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
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