Bryan Alexander @bryanalexander@scholar.social

Bill Maher vs. higher ed:

some notes.

https://bryanalexander.org/higher-education/bill-maher-vs-higher-ed/

American tuition discounting rose again: what that means and why it matters.

https://bryanalexander.org/trends/american-tuition-discounting-rose-again-what-that-means-and-why-it-matters/

What should we ask an expert in government education and technology policy?

https://bryanalexander.org/future-trends-forum/what-should-we-ask-an-expert-in-government-education-and-technology-policy/

Adding gaming and gamification to instructional design:
questions, resources, ideas, and more from last week’s Future Trends Forum.

https://bryanalexander.org/future-trends-forum/adding-gaming-and-gamification-to-instructional-design-notes-and-more-from-last-weeks-future-trends-forum/

#FTTE

What's it like to teach an online class about emerging technologies?

This Thursday the Future Trends Forum meets with #EdTechMOOC faculty and researchers like @GSipley to explore.

You can register here, or jump in at 2 pm ET:

https://shindig.com/login/event/emtech

#FTTE

Which university or college will be the first to charge $100,000 per year?

Checking in on a 2018 forecast:

https://bryanalexander.org/future-of-education/which-university-or-college-will-be-the-first-to-charge-100000-per-year-checking-in-on-a-2018-forecast/

American birth rates decline, again, and why this matters for higher education:

https://bryanalexander.org/demographics/american-birth-rates-decline-again-and-why-this-matters-for-higher-education/

American higher education enrollment declined in spring 2021, continuing a multi-year trend.

National Student Clearinghouse data and my analysis:

https://bryanalexander.org/enrollment/american-higher-education-enrollment-decline-in-spring-2021-continuing-a-multi-year-trend/

Looking back to April 2020: losses, gains, and checking on my futuring work.

https://bryanalexander.org/coronavirus/looking-back-to-april-2020-losses-gains-and-checking-on-my-futuring-work/

#FTTE

How does technology transform education - and when does it fail to do so?

MIT professor Justin Reich will join the Future Trends Forum this Thursday to explore his new book, Failure to Disrupt.

You can register for the 2-3 pm ET session at:
https://shindig.com/login/event/reich
@bjfr
#FTTE

The 2021 Earth Day summit and higher education: some thoughts.

https://bryanalexander.org/climatechange/the-2021-earth-day-summit-and-higher-education/

Higher education and climate change: a snapshot of this month’s developments.

https://bryanalexander.org/climatechange/higher-education-and-climate-change-a-snapshot-of-this-months-developments/

A queen sacrifice at Pacific Lutheran University:

https://bryanalexander.org/higher-education/queen-sacrifice-at-pacific-lutheran-university/

Americans using social media: a 2021 update from Pew Research.

https://bryanalexander.org/technology/americans-using-social-media-a-2021-update-from-pew-research/

One plan for American higher ed this fall: how many campuses are requiring vaccines?

My list and some thoughts here:
https://bryanalexander.org/higher-education/one-fall-plan-for-american-higher-ed-how-many-campuses-are-requiring-vaccines/

#COVID19

American church membership and religious affiliation continue to decline: data and thoughts:

https://bryanalexander.org/demographics/american-church-membership-and-religious-affiliation-continue-to-decline/

@Gallup @RichDeCapua

What our pandemic year tells us about how we might respond to the climate crisis.

https://bryanalexander.org/climatechange/what-our-pandemic-year-tells-us-about-how-we-might-respond-to-the-climate-crisis/

#COVID19

Curricular analytics: one project and many questions.

https://bryanalexander.org/education-and-technology/curricular-analytics-one-project-and-many-questions/

#FTTE

Looking ahead to higher ed in fall 2021: struggling towards normalcy.

https://bryanalexander.org/future-of-education/looking-ahead-to-higher-ed-in-fall-2021-struggling-towards-normalcy/

#COVID19

How might American academia respond to rising tensions with China?
https://bryanalexander.org/future-of-education/how-might-american-academia-respond-to-rising-tensions-with-china/