Chief Unlearning Officer Jack Uldrich asks whether you are mastering unlearning.
Master Unlearning
August 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Unlearning the University of Today
June 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Last evening, I had the pleasure of participating in a strategic planning session with the senior management team from one of the world's largest online universities. I began my session by noting how Cisco (just yesterday) announced that by 2015 — or in just 4 short years — the number of network-connected devices will quadruple [...]
Questioning Higher Education
April 12, 2011 By 1 Comment
"If Harvard were really the best education, if it makes that much of a difference, why not franchise it so more people can attend?" This excellent question — which I would categorize under the art of asking a new question — comes compliments of Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal, who believes there is a [...]
First Year Disorientation
May 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The New York Times recently published this article A Campus Where Unlearning is First discussing how the American University in Cairo is trying to encourage students to think for themselves. The university doesn't approach the concept of unlearning as I do in my many unlearning strategies but I love the president's idea of replacing a first-year orientation [...]
Unlearning the 4-Year College Education
January 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A college education is typically four years. Is there any reason why this length must remain the norm? The answer is a resounding “no.” Last year, I suggested the future of college may be $99 a month. A few innovators are now offering college courses using a new, “all you can consume” model. In other [...]
