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Ray Henderson Update 27 Aug 2013 | 01:36 am
As e-Literate readers know, Ray Henderson is no longer President of Learning Platforms and is now serving on the company’s Board of Directors instead. This sort of thing naturally sets of all sorts of...
Postscript on accreditation transparency: Basic financials of two accrediting commissions 26 Aug 2013 | 05:44 am
Last week I wrote a post on two significant accrediting actions related to City College of San Francisco and Tiffin University. If there really is a shift in the DOE’s views on accreditation or in th...
Some big personnel changes in LMS market 24 Aug 2013 | 03:11 am
In just the past week we have had three fairly significant people depart higher ed LMS companies. This really is turning out to be a bumpy ride as the market changes. Ray Henderson announced last nig...
Higher Ed Accrediting Commissions: Transparency for thee, not for me 22 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm
Why do I keep covering accreditation issues on e-Literate, a blog nominally about online learning and educational technology? The reason is that accrediting commissions have enormous influence on high...
Blackboard Analytics Update 21 Aug 2013 | 08:50 pm
In my last post, I promised that I would give an update specifically on the state of Blackboard’s learning analytics. Well, here you go. This is a summary of what I learned about their product from a ...
You know what would help MOOC articles? Getting the facts and goals right before analyzing 21 Aug 2013 | 02:06 am
Keith Devlin has an article at Huffington Post today titled “MOOC Mania Meets the Sober Reality of Education”. The premise is that the halting of the San Jose State University (SJSU) / Udacity pilot p...
Moodle has quietly become the dominant LMS for online service providers 17 Aug 2013 | 03:16 am
One subject that we have not covered much at e-Literate lately is the market position of Moodle. Given the significant LMS market changes over the past two years, it might be worth considering how ins...
Major Twist in CCSF Accreditation Crisis: DOE Threatens Accrediting Agency 15 Aug 2013 | 04:36 am
I have recently described the seven-year accrediting crisis that City College of San Francisco (CCSF) faces as well as a summary of the dissenting voices. Now it’s time to be petty. We are now se...
CCSF Accreditation Crisis: The Dissenting Voices 15 Aug 2013 | 03:57 am
I recently wrote about City College of San Francisco (CCSF) and its impending loss of accreditation, which would essentially shut down the largest community college in California (85k students). Last...
MOOCs: A Disruptive Innovation or Not? 14 Aug 2013 | 10:14 pm
Nearly five years ago on October 27, 2008 Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn briefed participants at an American Enterprise Institute [AEI] meeting on “Disruptive Innovation in Education and Health ...
