This the title of a recent article I wrote for my university research journal (Gakuen). In it, I advocate for subsuming the Graduation Thesis, common here in Japan among undergraduates, among a collection of other possible ways for demonstrating ability to work in a field.…
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I appreciate Kevin Wheeler’s comment on Jay Cross’ posting entitled “A Solution to the College Crisis” (emphasis below from DSC)
In response to Jay Cross:
…Higher education in the United States is broken. Costs are ouf of control.
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Digital Literacies Peacock (Photo credit: *s@lly*)
What does it mean to be digitally literate? And who can actually answer that question today – teachers, administrators, researchers, students? I’m not sure I can do it justice. I think that’s one of my big takeaways from participating in the #etmooc Digital Literacy topic.…
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http://magnificentoregregious.blogspot.com/2011/09/girls-just-want-to-have-fun.html
Though I am participating in an exciting learning experience called #etmooc until the end of March (check out my #etmooc blog), I still want to continue exploring the topic of the purpose of education. Having written the previous sentence, I feel I sounded like the boring economics teacher from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off…the purpose of education, anyone?…
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Coursera
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It has finally arrived. The new university. The first update in 500 years. And it looks really good for learning. You get the best lectures and the best materials and the best classmates in the world, for free.…
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