Utility in the liberal arts in an age of innovation Michelle R. Weise, PhD Utility in the liberal arts in an age of innovation This talk was presented at SxSWedu in Austin for the panel titled, “Can the Liberal Arts Survive in an Age of Innovation?” — It is really […] Mar 5, 2014 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Code Danger: California regulators threaten innovative workforce solutions Michelle R. Weise, PhD Code Danger: California regulators threaten innovative workforce solutions I’ve always wished I knew I how to code. Thankfully, today, the opportunities to learn how abound through various online providers—many of them, free. For […] Feb 12, 2014 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
MOOCs ain’t over Michelle R. Weise, PhD MOOCs ain’t over Over the last month, journal headlines have been heralding the death of massive online open courses (MOOCs). You could almost hear the sigh of relief […] Jan 7, 2014 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Disrupting college from the margins: Innovations in lifelong learning Michelle R. Weise, PhD Disrupting college from the margins: Innovations in lifelong learning Keynote address delivered at the 10th Anniversary Annual Meeting of the Presidents’ Forum: “Scanning the Horizon for Distance Learning: Extending Access to Knowledge, Employment, and […] Oct 9, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Open to innovation from the margins Michelle R. Weise, PhD Open to innovation from the margins What does this all mean? The technology gives us tremendous power to solve this stark problem all around us. We need to design these so […] Aug 7, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
A case for under-regulation in higher education Michelle R. Weise, PhD A case for under-regulation in higher education On July 24th, the House Education and Workforce Committee approved a bill (26-13) called the Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. Introduced by Congresswoman […] July 31, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Try, try again, Udacity Michelle R. Weise, PhD Try, try again, Udacity Stumble. On hold. Pause. Suspends. Falls short. Fails fast. Gets an F. Last week, there was an almost gleeful torrent of articles describing the crumbling […] July 24, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Forget ‘facilitate’: ‘Alter’ the paradigm of teaching and learning Michelle R. Weise, PhD Forget ‘facilitate’: ‘Alter’ the paradigm of teaching and learning Last week, Blackboard made two major announcements: first, they would be jumping on the MOOC bandwagon by creating their own MOOC platform (not a huge […] July 17, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
The liberal arts: dead or alive? Michelle R. Weise, PhD The liberal arts: dead or alive? Full disclosure: I majored in comparative literature in college and then went on to do a master’s and a Ph.D. in English literature. Having also […] July 10, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Technology makes the pedagogy go ’round Michelle R. Weise, PhD Technology makes the pedagogy go ’round Let’s talk about control. At a recent conference for the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), former president Cary Nelson talked about how faculty members’ […] June 26, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Publish or perish? Publish or teach. Michelle R. Weise, PhD Publish or perish? Publish or teach. When my college seniors would approach me for recommendation letters for graduate school in the humanities, they would inevitably leave my office with copies of […] June 19, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Online education is no bubble Michelle R. Weise, PhD Online education is no bubble In his most recent Forbes op-ed, John Tamny calls out online education as the bubble that’s about to burst. He asserts that the traditional college […] June 12, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD