The Pace of Learning. The American society, influenced by the industrial age, continues to thrive, despite discussions about the knowledge economy, the sustainable economy, or the serendipity economy. Any alternative economic model is seen as a parallel augmentation to the industrial economy. That cultural bias, that assumption, has lead to actions that have transformed … [Read more...] about Uncertainty Definition: The Pace of Learning
Education
Replay: Daniel W. Rasmus 2010 Bellevue College Commencement Speech
Graduates, parents, friends, faulty, staff, distinguished guests, and President Floten, I want to thank you for this honor. I start with a shout out to the band. For several years I played the flute in the Harbor Junior College community band. I played Pomp and Circumstance for hours. I appreciate all of your preparation for today. If anybody in the flute section has a shot … [Read more...] about Replay: Daniel W. Rasmus 2010 Bellevue College Commencement Speech
The Future of Higher Education Depends on Leadership
Photo by Armin Rimoldi on Pexels.com Read this insightful article from Maria Puzziferro, President of Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (now at the University of St. Augustine). Higher education needs strong leaders that can deal with the complexity of today's education environment while delivering on student goals for work-related learning, inspiring faculty … [Read more...] about The Future of Higher Education Depends on Leadership
What’s The Next Big Thing in Education: Qualified Assessment tied to Brand?
Marc Perry in the Wired Campus blog on The Chronicle of Higher Education site discussed (8/31/2011) how Southern New Hampshire University is exploring qualified assessment as the next disruption to the disruption of online learning (see Online Education Is Everywhere. What’s the Next Big Thing?). This line of inquiry reflects a strategic context for the changes that are … [Read more...] about What’s The Next Big Thing in Education: Qualified Assessment tied to Brand?
Education: Embracing the Messiness of the Future
This morning I read a post: A Teacher's Take on Brill's 'Class Warfare' which covers some the arguments for and against Brill's analysis of education through the lens of educator, Patrick Welsch's review of Brill's book in The Washington Post (“Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America’s Schools” by Steven Brill). As with much of what should be strategic political dialog … [Read more...] about Education: Embracing the Messiness of the Future
