Hmmmm, Psychology seems to be strangely unrepresented at MIT. Anyone know why?
---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:08:04 -0400 >From: "Mike Palij" <[email protected]> >Subject: [tips] Are We All Doomed? >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> >Cc: "Mike Palij" <[email protected]> > >A curious article in the in Washington Post about how Colleges, >as we currently know them with buildings and campuses, may >be gone in 10 to 20 years as online courses serve as inexpensive >alternatives; see: >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/11/AR2009091104312_pf.html > >Yes, we've heard similar arguments in the past but the concept >that there are "redundancies" in the higher education system >(e.g., how many versions of an intro course out there? why >not get top instructors, video their lectures and provide >appropriate web-based support and then make this course >available for credit anywhere?) and an "efficient market" >will reduce or eliminate these redundancies (i.e., tenured >faculty). > >That reminds me, how many of you use the MIT online >courseware? See: >http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm >and >http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Brain-and-Cognitive-Sciences/index.htm > >-Mike Palij >New York University >[email protected] > > > > > > > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
