27. We don't desire CDs; we want the
music they hold. We don't enjoy
reading newspapers, we like the
content they produce. Similarly we
don't pay tuition for classes, we want
the knowledge they provide. Music
then newspapers, will professors
be next?
Excited – to start a discussion in this room and beyond
Danger because irony – complex topic
A couple of people – set the countdown timer on your phone for 18 minutes
Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses, tracks the academic gains (or stagnation) of 2,300 students of traditional college age enrolled at a range of four-year colleges and universitie
very large survey of almost a third of US faculty (172,000) - Finkelstein, Seal, & Schuster 1998
very large survey of almost a third of US faculty (172,000) - Finkelstein, Seal, & Schuster 1998
Network came along, changing all kinds of industries. Retail, entertainment, farming
WE don’t desire CD’s; we want the music they hold. We don’t enjoy reading newspapers, we like the content they produce. Similarly we don’t pay tuition for classes, we want the knowledge they provide. Music then newspapers, will professors be next?
WE don’t desire CD’s; we want the music they hold. We don’t enjoy reading newspapers, we like the content they produce. Similarly we don’t pay tuition for classes, we want the knowledge they provide. Music then newspapers, will professors be next?
2006 documentary – cost over a million to make. USED Keynote, not powerpoint
June 2006 – same year as Inconvenient Truth, started making talks free online
47:12 – demo continues
University of Florida professor who apparently showed up stoned to class… actually he was suspended soon after video – drunk not stoned.
160,000 students He concluded by telling the crowd that he couldn’t continue teaching in a traditional setting. “Having done this, I can’t teach at Stanford again,” he said.
His “Amazing Nonprofit Race” had students searching the campus for information about service organizations in the area.
