Comments on: Campus resorts? http://www.internettime.com/2009/10/campus-resorts/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:55:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Role of Student « Jenny Hogg’s Blogs http://www.internettime.com/2009/10/campus-resorts/comment-page-1/#comment-2483 Role of Student « Jenny Hogg’s Blogs Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:43:41 +0000 http://www.internettime.com/?p=2748#comment-2483 [...] an article by Stephen Downes, titled Campus Resorts? It is linked to the original article on Internet Time Blog. The article poses some interesting points. The author of the article writes that with the rapid [...] [...] an article by Stephen Downes, titled Campus Resorts? It is linked to the original article on Internet Time Blog. The article poses some interesting points. The author of the article writes that with the rapid [...]

]]> By: Harold Jarche http://www.internettime.com/2009/10/campus-resorts/comment-page-1/#comment-2475 Harold Jarche Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:58:26 +0000 http://www.internettime.com/?p=2748#comment-2475 Royal Roads University is an example of an institution catering to mid-career professionals. Most courses are online and programs have a variety of residence options, such as one to two week intensive on-site activities. For example a 2 year program could start with one week on-site, getting to know the instructors and students, and then work moves online until the mid-way point when the cohort gets together again. The institution knows that working professionals cannot take a year or two and devote it to studies. Perhaps a reduction of on-site time will happen with traditional undergraduate programs too. The demand will have to come from the customer though, and I'm not hearing this demand from students or parents, yet. I think it will happen when higher tuition combines with the next spike in oil. Something will have to give, and that may be the infrastructure. I've noticed a "rationalization" of infrastructure at our local university recently, with old buildings demolished and satellite buildings sold off. Royal Roads University is an example of an institution catering to mid-career professionals. Most courses are online and programs have a variety of residence options, such as one to two week intensive on-site activities. For example a 2 year program could start with one week on-site, getting to know the instructors and students, and then work moves online until the mid-way point when the cohort gets together again. The institution knows that working professionals cannot take a year or two and devote it to studies.

Perhaps a reduction of on-site time will happen with traditional undergraduate programs too. The demand will have to come from the customer though, and I’m not hearing this demand from students or parents, yet. I think it will happen when higher tuition combines with the next spike in oil. Something will have to give, and that may be the infrastructure. I’ve noticed a “rationalization” of infrastructure at our local university recently, with old buildings demolished and satellite buildings sold off.

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