I have previously written about the deeply flawed Brookings Institution analysis on student debt with its oft-repeated lede: These data indicate that typical borrowers are no worse off now than they were a generation ago … Their data is based on the triennial Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) by the Federal Reserve Board, with the report […]
What the Apple Watch Tells Us About the Future of Ed Tech
Nothing. So please, if you’re thinking about writing that post or article, don’t. I’m begging you.
Say What? Buzzfeed follows up on D2L story with solid reporting
In a post last month I questioned the growth claims that D2L was pushing to the media based on their recent massive funding round. A key part of the article was pointing out the lack of real reporting from news media. It is worth noting that not a single media outlet listed by EDUKWEST or […]
Unizin Updates: Clarification on software development and potential new members
In a recent post on Kuali, I characterized Unizin as a community source initiative. Brad Wheeler, CIO at Indiana University and co-founder of Kuali and Unizin, responded via email (with permission to quote): Unizin is not a Community Source effort in the way that I understand Community Source as we started applying the label 10+ […]
Cal State Online: Public records shed light on what happened
Last month I shared the system announcement that the Cal State Online (CSO) initiative is finished. Despite the phrasing of “re-visioning” and the retention of the name, the concept of a standalone unit to deliver and market online programs for the system is gone. Based on documents obtained by e-Literate through a public records request:1 […]
Numbers: Administrative Costs Soaring? Maybe not
August 27, 2014 There’s just a mind-boggling amount of money per student that’s being spent on administration Andrew Gillen, quoted in “New Analysis Shows Problematic Booming Higher Ed Administrators,” Huffington Post, August 26, 2014 Administrative growth drives up costs at state-owned universities Debra Edrleu, TribLive, July 28, 2013 Across U.S. higher education, nonclassroom costs have […]
Community Source Is Dead
As Phil noted in yesterday’s post, Kuali is moving to a for-profit model, and it looks like it is motivated more by sustainability pressures than by some grand affirmative vision for the organization. There has been a long-term debate in higher education about the value of “community source,” which is a particular governance and funding […]