Category Archives: Higher Education

Restructuring higher education: NCES Stats-DC 2010 Conference

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Jim Farmer

This is a guest post by Jim Farmer. As you know, the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems program is funding states’ work to improve their data systems. Over the past four years, 41 states and the District of Columbia have received … Continue reading →

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Xplana.com: Is This a PLE?

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

The title of this post is slightly tongue-in-cheek because I have my doubts about whether there is such a thing as PLEs that are distinct from existing software product categories. If there were, then after years of people talking about … Continue reading →

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Why Not Go to a Party School?

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Jim Farmer

This is a guest post by Jim Farmer. Jim is Chairman of instructional media + magic. Analysis of data recently released by PayScale Inc. and published in Bloomberg Business Week show starting salaries for graduates of Party Schools begin fifth … Continue reading →

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Sakai Conference: Teaching With Sakai Innovation Awards

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

One of the best aspects of the annual Sakai conference is the Teaching With Sakai Innovation Awards (TWSIA). Every year, several teachers in the Sakai community are honored for their work and give presentations on what they’re doing in the … Continue reading →

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DIY U: 'POP!' Goes the Bubble

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

A while back, I suggested that there might be a bubble in the higher education market, and that students taking on large amounts of debt to go to non-elite schools could be analogous to sub-prime mortgage customers. Well, somebody else … Continue reading →

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