Online Learning Update Ray Schroeder, editor, COLRS - Online@Illinois Springfield

Online Learning Update - a blog published daily since 2001 by Ray Schroeder, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Springfield

Saturday, May 06, 2006
Higher education through coursecasting - Ars technica
Remember that scene in Real Genius where all the students are gradually replaced with tape recorders? Well, the students of Pacific Tech clearly saw a bright future, where the whole world becomes the classroom for students whose college experience keeps them too busy to attend lectures. Welcome to the new trend of "coursecasting" or the Podcasting of collegiate lectures for students and, often, for other individuals who aren't ready for the commitment of a $20K tuition bill each year.

 



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