I am still wrestling with my unease with MOOCs and I think I’ve finally figured out why: High impact educational practices, as we understand them today, are unlikely at best and impossible at worst in MOOCs and other similar online environments. First, it’s helpful to understand that “high impact practice” (HIP) is a term of… Continue reading Are High Impact Practices Available Online?
Category: EDUCAUSE
New NSSE Survey and Technology Questions
I’m super excited that my colleagues have finally made the new version of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) publicly available! We’ve spent a lot of time working on this over the past 3-4 years, including focus groups, interviews, two pilot administrations, tons of literature review and data analysis, (seemingly) thousands of meetings, and… Continue reading New NSSE Survey and Technology Questions
Quick Update: NSSE/EDUCAUSE Partnership
(I’m working on a longer post but I keep getting interrupted by life so this short post will have to do for now.) I’m super excited that I’m going to the 2011 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference next month in Philadelphia to work with EDUCAUSE staff and members to develop potential questions for the next version of… Continue reading Quick Update: NSSE/EDUCAUSE Partnership
ELI 2010: Liveblogging Palfrey’s Keynote
I love Palfrey’s book and I’m taking notes anyway so might as well share them… John Palfrey, author of Born Digital. Today’s USA Today: breathless article about youths’ use of technology Wrote BD to “bust myths” and combay fears (“this can’t be good”) Not all young people use technology in the same way; carefully defined… Continue reading ELI 2010: Liveblogging Palfrey’s Keynote
Just Released: EDUCAUSE Research and Implemention of Copyright Education Laws
Three documents have been released over the past couple of days that are important and interesting: The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2009 is the latest report from EDUCAUSE’s research arm focusing on undergraduate students and their use and perceptions of technology. It’s always a well-done study and EDUCAUSE makes the full… Continue reading Just Released: EDUCAUSE Research and Implemention of Copyright Education Laws
Higher Ed P2P Legislation Passed
Late last week, President Bush signed into law legislation to renew the Higher Education act. There were some faint rumors (sorry, don’t remember where I read them) that he was not going to sign but he has, albeit without any comment. In connection with the provisions in the law that pertain to online copyright infringement,… Continue reading Higher Ed P2P Legislation Passed
Copyright Update: Higher Ed Act Compromise, DMCA Spike, and RIAA Methods
Things are still busy on the copyright front. Among other interesting developments and relevant news: The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that lawmakers have reached a compromise on the online copyright infringement language in the Higher Ed Act. According to a draft being circulated by aides, “the compromise adopts the House’s requirement that colleges develop… Continue reading Copyright Update: Higher Ed Act Compromise, DMCA Spike, and RIAA Methods
ResNet Symposium: ECAR and RARG Security Survey Results
Two members of the ResNet Applied Research Group (RARG), Dave Futey and Clifton Pee, joined Rodney Peterson, EDUCAUSE Government Relations Officer and Security Task Force Coordinator, to present results related to security research conducted by those two organizations. Both of these organizations conducted work related to security last year: the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research… Continue reading ResNet Symposium: ECAR and RARG Security Survey Results
2006 ECAR Study of Undergrads & IT
ECAR, EDUCAUSE‘s research arm, recently released the results of their 2006 Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology. While most ECAR documents are only available to ECAR subscribers and those who specifically purchase them, ECAR released this study to the public “because of the topic’s critical importance.” While I recommend everyone read through at least… Continue reading 2006 ECAR Study of Undergrads & IT
ResNet Outsourcing
I’ve recently been thinking about the state of ResNet outsourcing. There is very little data about this topic and it doesn’t seem to come up very often in the ResNet community but it’s out there. Allow me to take you on a brief tour of the available data and my thoughts. A few recent items… Continue reading ResNet Outsourcing