The Sea is Changing

The sea is changing. . . .

Recent New York Times article documents a 40,000 student Introduction to Sociology course.   Where will your program be when the noteworthy becomes the new normal?  Can your program retreat to higher ground by focusing on more advanced course? closer student attention?  What is your comparative advantage against "free" + "world renowned expert"?  Where and how will your program continue to add value to students learning?  

I don't have the answers, I just know that free, online, and massive scale turned the newspaper world upside down and not all papers made it.  Those that did look different and operate on a smaller scale.

Where will your teaching be in 10 years?

Napster changed the face of the music industry.   Where will your university be 10 years from now, given changes the digital learning terrain?  Clay Shirky raises several important issues in his recent post "Napster, Udacity, and Academy".

Translating Research Beyond Academia: Be Your Own Quartermaster « Ben Young Landis

Translating Research Beyond Academia: Be Your Own Quartermaster « Ben Young Landis:

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What do you need to take the next step in communicating your research to a wider audience?