tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post3075537526125930106..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: EKU President Announces Top-heavy, Faculty-lite Strategic Planning CommitteeRichard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-82069600236964897162014-03-16T15:39:46.093-04:002014-03-16T15:39:46.093-04:00Faculty folks need to watch their backs everywhere...Faculty folks need to watch their backs everywhere. Seems like there is an growing perception that higher education can just be packaged into some sort of online, one size fits all package. Just jump some electronic hoops and in a few short months you can have a BA, MA or Ph.D. <br /><br />I know I am old school but I am quickly becoming concerned about what we are expecting from our millennials in terms of education. Seems like we have bought into the idea that we simply jettison educated folks or use them as system facilitators with the justification that millennials "learn differently" and as educators we must adapt to their needs. I was kind of under the impression that they were coming to me to gain knowledge and understanding as a service I am providing but how much should I be expected to marginalize, market and accomidate in order to garner their enrollment? What little research there is out there on electronic course work seems to point to inferior learning experience and more importantly dismal student completion rates. <br /><br />It is ironic that we have university presidents cashing in on electronic coursework and using it to construct new buildings on their campuses and provide hip services. So who is he market then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com