Gang, don’t forget that this week’s Blursday Social guest is Phil Hill. Blursday Socials are conversational, so we’ll all talk about whatever the folks who show up want to talk about. But here are a few topics on my mind for a conversation with Phil: Curricular materials trends: Phil recently updated his cost analysis of […]
Ed Tech
The "Ed Tech" category includes posts about educational technology products themselves, including LMSs and other learning platforms, adaptive learning and other digital curricular materials products, learning analytics, and educational apps of all types. It also includes technical aspects of ed tech products, especially interoperability.
The Anatomy of a Scaled Digital Seminar
We should not give up on the goal providing the high-value experience of seminars to every student. And I don’t think we have to.
Scaling the Seminar
In my recent first look at Engageli, I wrote about the importance of scaling the humanities seminar. The short version is that budget pressures will force universities to make cuts to programs that are the most costly to run. Since STEM programs tend to generate more grant money and social sciences programs can often teach […]
Engageli: First Look at a Zoom Educational Alternative
I’m impressed.
Digital Residential Education
The residential college experience is largely accidental. Can we make it more intentional in a way that captures the magic even at a physical distance?
Online Learning Student Experience is the New Climbing Wall
Colleges that have traditionally differentiated themselves on their residential experience are going to need to seriously rethink…well…pretty much everything.
The Great Online Migration and Curricular Materials Product-Market Fit
Times of great need can bring increased clarity.