Share|College educators who are proud to teach (and love a good laugh) are Flat World kind of folks.  So back up that smile truck, because our “Tell Us What You Teach and Why” challenge on Facebook is drawing some very clever responses. While we are serious about providing great content and lowering student costs, we get fired up when it comes to celebrating...

Share|A HOT TOPICS post for our Criminal Law educators and students — Bradley Manning, a 25-year-old former intelligence analyst, has captured the attention of the world by pleading guilty to ten charges involving the illegal possession and distribution of classified material.  His criminal acts?  Exposing hundreds of thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan...

Share|Do you know Joe Hoyle?   Joe is a rock star.   Don’t take my word for it, take a look at what his college students say about him on Rate My Prof.   Not only has he received national awards and much recognition for his work as a college professor (his specialty: accounting), but at conferences, in classrooms, and online, near and far, he frequently...

Share| A 2012 study from Babson Survey Research Group estimates that more than 6.7 million students are now taking at least one online course. Although we may understand how the typical class works, the online classroom and technology present a new set of variables and challenges. On his blog, Richard G. Jones, Jr., author of Communication in the Real World, offers...

Share|  Last week in the State of the Union address, President Obama asked Congress to hold colleges accountable for affordability, value, and student outcomes when determining federal student financial aid. Why just colleges? Anyone involved in higher education should make student success a priority. The first step is a willingness to change the rules to meet...

Share|  From Alabama to Washington State, Flat Worlders are on the road again.  On panels, sessions and hashtags, we’re sharing stories  about driving costs down, student success up, and personalization forward.   Will you be at any of these higher ed meetings and conferences?  Don’t be shy.  Reach out to us on twitter @flat_world...

Share|  This is the time of year when the higher ed media turns its attention to the state of college textbooks. The Chronicle of Higher Ed published a special textbook report called, “Textbooks Turn the Page.”  FWK Founder Jeff Shelstad and John Gallaugher, our Information Systems author from Boston College, were interviewed by Alisha Azevedo for her...