What and Why of a Professional Learning Network, and Paul Moss’ Why Learning Through Social Networks Is The Future.

The great thing about Personal Learning Networks is that you form a breezy, fluid relationship with people you respect and admire, people you...

Steampunk Mech
Steampunk Mech (Photo credit: Bricknave)

In the previous post, Saving Universities in the Era of MOOCs, I discuss the value proposition of traditional universities, and how those values are changing as massive, free online courses gain traction in higher education. This post will exami...

English: Hands collaborating in co-writing or ...

This past year has brought a massive amount of attention to Massive Open Online Courses, and much speculation about what they mean for traditional institutions of learning. The education and technology blogosphere have been breathlessly predicting the end of the world for traditional, brick‐an...

CLIC - Continuous Learning Improvement Cycle
CLIC – Continuous Learning Improvement Cycle (Photo credit: bchapman_utah)

_I was recently asked to email a friend‐of‐a‐friend, a librarian who was asked to do some Instructional Design in Canvas LMS. I’m reprinting my response in case it can benefit any other education/information p...

Baruch College's largest lecture hall which ac...
Baruch College’s largest lecture hall which accommodate roughly 500 students. It occupies 2 floors (4th & 5th) of the Vertical Campus building. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Response to The Trouble with Online College, NY Times

I think this article is right on the money about the ch...