Early reflections on “Blackboard launches solution to improve developmental...
Blackboard launches solution to improve developmental education Fully online courses now include built-in assessment, analytics tools Excerpt: WASHINGTON – February 22, 2012 – Blackboard Inc. today...
View ArticleHas the higher ed bubble started to pop? If so, why are changes/innovations...
From DSC: First, some articles that caused these reflections Discounting heads — from insidehighered.com by Kevin Kiley Excerpt: Despite spending nearly 43 percent of their gross tuition revenue from...
View ArticleBarriers to Adoption of Online Learning Systems in U.S. Higher Education...
Excerpt from the preface: Digital technology has already changed the way colleges and universities function, but no matter how significant those changes feel today, real transformation is just...
View Article“~1/3 of colleges and universities spending more than they can afford.” The...
The financially sustainable university – from bain.com, a Bain Brief by Jeff Denneen and Tom Dretle Excerpts (emphasis DSC): Still, at the majority of institutions, the pace of change is slower than it...
View ArticleThe need for “Centers of Innovation” within each institution of higher...
From DSC: Mr. Rob Bobeldyk and I were brainstorming last week about the need to create A Center for Innovation — a smaller organization within our overall organization — that can be far more nimble and...
View Article2013 media technology trends [Richard McLeland Wieser]
2013 media technology trends — from weezergroup.com by Richard McLeland Wieser Excerpt: Since the turn of the Millemium we’ve been hearing about the AV/IT convergence. It started slowly, gaining...
View ArticleExperimentation will be critically important in 2013+ for the higher...
From DSC: Whereas: The Walmart of Education continues and higher ed finds itself in a game-changing environment The pace of change continues to accelerate Disruptive innovations continue to poke at the...
View ArticleCongrats to Davenport University on this innovative idea/work!
Crowdsourcing innovation on campus – from CampusTechnology.com by Dian Schaffhauser By combining innovation management with crowdsourcing, Davenport University has found a potent formula for achieving...
View ArticleA new seat in the C-Suite: Chief Digital Officers find a place on college...
A new seat in the C-Suite: Chief Digital Officers find a place on college campuses – from edtechmagazine.com by Amy Burroughs CDOs do more than help colleges adapt to online learning. Excerpt:...
View ArticleThe IT conversation we should be having [Stikeleather]
The IT conversation we should be having — from HBR.org by Jim Stikeleather Excerpt (emphasis DSC): It is a conversation about the increasing importance of information technology and the role it must...
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