Miguel-- Increase is easy when you start from a small base. When do you project that on-line classes will make up more than half of your enrollment?
On Mar 12, 2013, at 7:43 AM, MiguelRoig wrote: > Ken, at St. John's U., a primarily commuter, urban university, enrollments in > on-line classes have been steadily increasing and are projected to continue > increasing in the foreseeable future. My sense is that the spread of 'study > abroad' programs has also helped in this regard. > > > > > Miguel > > From: "Ken Steele" <[email protected]> > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 8:33:35 AM > Subject: Re: [tips] I've Seen The Future, And You're Not In It > > On 3/12/2013 7:56 AM, Mike Palij wrote: > > > > Bottom line, there will be superstar teachers, MOOCs, and > > reconceptualization of what teachers do and what students will > > be. The metaphor being used is that educational change will > > come like an avalanche, that is, they say that an avalanche seem > > to be solidly in place until it falls -- change is dramatic and > > unexpected and that is what will happen in higher education. > > > > > > -Mike Palij > > New York University > > [email protected] > > > > > > I have been involved with many attempts to develop distance ed, > on-line, hybrid, and other non-traditional courses. Most have > been failures. Our bottom line is that the majority of our > students are traditional students and they want to live away from > home, hang out with other people of the same age, engage in lots > of questionable activities, and otherwise have a good time on > their way to a degree. Doing the on-line route is about as > appealing to them as a plate of old steamed broccoli. > > Ken > Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=24286 or send a blank email to leave-24286-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
