ed. the following testimonial appeared on WGU’s website. I recommend that you read the letter, then ask yourself .. how did Melissa and WGU do it? After dropping out in her first year of coillege back in 1990, how did she complete a four year degree in one year? The answer, to quote Me[...]
Posts Tagged ‘online learning’
June 11th, 2011 - 6:12 am § in Schools & Colleges
Seven Breakthrough Solutions for Higher Ed in Texas
from Huff Post AUSTIN, Texas — When barbecue research is second-guessed in Texas, the turmoil in higher education must be getting serious. Responding to soaring tuitions and sagging graduation rates, a conservative policy foundation and Republican Gov. Rick Perry have stirred a tempest on Texa[...]
June 10th, 2011 - 1:12 pm § in The Ave Scene
What James Joyce, Shakespeare Tell Us About Education Battles Today
from Huff Post Declan Kiberd’s new book, Ulysses and us: The art of everyday life in Joyce’s masterpiece, …(argues that) … Ulysses, the holy grail of difficult novels of the 20th Century, was never supposed to be a remote, impenetrable text. Indeed Joyce was, like many Irish [...]
June 1st, 2011 - 7:00 am § in Schools & Colleges
WA tries to make WA education as bad as the worst education in India
“The legislature finds that some students are eager to complete a degree in the shortest time possible in order to enter the job market. The legislature further finds that providing streamlined path to a baccalaureate degree would shorten the time required for students to complete a degree, impr[...]
May 17th, 2011 - 6:58 am § in Schools & Colleges
Study: It’s not the teacher, But the tools that matter
Jeff Sandefer, a new colleague and educational entrepreneur from Texas, referred me to this report from NPR. The account illustrates the promise and the danger of terms like “on line education of” or “interactive learning.” The promise is very real. Watson and, later Ski[...]
May 16th, 2011 - 8:01 am § in Schools & Colleges
Feds Replace College Faculty With Online Quizzes.
Ed: Imagine a future where a politically influenced, centralized, federal bureaucracy can put its stamp on courseware that awards credit in evolution, economics or even American History. This article in the Chronicle talks about a $2 billion dollar federal effort to develop open courseware. Th[...]
April 25th, 2011 - 1:55 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Can Community Colleges Save Students Money?
Ed. Before focusing so much on tuition, Mr. Hrabe might check out the actual cost of Harvard. Given its astonishingly large scholarship programs, the College may well be CHEAPER than your local CC. He also very much underrates the value of elite schools .. not just the Ivies but the public ivies[...]
April 22nd, 2011 - 12:12 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Why the “Research Paper” Isn’t Working
from Blog U By Barbara Fister April 12, 2011 9:30 pm EDT On our panel I questioned the fetish of citation correctness, Doug Downs and ZuZu Feder examined the double standard that we impose on students (are we so careful of whether we need a colon or a comma in that part of a citation? […][...]
Why American Education Outclasses the World.
Recently I had the “fun” of being invited to evaluate the world’s elite universities. I had read these ratings before but had not thought much about the process. One thing I REALLY tried to do was to be fair when it came to world class universities outside the US. I was especially [...]
Seattle Times Endorses WGU, Says Diplomas Are The Issue.
The editorial (excerpts below) from the Seattle Times reveals an extraordinary lack of understanding by the Times .. and our legislators .. of the difference between a diploma and an education. Western Governors “carries the same level of accreditation as Stanford University and other institut[...]