Graph on costs of U.S. college education
US News (2010) The average costs of a U.S. college education US News, August 24
This is an interactive graph based on figures from the...
The case for for-profit colleges
Keith Hampson's Higher Education Management Group blog, "And now, we hear from the defense." (For-Profit Higher Education) brings together some of the arguments for...
Why college education costs so much in the USA
Archibald, R. and Feldman, D. (2010) Why does college cost so much? Forbes, August 11
If you can fight your way past the really annoying...
Comparing apples with oranges: online vs face-to-face learning in community colleges
Smith Jaggars, S. and Bailey, T. (2010) Effectiveness of Fully Online Courses for College Students: Response to a Department of Education Meta-Analysis New...
Some pros and cons of outsourcing online education
Parry, M. (2010) Outsourced Ed: Colleges Hire Companies to Build Their Online Courses Chronicle of Higher Education, July 18
This article suggests a change in...
The need for new business models for e-learning
Keith Hampson's Higher Education Management Group's blog has an interesting post by Keith about the need for new business models in higher education, includes...
Strategic thinking about e-learning
On Monday and Tuesday this week (June 7 and 8) I attended the BC Educational Technology Users Group Spring Workshop at the University of...
Where do the resources for technology-based teaching come from?
In an earlier blog, Struggling with Costs of Teaching in Higher Education, I complained about the lack of research into the costs of teaching,...
A marketer’s view of higher education in the USA
For those of you not familiar with Seth Godin's excellent blog on marketing, take a look at his latest blog:
The coming melt-down in higher...
My thoughts on managing technology in universities
One of my favourite web sites is Keith Hampson's Higher Education Management Group.
It was therefore an honour for me to be invited to be...