Alfred Essa: The State of Analytics in Higher Education (Interview)
I’ve known Alfred Essa for a couple of years. From the start, Al struck me as one of those people that is truly focussed on improving higher education. After a […]
Not Quite Right: Higher Ed’s Business Model & Instructional Technology
These are heady days for digital higher education. For advocates of all-things-digital, myself included, it appears we’ve earned our permanent place at the table. Whether fully online, blended or a […]
The LMS: It’s Not All About You
In the seemingly endless talk of the relative merits of different learning management systems by faculty at conferences, online and on-campus, it’s often forgotten that the university is the actual client, […]
Design Matters
Post by Group Founder, Keith Hampson Brands like Target and Apple have successfully used design to set themselves apart. Mainstream magazines like BusinessWeek and Fast Company now devote complete issues to design. College […]
Technology, Transparency and MOOCs
MOOCs have introduced a greater level of transparency in online higher education. They offer students a chance to evaluate and compare institutions to a degree previously unheard of in higher ed. […]
Five Big Issues: Hanover Research
Sometimes the best way to understand what’s going on in higher education, or any field for that matter, is to ask a research firm. Because they work with a range […]
Commerce, “Free”, and Important People Discover Ed-Tech :: Week’s Most Interesting 01.31.2013
Hand-picked selections of articles, reports, blog posts and events from the last seven days (or so). 1 :: Free (Hopefully) According to the now well established concept of the Long Tail, popularised by […]
This Is Business Model Innovation for New Growth
This Is Business Model Innovation for New Growth from Marc Sniukas A design thinking oriented approach to business model innovation. See on de.slideshare.net
Design Thinking, Great Edu Ads of 2012, and More :: Week’s Most Interesting 01.17.2013
Hand-picked selections of articles, reports, blog posts and events from the last seven days (or so).
Creative Types, Experiential Recruiting, and More :: Week’s Most Interesting :: 01.11.2013
Hand-picked selections of articles, reports, blog posts and events from the last seven days (or so).
Digital Content (Finally) Gets Serious. An Interview with Dr. John Boersma
If there’s a weak link in digital higher education, it’s instructional media. Too often college students are presented with repurposed text, cheaply and quickly produced by people with limited skills, time and incentives. This is using the Internet as a distribution mechanism – nothing more.
A new company, Adapt Courseware, is taking a different approach to instructional media, though. I see great promise. I asked CEO John Boersma to provide some details.
