U.S. schools, K-12 through higher education, are in the midst of another reform wave. From states mandating online courses as a requirement for high school graduation to university-driven Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), hyperbole-filled Kool-Aid mixed with stark fear fuel reform rhetoric about the impending “revolution” in teaching and learning. I offer my monthly feature* of how some cartoonists poke and tear at the rhetoric and realities of online courses. Enjoy!
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*For those who would like to see earlier posts of this monthly feature, see: “Digital Kids in School,” “Testing,” “Blaming Is So American,” “Accountability in Action,” “Charter Schools,” and “Age-graded Schools,” Students and Teachers, Parent-Teacher Conferences, Digital Teachers, Addiction to Electronic Devices, Testing, Testing, and Testing, Business and Schools, Common Core Standards, Problems and Dilemmas, and Digital Natives (2).
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Nice. I’ll be posting an Asimov story later this week. It’s interesting to reflect on ways Asimov’s predictions were correct and ways the predictions were incorrect :). I don’t think he considered adult education.
The Asimov story should shake loose some comments, Janet. Thanks for reminding me of his prediction for schooling in the 22nd century.
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