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Category Archives: Digital Democracy
Insight on MOOC student types from ELI Focus Session
Michael and I had the privilege of leading off the ELI Online Spring Focus Session on MOOCs (taking place today, Apr 3, and tomorrow). Thanks to Stephen Downes, we have a good set of notes on our presentation “Everything You … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Democracy, Higher Education, Notable Posts, Openness
Tagged #elifocus, EDUCAUSE, ELI, ELI Focus Session, MOOC
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SUNY and the Expansion of Prior Learning Assessments
Last week Steve Kolowich wrote in the Chronicle of Higher Education about the State University of New York (SUNY) system approval of a plan that would target reduced time-to-degree. The State University of New York’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday endorsed an … Continue reading
Proposed California Legislation for Statewide Online Education Courses – The Basics
Outside of the Vatican, the big news this week in higher education is the proposed legislation in California that would identify and approve a set of up to 50 online courses that the three public systems would accept as credit … Continue reading
California Discusses Cost and Effectiveness in Higher Education
On the heels of the passage of a historic tax increase to cover deficits in the California higher education system, the UC system is apparently already warning that they may need to raise tuition again. In response, Governor Jerry Brown has … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Democracy, Higher Education
Tagged 20 Million Minds Foundation, California, Jerry Brown, Phil Hill
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Blackboard Confronts Erosion of Market Share, Makes a Major Change in Strategy
In a series of announcements that has the educational technology world buzzing, Blackboard reversed their strategy of their core LMS business. Blackboard acquired two Moodle hosting and service providers – MoodleRooms in the US and NetSpot in Australia. Blackboard created … Continue reading


