Shattered Myths Digitally Lit #244 – 5/2/2020 Hi all, welcome to issue #244 of Digitally Literate. I was involved in the following this week: Reflections of a school counselor during the 2020 school closures – Together with a group of colleagues in SC, we’re holding space for educators to reflect & heal. This month’s focus…
As Impossible as Possible Digitally Lit #241 – 4/11/2020 Hi all, welcome to issue #241 of Digitally Literate. This week’s issue is motivated by a brief discussion with Joaquin A. B. Munoz on a post I shared in the Higher Ed Learning Collective Facebook group. Each morning I try to share a positive greeting online,…
Facebook is teaming up with community colleges as part of a nationwide effort to teach digital-literacy skills to small-business leaders and others in …
News from EdSurge as Facebook is teaming up with community colleges as part of a nationwide effort to teach digital-literacy skills to small-business leaders and others in cities. Facebook’s education strategy focuses on economic enablement and job growth, as well as supporting small businesses with the skills “they need to grow.” In addition to the…
Over the past week a discussion about the future of American higher education has unfolded across the web. Things began with the publication of new enrollment data. I commented on this, and Josh K…
Excellent presentation of facts, findings, and trends from Bryan Alexander on the recent discussion about the life and death of higher ed. The takeaway: Where does that leave us? Large areas of American higher education are suffering. Their business model might not work any longer. Student debt is unprecedented, dangerous, and continuing to grow. Partly in…
A futurist says the industry may have nowhere to go but down. What does the slide look like?
Bryan Alexander started grappling with the idea of “peak higher education” in 2013—inspired by the notion of “peak car,” “peak oil,” and other so-called “peaks.” At the time, there were signs that the industry was already struggling. The number of students enrolled in higher education had dropped by a little over 450,000 after years of booming growth, the proportion…
Similar to e-commerce firms, online-degree programs are beginning to incorporate elements of an older-school, brick-and-mortar model.
Similar to e-commerce firms, online-degree programs are beginning to incorporate elements of an older-school, brick-and-mortar model. As online learning extends its reach it is starting to run into a major obstacle: There are undeniable advantages, as traditional colleges have long known, to learning in a shared physical space. Recognizing this, some online programs are gradually…
A first-of-its-kind survey finds one-third of college students regularly skip meals and lack stable housing.
This is one the things that I think we often don’t address in our courses or programs. There is an assumption made that all students are “well off” and have everything they need in higher ed to be successful. This could be food, shelter, or technology access. It’s stories like this that indicate that students…