Is a college education really like a string quartet? Back in 1966, that was the assertion of economists William Bowen, later president of Princeton, and William Baumol. In a seminal study, Bowen and Baumol used the analogy to show why universities can't easily improve efficiency.
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Obama Course-Giveaway Backlash?
The prospects of free courses are causing a stir in the education world.
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Obama Course-Giveaway Backlash?
By Marc Parry
Madison, Wis. – OK, maybe backlash is too strong a word.
But some distance-learning leaders are starting to raise questions and concerns about President Obama’s new online-education proposal, a great-course giveaway that would pump $500-million into freely available Web-based courses.
Are new courses needed? Would students get help working through them? Would their privacy be protected as they use the material? All of those issues came up here during last week’s Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning.
Janet Poley, president of the American Distance Education Consortium, argued that course development wasn’t a “terribly high need.” Many online courses have already been created, she pointed out. Why not start from existing material?
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Obama Course-Giveaway Backlash?
By Marc Parry
Madison, Wis. – OK, maybe backlash is too strong a word.
But some distance-learning leaders are starting to raise questions and concerns about President Obama’s new online-education proposal, a great-course giveaway that would pump $500-million into freely available Web-based courses.
Are new courses needed? Would students get help working through them? Would their privacy be protected as they use the material? All of those issues came up here during last week’s Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning.
Janet Poley, president of the American Distance Education Consortium, argued that course development wasn’t a “terribly high need.” Many online courses have already been created, she pointed out. Why not start from existing material?
Read More
Monday, August 10, 2009
Be careful what you post online, career counselors warn
NEW YORK (Reuters) -
People concerned about their careers should be extra careful about what they post on the Internet during a recession, career counselors say.
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogs and other venues present numerous opportunities to sabotage your hunt for a job or promotion at a time when employers can afford to be picky.
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People concerned about their careers should be extra careful about what they post on the Internet during a recession, career counselors say.
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogs and other venues present numerous opportunities to sabotage your hunt for a job or promotion at a time when employers can afford to be picky.
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