I have participated in an online book study group led by Dr. Dan Allosso for a year or so. Dan is a history prof at Bemidji State University located in Northern Minnesota. He is a second-career academic coming to the college scene after initially working in the tech industry. History and tech do seem an unusual combination. I happened across Dan’s group because at that time the group was focused on several sources considering PKM (personal knowledge management) and the writing process. PKM was something I had not spent a lot of time exploring, but the idea of collecting and organizing ideas long-term is what many of us do.
Higher ed is under great stress and Dr. Allosso has been caught up in the troubles. He was approaching the tenure decision but BSU has been experiencing financial problems and has decided to retrench many faculty members in response. Dan was caught in this process and is now in his last year at this institution.
What does a tech-oriented person do in this situation? You write about the experience. The series has been quite interesting and covers both personal experiences and comments about the present state of higher education. I include the following video as an example. This item discusses the options for high school students to take college courses and the value of attracting students who might not be considering college through such opportunities.