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This report is the most comprehensive of its sort in higher education. "The news is not all bad as college construction exceeds projections in a recovering economy. Learn about this and more in College Planning & Management’s annual report on what facilities are being built or renovated on campuses across the country." No comment yet.
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by Michael Fickes "America's 2,500-plus college and university campuses comprise a treasure trove of historic buildings. Over the years, campus facility directors and campus architects have grown adept at maintaining these structures, often carrying out major adaptive-reuse renovations. Fire safety ranks as one of the most daunting challenges to successful adaptive reuse of historic buildings." Delete the scoop?
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Amazon.com: Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything (9781594202292): Joshua Foer: Books... Another long weekend read possibility, unless we forget. And this one reminds us of when Einstein was once asked by a reported for his phone number. He reahed behind his desk and handed the reported a telephone book. (Remember those?) The reported, more or less asked if he didn't even know his own number and Einstein replied that it was a waste of brain space to memorize anything you can look up inside of two minutes. We wonder what he would say - and bother to memorize - now? "Foer's unlikely journey from chronically forgetful science journalist to U.S. Memory Champion frames a revelatory exploration of the vast, hidden impact of memory on every aspect of our lives. On average, people squander forty days annually compensating for things they've forgotten. Joshua Foer used to be one of those people. But after a year of memory training, he found himself in the finals of the U.S. Memory Championship. Even more important, Foer found a vital truth we too often forget: In every way that matters, we are the sum of our memories. Moonwalking with Einstein draws on cutting-edge research, a surprising cultural history of memory, and venerable tricks of the mentalist's trade to transform our understanding of human remembering. Under the tutelage of top "mental athletes," he learns ancient techniques once employed by Cicero to memorize his speeches and by Medieval scholars to memorize entire books. Using methods that have been largely forgotten, Foer discovers that we can all dramatically improve our memories. At a time when electronic devices have all but rendered our individual memories obsolete, Foer's bid to resurrect the forgotten art of remembering becomes an urgent quest. Moonwalking with Einstein brings Joshua Foer to the apex of the U.S. Memory Championship and readers to a profound appreciation of a gift we all possess but that too often slips our minds." Delete the scoop?
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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is hoping a new badge system will help job seekers highlight skills not normally on a résumé. SCUPers please pay attention. What does an employer really need to know, about what the potential employee knows? Delete the scoop?
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"The president of the University of California system said he was 'appalled' at images of protesters being doused with pepper spray and plans an assessment of law enforcement procedures on all 10 campuses, as the police chief and two officers were placed on administrative leave. 'Free speech is part of the DNA of this university, and non-violent protest has long been central to our history, UC President Mark G. Yudof said in a statement Sunday in response to the spraying of students sitting passively at UC Davis. 'It is a value we must protect with vigilance.'" Delete the scoop?
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HUD has announced the communities which are getting Sustainable Communities Awards totalling nearly $100M. Delete the scoop?
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Not exactly a lack of energy in this room, eh? This was an unplanned walk-through of the SCUP Planning Institute Step I from July 2010. Step I is currently scheduled for four dates in 2012. You must take Step I in order to advance to Steps II and III. Teams from the same campus can quality for discounts. March 3, 2012 | Ann Arbor, MI March 10, 2012 | Ann Arbot, MI March 25, 2012 | Stanford University July 7, 2012 | Chicago Illinois, Campuses note that the entire three steps of the institute can be brought ontr]o your campus, for large teams of staff, at an amazingly low cost: https://www.scup.org/page/profdev/pi/oncampus. Delete the scoop?
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This is the editor's introduction to the 15 chapters of SCUP's newest book, 5 years in the making. SCUP members go here - https://www.scup.org/page/pubs/books/irb - to download it free in formats f... Delete the scoop?
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John Seely Brown's website, with plenty of resources to download: "Today, I'm Chief of Confusion, helping people ask the right questions, trying to make a difference through my work- speaking, writing, teaching." Delete the scoop?
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Forget the biology, think of "ecotone" as a transitional realm between different homan organizational systems. "An ecotone is a transition area between two biomes but different patches of the landscape, such as forest and grassland.[1] It may be narrow or wide, and it may be local (the zone between a field and forest) or regional (the transition between forest and grassland ecosystems).[2] An ecotone may appear on the ground as a gradual blending of the two communities across a broad area, or it may manifest itself as a sharp boundary line. The word ecotone was coined from a combination of eco(logy) plus -tone, from the Greek tonos or tension – in other words, a place where ecologies are in tension." Delete the scoop?
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If you missedthis article last year, you should read it now. It's by John Seely Brown, Ann Pendleton-Jullian and Richard Adler - who visited North Carolina State University (NCSU) as part of their study about the future and relevance of land grant institutions. It explores the university as a regional connection center, esp. focusing on bringing major corporations onto campus. "A useful way to understand what we see emerging at NC State is the analogy of an “ecotone.” An ecotone is a habitat, such as an estuarine intertidal zone, where two distinct ecosystems meet. Ecotones are typologically unique ecosystems that connect these two distinctly different plant and animal communities and the physical characteristics that support those communities. As such, they contain an abundance of diverse conditions, diverse species, and a complex set of exchange dynamics.
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Why internationalization? Nigel Thrift, a member of the American Council on Education advisory board behind the recent report, Strength through Global Leadership and Engagement. Molly Corbett Broad, a SCUP-46 plenary speaker in National Harbor last July, was the driving force behind this report. In the Chronicle's blog, "WorldWise," Thrift writes about the "Why":
"But, that said, internationalization still seems to be the name of the game. Why might that be?
In large part, because internationalization is one of the only strategies in which successful margins can still be constructed that can and do translate into competitive edge. A little more research income. Some more students. A little more kudos. But these margins may well be the difference between success and failure for many U.S. institutions in the future.
There is another compelling argument as to why internationalization is important: a little more independence. If there is a lesson from the last few difficult years it must surely be to multiply the constituencies on which you depend for sustenance. For many universities the biggest business risk is the state, either directly (as in new and restrictive policies or budget cuts) or indirectly (as in forcing unwise levels of borrowing). So being able to get out from under its confines looks increasingly like an option to be considered seriously and internationalization is one way of doing it.
Then, finally, the internationalization of U.S. higher education is producing an extension of U.S. values which is interesting in its own right, not least because it involves negotiation with all kinds of cultures overseas which begin to change what U.S. higher education is and can be. The traffic is always two way." Delete the scoop?
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Cathy N. Davison is a neuroscientist from Duke University. In August she published the book, Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn. She was visiting UC Davis when during the recent pepper spraying: "We also need to learn from our mistakes, because as protesters are being shifted out of the city parks of metropolitan areas, they are moving to college campuses. First, the claim that the Occupy encampments are unsanitary, unsafe, and insecure is almost comical to someone at Duke, where "tenting" has been a venerable student tradition since 1986. "Krzyzewskiville" is an encampment of students staying in tents, in winter, for weeks at time in order not to lose priority getting into Duke home basketball games. A few years ago, in one of my classes, we studied K-Ville's rules as a model of self-organizing and self-policing communities. If K-Ville can thrive despite the frenzy of winning and losing championship basketball games, so can a well-organized group of students advocating on behalf of their educational future." Delete the scoop?
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An in depth review of Graham Spanier's tenure at Penn State: "In his 16 years as president, Spanier and his administration had a history of circling the wagons in the face of criticism or scrutiny, fitting into what many say was an insular Penn State culture that preceded his tenure. It occurred when high-profile Penn State employees came under fire, when student actions threatened to embarrass the university, and when people sought to obtain information that almost any other public institution would be required to release. That instinct might have accelerated Spanier’s downfall." Delete the scoop?
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A thoughtful article from The Bulletin of the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) by Gwen Drury: "Given the hundreds of college union facilities today, one finds great variety in their physical attributes, services, and programs. In attempting to compare these buildings, doesn’t it feel like some places are just better “people-magnets” than others? Doesn’t it seem that the staff just has to work harder to achieve the desired results in some spaces than in others? We know that historically many college unions did not even have facilities at first; it was the program alone that facilitated the community building. Still, we know that facilities can make a difference. William H. Whyte said: 'Given a fine location, it is difficult to design a space that will not attract people. What is remarkable is how often this has been accomplished.' ACUI colleagues discuss visually stunning new facilities, designed by internationally acclaimed architects, which somehow “will not attract people.” We hear stories of both deeply traditional designs and modern high-tech motifs that may attract people to pass through them, but not to hang out in them. People may come in to grab a coffee or a sandwich, but they do not choose to spend time and interact with anyone else; they keep moving. To fix these situations, we have to discuss them. But how? What language really expresses the je ne sais quoi that is missing? The language we use to describe the building, the organizational goals, and even the solutions are all problematic. We need a new lens and new language for examining how spaces help us build campus community." Delete the scoop?
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Tens of millions in hoped-for savings from system consolidation in Connecticut has come down to $4.3M, still motivation enough for state leaders: "The state’s budget woes have contributed to the urgency for a new way of doing business at public institutions. Community colleges, the Connecticut State University System and Charter Oak have all felt the pain, absorbing 8 percent state budget cuts this year, with a 12 percent reduction looming for 2012-13, reports The CT Mirror.
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Spend 5 minutes with this and you will be persuaded to spend more time in LinkedIn. When you do, join The Integrated and Well-Planned Campus, SCUP's LinkedIn group. 2,700 participants and growing fast: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1714477 Delete the scoop?
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This could well become an increasing campus management issue, so it would be wise to stay current with what's working and where serious mistakes are being made. A PDF on presidential management of disasters and a Change magazine article about crisis management are among the resources being collected here.
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Implementing Academic Analytics: Promise and Performance Session 9 The full book on such executive summaries from SCUP's 2011 conference is available only to members and conference attendees here: https://www.scup.org/page/annualconf/46. Delete the scoop?
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SCUP members may download this entire PDF book at no cost here - https://www.scup.org/page/pubs/books/CII - as a member benefit. Others can purchase it for only $10. Delete the scoop?
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This is the closing keynote given by John Seely Brown, Ph.D. for the 2010 NMC Summer Conference. Other Links: 2010 NMC Summer Conference http://www.nmc.org/2... Subtitled: "From 19th Century Education to 21st Century Education." Delete the scoop?
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Another piece by John Seely Brown and Richard P. Adler, from EDUCAUSE Review: "The emphasis on social learning stands in sharp contrast to the traditional Cartesian view of knowledge and learning—a view that has largely dominated the way education has been structured for over one hundred years. The Cartesian perspective assumes that knowledge is a kind of substance and that pedagogy concerns the best way to transfer this substance from teachers to students. By contrast, instead of starting from the Cartesian premise of 'I think, therefore I am,' and from the assumption that knowledge is something that is transferred to the student via various pedagogical strategies, the social view of learning says, 'We participate, therefore we are.'" Delete the scoop?
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What an interesting find: Ecotone, the journal. The current issue, while interesting, is not that relevant, although it is interesting; however only some articles in the current issue are available to non-subscribers. Delete the scoop?
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The Digital Media and Learning Competition is an initiative of HASTAC, funded by the MacArthur... While most of us are talking about it, these people are doing it. Delete the scoop?
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