Civil War at Harvard over Textbook Costs
Eye-opening article in yesterday's Boston Globe re: student concerns over the textbook cost issue at Harvard,with a headline that reads: " In Harvard Square, a war over words". The first paragraph...
View ArticleStudents Protest Textbook Prices in Colorado
According to an article by Erika Gonzalez in this morning's Rocky Mountain news, the concern about textbook inflation has finally reached Colorado. Maybe it's been here for awhile, but under my radar...
View ArticleGlobal Text article in the Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education had an article on the Global Text Project, written by Andrea Foster, in its November 16th edition. If you're a subscriber to the Chronicle. you can access the article...
View ArticleColorado Student Concerns Over the Cost of Textbooks
As those of you who have been following this blog for awhile know, the two overriding themes have been the Global Text Project and IT systems foul-ups by the State of Colorado. The Global Text Project...
View ArticleCafe for Cat Lovers
A while ago I posted an item about some folks who established a rent a dog business. It's designed to let dog lovers walk a dog of their choice every now and then....whenever they need a dog fix. I...
View ArticlePay What You Want
Just wondering if this business model will spread. The rock band, "Radiohead" is selling its latest album from its website asking buyers to pay whatever they want for an MP3 download. Really. Heres...
View ArticleWhoops! CBMS just won't go away
In my July 23 post I showed some optimism about the State of Colorado finally making the problems with our infamous Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS) go away like a bad dream. Sorry, it looks...
View ArticleCBMS Lawsuit is Settled
This morning's Rocky had a story by John C. Ensslin entitled "Settlement reached over state's benefits management program." You may recall that shortly after the Colorado Benefits Management Systems...
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Hmmmmmm. Maybe CBMS is not doing so well.
Got an email today from a group that is planning to march on the State Capitol on Sunday, April 6th. Here's what they say on their flyer: JOIN US AS WE MARCH ON THE STATE CAPITOL...
View ArticleUpdate on Textbook Costs
The February 19th issue of Inside Higher Education has an article that will give you more insight into what's going on. It lists a number of techniques that faculty can take to help reduce the porices...
View ArticleBrilliant Personalization Sites
You've gotta try these two personalization sites. They are amazing, particularly Pandora.com, which personalizes music to your tastes once you give it a couple of hints. I'm a big fan of soft...
View ArticleTextbook Cost Controls Are Now the Law in Colorado
Governor Bill Ritter signed Senate Bill 73 into law on Tuesday, April 8. Sponsored by Senator Ron Tupa, D-Boulder, and Representative John Kefalas, D-Fort Collins, it is patterned after similar laws...
View ArticleCBMS and Other Colorado Systems - Status Report as of May 22, 2008
Well, folks, the news is not good, at least for CBMS, but maybe it could be. Someday. Maybe.Ann Imse's story in today's Rocky Mountain News, "Data systems get some glue", discusses the additional...
View Article"As Textbooks are Customized, Students Pay"
That's the title of an article in the Wall Street Journal on July 10th. Here's the way the article, by John Hechinger, begins:"College students, already struggling with soaring tuition bills and...
View ArticleArticle on Open Textbooks from USA Today
USA Today published an article on Friday, July 11, entitled "Online "open" textbooks save students cash". Written by Svetlana Shkolnikova, it's a pretty good overview of the problem and some of the...
View ArticleCost of Textbooks Covered in Higher Education Act
The Higher Education Act was passed in both houses of the US Congress and is expected to be signed into law today. It includes several provisions related to help reduce the cost of textbooks. They...
View ArticleOpen Education 2008 Conference
I usually have a topic in my courses on competitive intelligence and how the Internet can be used as a tool for environmental scanning. Imagine my embarrassment when, shortly after I had the thought...
View ArticleSome Publicity on Global Text at DU
There were three publications on Global text and/or the high cost of textbooks at the University of Denver in the past three weeks. One was on DU Today, a University web-based news channel, and the...
View ArticleAh, yes. The Colorado Benefits Management System
Sorry for the unusually long hiatus. Guess I haven't had much to say. But, the Colorado Benefits Management System never lets me down (although it seems I'm the only one it does not let down).Let me...
View ArticleMy New Year's Resolution
Well, at least one of them.Maria Bartiromo interviewed US Congressman Barney Frank in the December 10 issue of Business Week. See Barney Frank on Detroit, Housing, and Executive Pay . One of their...
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