tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post7947483454687266627..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: In Defense of the Living, Breathing Professor. From The WSJ.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13728102325707679812012-09-19T02:15:52.652-04:002012-09-19T02:15:52.652-04:00This comment is just a test....This comment is just a test....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718692182668959991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28616159864742404402012-09-19T02:15:21.752-04:002012-09-19T02:15:21.752-04:00This comment is another test.This comment is another test.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718692182668959991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-62899902251710595992012-09-02T18:23:21.224-04:002012-09-02T18:23:21.224-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621589295160127462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49679882648661595002012-09-02T18:23:01.017-04:002012-09-02T18:23:01.017-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621589295160127462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60420475151245264612012-08-31T16:13:31.303-04:002012-08-31T16:13:31.303-04:00I do believe that once a person has reached a cert...I do believe that once a person has reached a certain level of intellectual maturity, they can probably learn a lot via 'mass communication technologies', whether those technologies are Books or MOOCs. Hell, that's how a lot of us do our research.<br /><br />Aye, there's the rub: "once a person has reached a certain level of intellectual maturity". Below a certain Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80163460262235512202012-08-31T11:55:22.775-04:002012-08-31T11:55:22.775-04:00Apparently the plot to hack into the WSJ servers h...Apparently the plot to hack into the WSJ servers has succeeded. Congrats to whichever of the four was in charge of that one ('twasn't me/us). I wonder how long it will take before they take it down/retract it. <br /><br />Seriously, although I believe that productive learning can, in fact, occur online, either in writing or via video-conference of some sort (think of all the centuries Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86735064536207585832012-08-31T11:41:50.341-04:002012-08-31T11:41:50.341-04:00The article is indeed smart, but consider his outl...The article is indeed smart, but consider his outline:<br /><br />If we have minds and solve problems creatively, then we need facilitators.<br /><br />If we need facilitators, then we need to pay high wages.<br /><br />If we have minds and are inherently social creatures, then we need facilitators.<br /><br />Conclusion: If we have minds then either we need high wages for the facilitators or Kugelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548252541363281605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9950870922733028492012-08-31T09:53:58.313-04:002012-08-31T09:53:58.313-04:00Spot on. Although he missed one argument I think i...Spot on. Although he missed one argument I think is valid: there is nothing new about our "technology". Internet resources allow people to read and write and cite (link) things easily. Yes, it moves faster than intra-campus mail, but basically it does the same thing. But if students could learn just by reading, we'd have no colleges, only libraries. If students could learn just Three Sigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10822893039310439770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78577434138578040332012-08-31T08:33:19.725-04:002012-08-31T08:33:19.725-04:00We need to clone that guy- and fast.We need to clone that guy- and fast.Academic Charlotte Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617435890922621735noreply@blogger.com