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Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Too Much Change, or Not Enough? - Inside Higher Ed
As members of a federal commission studying higher education and those who have been following the panel’s work digested a second draft of its report, which was formally released Monday, there was widespread agreement that the paper treated higher education more gently than the first draft did. Whether that was a good thing or a bad thing was up for debate. There are two references to distance learning in the second draft: Students must have clearer pathways among educational levels and institutions and we urge colleges to remove barriers to student mobility and promote the emergence of new learning paradigms (e.g., distance education, adult education, workplace programs) to accommodate a far more diverse student cohort. States and institutions should review and revise standards for transfer of credit among higher education institutions, subject to rigorous standards designed to ensure educational quality, to improve access and reduce time-to-goal. Institutions should harness the power of information technology by sharing educational resources among institutions, and use distance learning to meet the educational needs of rural students, adult learners and enhance workforce development. Inside Higher Ed - complete second draft: http://insidehighered.com/index.php/content/download/75172/1024789/file/Report%20Master%20Draft%20--%207-14-06.pdf
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