Opinion: Can universities survive the technology transformation?
UBC Vice Provost and Economics Professor Anji Redish has written an op-ed for the Vancouver Sun discussing how universities are adapting to rapidly changing technology.
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MOOC research literature browser
Katy Jordan, an educational researcher and PhD student in the Institute of Educational Technology at the Open University, has created a browsable collection of research articles about MOOCs.
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Improving the adoption of open textbooks through faculty advocates
BCcampus recently launched a faculty fellows program aimed at encouraging more instructor and faculty adoption and use of open textbooks in British Columbia.
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Opening the curriculum: Open education resources in U.S. higher education
The Babson Survey Research Group recently published the results of a large survey that “examines the attitudes, opinions, and use of Open Educational Resources (OER) among teaching faculty.”
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This university teaches you no skills—just a new way to think
Wired Magazine examines Minerva, a highly exclusive, for-profit college housed at the Keck Graduate Institute that recently received $70 million in funding.
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Competency-based education arrives at three major public institutions
The University of Michigan, Purdue University, and the University of Wisconsin System recently announced new competency-based programs that seek to shift the focus to what students know and can do rather than how much time they spend in class.
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Flipped classrooms: Annotated list of resources
Phil Hill, an education technology consultant, has compiled a list of the flipped classrooms articles that he has found to be useful.
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The lifetime learner: A journey through the future of postsecondary education
Deloitte, a professional services and consulting firm, recently published a report that argues that "the educational institutions that succeed and remain relevant in the future business landscape will likely be those that foster a learning environment that reflects the networked ecosystem and is meaningful and relevant to the lifelong learner.
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ECAR study of undergraduate students and information technology
Educause recently released their 2014 report on students and information technology.
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What faculty should know about competency-based education
Michael Feldstein, an education technology journalist and consultant, explores what competency-based education (CBE) is, what it is good for, and what the potential pitfalls are.
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