Truly great discussion with some great minds all focused on not simply how to reform education, but how to look at a real transformation of what it means to educate in the 21st Century.
Thought provoking analysis of higher ed finances, and the prospects for emerging technology models to help "fix" the broken business model. By William Bowen, former President of Princeton and the Mellon Foundation.
We know a good deal about the contents of this article arlready, but its a TIME article and it links to some interesting studies and polls.
http://nation.time.com/2012/10/18/higher-education-poll/?pcd=teaser
and this should encourage us, as we pay through the nose for this education:
David Stavens (Udacity's co-founder, and Stanford alum) concedes. "I think the top 50 schools are probably safe," he says. "There's a magic that goes on inside a university campus that, if you can afford to live inside that bubble, is wonderful."
... I agree with Mr. Stavens . I hope you do too. See you in class!
For those who pine for film over digital movies, miss the clackety-clack of typewriters, or even rotary dial phones, well, get ready for the slow-motion demise of brick-and-mortar schools.
COLLEGES TAKING OVER THE ENTIRE LEARNING PROCESS!
STANFORD HAS STARTED --- OTHERS WILL FOLLOW!
Details some efforts, challenges, and successes to bringing design thinking and creativity into K-12 education. Reminded me of some of the programs presented by the CEEO in class last Monday
That's not just any university--that's ACU (go wildcats)! In fact, I was working at the copy shop and made the copies for the original proposal of the initiative. I also attended the conference they held last year to share research about the program. If you're interested, just let me know and I can talk about what they had to say at the conference.