Recently, I had lunch with one of the deans of my alma mater, Northern Arizona University (NAU).  We discussed among many subjects, how technology was changing higher education.  I was pleased to hear that NAU received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation to participate in a pilot program in teaching online courses.  The Dean admitted that the higher education club is slow to change since they’ve been doing things the same way for hundreds of years.  I was a bit worried when I asked if he heard of the Khan Academy and was met with a “should I know” look.  After further explanation and some head nodding, the look went away.  (I love the Khan Academy and have spent hours on that site feeding my addiction to learning.)Continue Reading