White People Are Skeptical About the Value of a College Degree - Ronald Brownstein - The Atlantic The cost of college is making all people rethink the value of a college degree but in the knowledge economy that requires increased levels of skill and thinking it behooves our … [Read more...]

Is College Worth It? 2 New Reports Say Yes (Mostly) - Bottom Line - The Chronicle of Higher Education Stagnant college wages with declining high school wages mean people have to make a choice: higher ed with a career choice or risk not going and maybe going the alternative … [Read more...]

Online Education as an Agent of Transformation - NYTimes.com Sailboats, steamships, horse and buggy, the many other industries that have failed to anticipate disruptive change have disappeared to be replace by fast changing nimble operators. Legacy operations versus disruptors … [Read more...]

Degrees Based on What You Can Do, Not How Long You Went - NYTimes.com Competency based degrees and certificates have arrived at the perfect moment with the internet and millions without a degree who don't care for seat time but real world skills. Prove to employers what you … [Read more...]

Lists That Rank Colleges’ Value Are on the Rise - NYTimes.com Ranking fever grows but does the ranking fever include student and parent input? And are these rankings good or bad listed on a college's website and who can judge? Ultimately that is up to the student. … [Read more...]

When Students Can't Compute -- Campus Technology Computer basics for the community college student or they will flounder and fail. Provide community college students with laptops, hotspots, and training from fellow students. tags: education … [Read more...]

Faculty 2013 Technology Survey Helping Faculty Members Use Technology Is Top Concern in Computing Survey - Technology - The Chronicle of Higher Education Faculty remain suspicious of MOOCs and other online technologies but must recognize online education is a … [Read more...]

Traditional Education Beats Online in Key Areas, Opinion Poll Finds - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education Face-to-face still holds sway over online learning what can we learn from the Gallup poll is that online learning is an emerging technology and learning … [Read more...]

Few colleges check applicants' social media posts - SFGate Social media vigilance for potential college applicants. Keep a squeaky clean online presence and reputation because you don't know who is googling you. tags: education learning … [Read more...]

"Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants, and the Analog Campus" - HigherEdJobs A new type of college student one who is working full-time, a parent, returning to school, or a digital rabbit racing ahead of faculty. Colleges and universities need to adapt to this type of … [Read more...]