A very long time ago as a preteen, I used to watch "educational
tv," which consisted of taped lectures from courses at the local
state university. I liked the history courses that explained the
development of the "red menance" and the "rise of nazism." I
liked the math courses on algebra and geometry. It was like
sitting in a college classroom, to which I aspired in my
1000-person East TN town.
But I discovered quickly that most kids of my age never watched
such shows and would not watch them. They did not involve the
central issues of football, baseball, dodge ball, and the eternal
battle of dreamsicle vs fudgsicle. Most of them did not aspire to
going to college; it was maybe an expectation.
What I have seen is that students attend my university for a
combination of social and educational reasons. Getting jacked in
for efficent content injection is about as pleasant as a colon
exam. Minvera (and Stevie K) has missed out on one of the major
reasons why students attend an university, which is to figure out
possible life trajectories.
Ken
(PS - Stevie. Yo Bro. Craik and Lockhart [1972]! That is as
close to "classroom magic" as one can get!)
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Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. steel...@appstate.edu
Professor
Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
USA
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On 8/14/2014 3:00 PM, Mike Palij wrote:
An article by Graeme Wood that is appearing in "The Atlantic"
(both paper and online) is titled "The Future of College?"
and it focuses on the for-profit online Minerva project which
is attempting to become an alternative to traditional lecture
format courses in college (it uses a seminar format). Here is
where you can access the online version of the article:
http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/08/the-future-of-college/375071/
Cognitive psychologist Stephen Kosslyn is playing a significant
role in the Minerva Project and I guess this will serve as guide
to what to do when a college professor no longer wants to
"lecture". By the way, Ludy Benjamin is quoted but identified
as an "educational psychologist". By that logic, I guess I'm
a clinical psychologist. But let's not forget the fundamental
driving factor for this project:
Mo money, (b-word)s!
-Mike Palij
New York University
m...@nyu.edu
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