Reading Notes: The Rise of the Network Society

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A text about network connectivity offered quite a few connections to aspects of my “real” (really virtual?) life outside of academe. Higher Education OK, so this isn’t exactly part of life outside academe. It’s the staff side of my professional position that drew a connection to the economic value of higher education in Castells’ (2010)…
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Of MOOCs & Higher Ed

I know I need to insert myself into the conversation about MOOCs, and I recognize I’m in a unique position to do so. It’s not class reading, so it’s not on the top of the priority list, but the conversation about MOOCs and higher education in general is one that, if I intend to remain…
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