AltWeeklies Wire
School, Virtually: Higher Education Gets a Second Lifenew
Professors shrouded in virtual alter egos may one day become commonplace as universities turn to online technologies to cope with increasing enrollment, decreasing budgets and a diversifying student body. Second Life by Linden Labs is the cutting edge of tools being tapped by academia. But new professorial cliches are the least significant of changes forcing scholars to take a critical look at where higher ed might be headed.
San Diego CityBeat |
Megan Burks |
07-23-2008 |
Education
The Pedagogy of the Underfundednew
How my students reacted to news of California's education budget cuts.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Tow |
04-09-2008 |
Education
It's Socioeconomics, Stupidnew
The Supreme Court shot down racial integration in public schools, but why does race have to be the primary tool in diversifying the public-education experience in America, anyway?
San Diego CityBeat |
Editorial |
07-11-2007 |
Education
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