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opencontent I’m really enjoying the writing of my friend and colleague Jeff Thompson on the idea of “work as calling.” The following quote in his recent post How Can I Find My Calling When I’m Stuck in this Lousy Job? really struck a chord with me: A calling is a particular type of work that one … Read more
This morning’s Chronicle of Higher Education reports on a survey of more than 1,000 university presidents conducted for the Chronicle by the by the Pew Research Center. What’s on university presidents’ minds? “We’re staring fundamental change in the face,” said Stephen R. Portch, a former chancellor of the University System of Georgia. “Our system is … Read more
Proposal submissions for OpenEd11 are due on Monday! The Call for Proposals page on the website has all the information, but here’s a recap: The Open Education 2011 conference brings together people working in this broad diversity of contexts to discuss the state of the art in Open Education and facilitate creative conversations across a … Read more