2006 Report Key trends noted in this specific report: Dynamic knowledge creation and social computing tools and processes are becoming more widespread and accepted. Mobile and personal technology is increasingly being viewed as a delivery platform for services of all kinds. Consumers are increasingly expecting individualized [...]
In2004 the New Media Consortium started publishing the Horizon Reports. The reports compiled the findings of what experts projected as emerging technologies in the field of education. The 2004 report states specifically that; The project draws on an ongoing series of interviews with scientists, engineers, technologists, and other knowledgeable individuals in business, industry, [...]
It was my intent to write something insightful today about course scheduling, semester to semester, and how that can also impact student retention. Continuous monitoring of course schedules, enrollments, getting student and faculty feedback will all provide some insight into optimum or student centered course scheduling. Of course I could provide some anecdotal evidence on [...]
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I plan on doing more research and writing on college completion and retention. The focus for colleges is on Completion for students. Community Colleges, with the open enrollment mission, are sometimes cast in a bad light because the completion rates they report are sometimes below the line. I think retention is [...]
I don’t know Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt, but they were the early gurus in higher education, writing two book on online education in 2001 Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom (which I have autographed by them, more on that) and Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace, published in 1999, which is also autographed by them. I [...]
I am providing an overview of what I highlighted in my reading of the book by Ken Robinson, Out of Our Minds, Learning to be Creative. If you want to see more on Ken Robinson I suggest watching these TED talks he has presented on creativity and education. As well as this YouTube [...]
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It’s the New Year and new resolutions are being made along with a plethora of reports on higher education to be reviewed. A new one for me is the College Funding in Context: Understanding the Difference in Higher Education Appropriations Across the States. Frankly this is a good read that provides an in depth case [...]