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Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Changing state of university education - Andrew Solomon, Inside Vandy
As graduation approaches for this coming senior class and everyone scrambles to find out what his degree is really worth, I think it’s time we stepped back briefly to take stock of what that nifty little diploma you’re getting framed really means. In a world where the dynamics of social interaction are changing at a rapid pace thanks to online social networks, access to reliable mobile communication tools and the availability of information, what did you really learn from Vanderbilt? And perhaps more importantly, how did you learn it? .... Why can’t I easily take a course from another college? Places like MIT and Stanford are already offering online learning courses, so why not make it easier to integrate that opportunity into my education?
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