Looking past labels
Institutions kidding themselves, a rising tide lifting six boats, and denominators behaving badly
The University of Maryland study on AI tutors did not provide what the title claimed
What AI tutoring studies—and online enrollment numbers—actually tell us
When confidence, accountability and credential premiums run ahead of the evidence
Collective action, missing AI workers, microcredentials, and the online student experience
The awkward gap between good ideas and making them work
Academic program proliferation, false choices, and surprisingly boring EdTech deals
What happens when AI changes both how we learn and how we become experienced?
IPEDS data reveal whether online enrollment is driving institutional growth or replacing losses elsewhere
Online authority, AI preparation, and what training requires
Build versus buy on the LMS frontier
Who creates value, who pays for it, and who gets to decide?
How demographic change and institutional competition are reshaping student opportunity
Announcing change is easier than supporting it
Looking beyond transactions
Beyond the headlines
Looking beyond the headlines
Better questions, lingering hype
Skills shortages, building surpluses, and uneven growth.
What comes next?
On the challenges of measuring trust, value, and the future of work
What moves, what doesn't, and why it matters
Categories and consequences
Universities tighten belts while AI optimism keeps humming in the background
