Three recent documents offer images of education in the future. I tried that once and concluded it’s better to build the future than anticipate it. Each of the three documents suffers similarly, but they are still well worth reading if the future of learning concerns you.
Tags: higher education business models, higher education costs, higher education institutional change
Bookmarks, Commentary | Gary Lewis, February 8, 2010 12:45 pm | 
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You’ve got to sympathize with folks who try to change education from positions within federal (U.S.) government. Read more.
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Commentary | Gary Lewis, July 2, 2009 11:03 am | Comments Off
Pricing requires answers to tough questions about what, why, and how a college or university does what it does. If not teaching and learning, then what? Read more.
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Business Models, Commentary | Gary Lewis, April 17, 2009 9:44 am | Comments Off
This one is for my university friends who grapple every day with charting the future direction of their institutions. When it comes to the economic stimulus bill now being considered by Congress, you’ll want to ask yourself if manna from heaven is worth the price. Read more.
Tags: free learning, higher education business models, higher education costs, higher education institutional change
Business Models, Commentary | Gary Lewis, January 28, 2009 10:39 am | Comments Off
In this slidecast I try to imagine new types of postsecondary learning organizations. Read more.
Tags: higher education business models, higher education costs, higher education institutional change, learning community
Business Models | Gary Lewis, November 11, 2008 5:37 pm | Comments (1)
In this post I suggest one possible business plan for tomorrow’s universities. Read more.
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Business Models | Gary Lewis, August 10, 2008 8:11 am | Comments Off
Lately I’ve been pondering whether there is anything in elearning comparable to Linus Torvalds’ kernel that launched Linux. Here I relate that question to the recent presentation on SocialLearn that Martin Weller made with moderation from George Siemens. Read more.
Tags: AVOIR, higher education business models, Open University, SocialLearn
Business Models, Commentary | Gary Lewis, July 25, 2008 11:34 am | Comments Off
Martin Weller of the Open University seeks to find the sweet spot between Web 2.0 and education, and points to one possible future for learning. Here’s my reaction. Read more.
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Business Models, Commentary | Gary Lewis, July 18, 2008 12:02 pm | Comments Off
What might tomorrow’s university look like? Here’s one possibility. Read more.
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Business Models | Gary Lewis, July 14, 2008 8:37 am | Comments Off
Vance Fried proposes a new business model for a college that would provide undergraduate students with “value – a high quality product at a relatively low price.” Many more efforts like this are needed.
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Business Models, Commentary | Gary Lewis, July 8, 2008 2:25 pm | Comments Off
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