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JULY 21, 2014

Now that I’ve finished my dissertation, I finally feel free to turn my attention to other scholarly pursuits. I feel an obligation to bring closure to the historical work I began a few years ago so I will be spending the next several months working with primary sources and reworking old drafts into publishable articles. More than feeling an obligation to finish this work, I genuinely enjoy conducting historical research because I find it interesting and comforting to continually discover

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Everything Higher Education IT & Marketing professionals need to know about current trends

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JUNE 25, 2014

It’s been about a year-and-a-half since my last post about my dissertation. Two weeks ago, I defended my dissertation NON-RESPONSE BIAS ON WEB-BASED SURVEYS AS INFLUENCED BY THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AND PARTICIPATION GAP. I’ve included the abstract below if you’re interested in its content but I’ll focus here on some of the process.

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Mistaken Goal

JUNE 1, 2014

I’ve whined about bad infographics and I try to avoid complaining about their continuing proliferation. But I can’t bite my tongue about this ACPA infographic purporting to show information about technology usage by undergraduate students. It’s bad not just because it’s misrepresenting information but because it’s doing so in the specific context of making a call for quality research and leadership in higher education.

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Mistaken Goal

MAY 22, 2014

Whether it’s framed as active learning, student engagement, time-on-task, or <insert educational jargon here>, we know that people don’t learn well by simply listening to others talk. Learning requires repeated practice and adjustments made via feedback. A recent metastudy in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) is making the rounds but it’s just the latest in a long line of studies reinforcing these facts.

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MAY 1, 2014

One of the more exciting developments at my university is the ongoing development of our new Mathematical Sciences Learning Laboratory (MSLL). Pronounced “missile” and the already the cause of many puns (e.g., the opening of the new lab is already being dubbed “the missile launch”), it’s a space that is “intended to serve students entering our foundational mathematics sequence, in particular, courses below the calculus level.” It seems to draw part of i

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APRIL 15, 2014

I don’t work in IT, software development, or anything even closely related to those fields so I’m often surprised at how much programming I do in my daily work life. At times I write scripts or light programs (e.g., this set of Excel macros ), usually to save time and ensure accurate, well-documented, and reproducible results. More often, I directly use some of the skills of programming, especially flow control and abstraction, to make tasks easier, elegant, or possible.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

A few weeks ago, I posted a set of recommended readings that I originally sent to a colleague who asked me what I would recommend as essential reading for understanding technology in student affairs. I’ve updated this list adding two sets of resources. First, I included danah boyd’s new book It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens now that (a) I have read it and (b) it’s available for purchase and download (for free!).

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MAY 12, 2014

74% of 14-18 year olds in the US use YouTube, so how come higher education isn't using it more?

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MAY 20, 2014

How your university website can avoid looking as though it was designed using a Commodore 64

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

LinkedIn have released their own university rankings and the results may surprise you

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

A new study suggests 85% of universities and colleges are concerned about enrollment

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JUNE 30, 2014

60 universities and colleges in the UK banned from enrolling international students

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

How innovative students are coming up with solutions to common university problems

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APRIL 28, 2014

The cyclical journey of web development, from 56k modems to responsive websites

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JUNE 13, 2014

How to showcase your university's pride and improve your brands recognition

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DECEMBER 12, 2014

10 of the best higher education digital marketing campaigns of 2014

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

10 of the best higher education digital marketing campaigns of 2014

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APRIL 3, 2014

International students are a vital resource for higher education.

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MAY 9, 2014

How a college with just 2,100 students became a household name

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AUGUST 28, 2014

Have you thought about how typography affects user experience?

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MAY 30, 2014

How to get your university noticed when clearing rolls around

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Find out how to make your university stand out from the crowd.

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JUNE 26, 2014

How to win students with mobile email marketing campaigns

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JUNE 4, 2014

What would you do if you could travel back in time again?

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OCTOBER 14, 2014

36 new campuses have recently been added to Google Maps

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APRIL 1, 2014

Has your university switched to responsive design yet?

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

What I learned from the founder of responsive design

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AUGUST 26, 2014

5 of our favourite higher education technology blogs

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JULY 25, 2014

Everything you need to know about creating listicles

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APRIL 23, 2014

3 of the most overused images on university websites

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MARCH 27, 2014

If it's not, then it really should be and here's why.

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OCTOBER 22, 2014

We're loving this clever, student-focused campaign

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AUGUST 29, 2014

How to get students excited about starting college

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

There's never a good way to cheat at social media

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

How SEO can help increase your online popularity

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JULY 21, 2014

Taking the user's environment into consideration

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