Higher education has provided New England with an economic advantage, as the region without strong natural resource advantages has relied on its higher education institutions (HEIs) and brainpower. A higher education-based economic advantage has enabled the region to develop strong well-paying technology and knowledge-based industries tied to New…

In this paper we argue that both internal and external pressures and conditions urge contemporary higher education institutions to carefully think through their institutional profiles positions in domestic and global higher education contexts. We subsequently analyse strategic positioning from the strategic management literature and offer four…

Discusses results of a survey of instructional design professionals that was conducted to determine how they spend their time. Highlights include job titles; undergraduate and masters degrees; faculty positions; design work; project management and administration; research; and suggestions for further research and the use of new research…