Academia 2.0

Lpriimo6 Says:

Oct 29, 2007 - ive failed economics 102, with a 96 test average, because of missing 3 classes( i commute to school). My teacher was in her mid 60's, and tried to explain to me why i failed. I was to busy listinging to my ipod thinking of how to delete her

dentistwannabevader1 Says:

Oct 29, 2007 - hope they do help us with technology in the future or better yet now!

systematikmeltdown Says:

Oct 30, 2007 - FIND THE FILM "ZEITGEIST" Tell Everyone you know to see it and tell them to tell everyone they know and so on...Sit through the 2 hours of this movie "zeitgeist"It is on Youtube for free in parts.Spread it!!!!!

jbryant13 Says:

Nov 3, 2007 - Public Education: Where information is transferred from the teacher to the student without passing through the minds of either. Check out a TEDTalk by Ken Robinson called Do schools today kill creativity? (Ken Robinson

Warnerwatkins Says:

Nov 8, 2007 - Being a student at Morehouse College, I see firsthand how technology influences the learning process. The only issue with it is how do you still make it a personal interaction and exchange of ideas, instead of just simply taking the information that is given, studying it, and tehn forgetting about it by next week.

waverlywatkins Says:

Nov 8, 2007 - I also attend Morehouse College and see how technology has affected my learning. There have been times where I didn't want to go to class because I knew i could find the notes online.

apmab1 Says:

Nov 21, 2007 - ONE: A number of studies have shown, spanning back to the early sixties, that it is TELEVISION which reduces attention spans, the internet is primarily text-based. TWO: Student's do not care about subject matter because it offers them no clear employment options they feel committed to, and they have more important things to worry about

ElPoojmar Says:

Nov 22, 2007 - I'm a professor. I would like to respond to the comments about students being "force fed" information "that the professor thinks is important". Frankly, professors usually have a better idea of what is most relevant to a student's education than the student does. Actually, that's why there are professors in the first place. We are like personal trainers for the mind; we push you to do something that you don't want to do now, but you thank us (and pay us) for it in the end.

mnatvig Says:

Jan 24, 2008 - Perhaps you failed economics because you can't spell or use puntuation marks. You may need these skills in a job.

Italiasalbion Says:

Jan 31, 2008 - Exactly! Academia doesn't want to face their extinction; they are obsolete.

Italiasalbion Says:

Jan 31, 2008 - My experiences in College taught me that COLLEGE teachers are essentially useless; they are far too numerous and extremely over-paid. College costs too much money. We don't need buildings. We don't need computer labs. All we need is a desktop computer, broadband connection and a website. There are places like that, but they are over-priced. That is unjust! The free-market, if allowed, will create cheap online education. Let it!

Italiasalbion Says:

Jan 31, 2008 - If a student doesn't have the discipline to learn from a virtual textbook, without being spoon fed by an over paid ego-maniac, then they don't belong in College!

tlooknbill Says:

Feb 3, 2008 - I can tell you College is there to enrich you, to teach you to think. This enrichment will help prevent you from doing stupid things with your life. It gives you a well rounded sense of how the real world works. Not how it works on TV or on the internet. Don't concern yourself on how boring it is, just keep your eye on the prize-the degree. This tells future employers you will be less a financial risk than others without one. Who cares if the prof can't teach-figure it out when you graduate.

sevinch002 Says:

Feb 27, 2008 - ne bu

archylgp Says:

Mar 14, 2008 - I think it should be mentioned that one of the major goals of academics and academia at large is to conduct research and in turn enhance our world in unquantifiable ways. So for those of you who feel academia is useless, take a moment and think about where the knowledge underlying your laptop, cellphones, ext came from. If it were not for higher education, the world would be by far a worse place in every regard.

kendashi33 Says:

Mar 23, 2008 - Im a 2nd year university student in the uk. I think what you say is interesting, but i dont agree that lectures are an outdated mode of learning. The reason we study under professors is that they guide our thinking towards quality material - there is a massive amount of unhelpful or just wrong information online and in books and going to a lecture and studying a reading list a way into finding helpful well written material.

MimosaVendetta Says:

Mar 30, 2008 - I am a 2nd year student transferring from a community college to a much larger university. My current college is just starting to get more involved online with the ANGEL software, but very few teachers understand or want to use it. Technology can be a great educational tool, but it can also be very daunting if you're not familiar with it. I've often felt that my learning could be better facilitated if technology was properly utilized, although it is nice to see things progressing finally.

cum2roll Says:

Apr 30, 2008 - 'Curriculums' have traditionally wasted years of our lives, force feeding us what is pre-determined by the system. That is why critical thinking is non-existent in my age group (30). You jump forward to an 18 year old and you find a person capable of dissecting lies, placed in their subconscious and conscious minds by marketing, and old school media manipulation. You will see massive Government control of Internet, just as now, you know the info you put in a computer is going right out the back

pamelamtu Says:

Aug 6, 2008 - I find the assertions in this video to be offensive and unfounded. The straw man of the old, technology resistant faculty is an assertion--not a demonstrated fact. Spin, all spin.

mnhs06 Says:

Aug 13, 2008 - do u have the full documentary and if u do can u put it on you tube

LuckySantiago Says:

Nov 9, 2008 - We all know that we can dissect the current education model to be out-dated and failing the MAJORITY of students falling into this model. However, incorporating technology into a classroom, or if even a classroom is to be the best model, wouldn't solve everything, or perhaps allow students to be proficient in math or science enough to be chemists and doctors.(ie)It also gets rid of some accountability for teachers, should there be a certain amount of material a student NEEDS to know, who knows

Sagittaire888 Says:

Nov 10, 2008 - ...or would you rather listen to supposedly "proven" facts that, after being tested and used, turn out to be OUTDATED principles ill-suited for today's RAPIDLY CHANGING global economy Besides, no one cares how you feel about the video.

Sagittaire888 Says:

Nov 10, 2008 - (That was directed at Pamelamtu)

gezeitenwende Says:

Dec 2, 2008 - Thanks for all the advertising here, IT lobby at its best. Some things are forgotten: I had some brilliant lectures with a lot of interaction, with a well-knowing lecturer who was open for relevant aside-questions as well. Being in a seminar with others is also better than sitting in front of my laptop, listening to the screen. I tend to forget what I see and hear on the screen very, very soon, whereas what I learn in a room with others, or from a good lecture, stays in my head for a long time.

gezeitenwende Says:

Dec 2, 2008 - In fact, my most successful lecture came from a guy who used just chalk and blackboard, explaining his topic with a lot of enthusiasm, heating up the room with his energy - and I remember almost everything. Where's that in front of a screen?!