There are now 47,572 signatures on this petition aimed at the Washington Post, owner of Kaplan University. Many of the concerns driving this petition are similar to those I have raised here about Western Governors University. While WGU has the claim of being non profit, it seems to me that the eff[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Colleges’
March 28th, 2011 - 10:53 pm § in Schools & Colleges
PETITION: Stop Cashing In On Low-Income Students
March 28th, 2011 - 8:51 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Strange Endorsements of WGU
In a search for sites that might have comments on WGU by students, I found “Universiry” an online site that purports to be Official site with links to, and information about, the departments, faculties, colleges, people, and organizations that make up (different) Universit(ies).”[...]
March 28th, 2011 - 7:00 am § in Schools & Colleges
Continued Concern About HB1822
I remain concerned that HB1822 is not what it it is being sold as to our legislature. Despite considerable effort, I have not yet been able to get answers to the simple question I have already asked. I fear that making WGU part of Washington’s higher ed system could degrade the quality of an e[...]
March 28th, 2011 - 5:59 am § in Schools & Colleges
Corresponding with the Gates Foundation about WGU .. is WGU a real university?
I have been corresponding with people at the Gates’ Foundation about their support for WGU. Good people there tell me that Gates has been associated with WGU for some time and is assured that WGU is not another online scheme like Phoenix or Ashford. I have made it clear that I am not oppos[...]
March 27th, 2011 - 11:47 am § in Schools & Colleges
WGU: Advertizing on the web.
One of the red flags that heighten my concerns about WGU is their extensive use of web advertising. Yesterday morning I was researching a Huff Post piece on a Vatican Effort to reach out to aetheists. To my surprise, one such link brought me to a website called “The Damned.” I assume tha[...]
March 23rd, 2011 - 3:39 pm § in Uncategorized
“You are so wrong!!” More on HB1822 and Western Governors
Here is Rep. Phyllis Kenney’s response to my email asking questions about HB1822 “You are so wrong!!” That may be, but I still can not get answers to my questions from her or from any other source that supports Western Governors University. a. What is WGU’s real graduation ra[...]
March 23rd, 2011 - 8:45 am § in Schools & Colleges
More on WGU: Will WA vote to lower standards of higher ed.?
The bill to make Western Governors University an official state university will probably pass. Johann Neem from United Faculty of Washington Blog. This blog has been against it for all the right reasons—that it denigrates the value and meaning of a college education, reducing college to a set of s[...]
March 22nd, 2011 - 1:55 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Computer Science at an Online University, Western Governors University,
Ed. Michael Stiber, a UW professor on Computer Science at Western Governors University,” has written a brief review of the offerings in Computer Science at WGU. This is important because Comp Sci, Nursing and K-12 teacher education are the three areas where WGU claims to have considerable stre[...]
March 22nd, 2011 - 6:28 am § in America, Schools & Colleges
WGU’s model for “online education.” There IS a better way.
Ed. The discussion the last couple of days here has referred to “online education” as if that were some sort of magic. BroadWebcast a lecture, add some mulitple choice questions and … you are ONLINE! This sort of computer based learning is just a sad extension of the overlo0asded c[...]
March 21st, 2011 - 4:20 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Tenure: Pro and Con
From JAF Critics of tenure argue that, though tenure may be advantageous to individual faculty, increased use of non‐tenure‐track appointments best contributes to organizational economy and flexibility through cost savings, eased response to enrollment shifts, and reduced resistance to curricula[...]