Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Week 5
One of the models I picked is flipped courses. The reason I chose this model is because it gives the students a real opportunity to not only pass the class but to learn the material. An experiment was conducted with two professors. One highly rated professor and one that was inexperienced. The inexperienced professor used the flipped course method. He was more successful than the highly rated professor. The second one I chose was the blended course. I chose the blended course because it gives you the freedom to study online. If there is a part of the material that you do not understand or need help with you can ask the professor in the classroom. I can see students benefiting from the hybrid classes. The third model that I chose was moocs. Not everyone has the time or the money to pay for school. It is a good thing that they have organizations giving them the opportunity to get ahead in life. This can hopefully make it an even playing field.
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George Mehaffy article on challenge and change gave us insight on the 6 challenges of the innovative disruption facing higher education today and for our future generations. These challenges break down into seven areas which are changing quickly due to the everyday advancement of technology. The model of change that I find appealing is The Cost: reduced and free. Some new college models, for example The University of the People have increased the pressure on public universities rising tuitions by offering free courses or free tuition. Textbooks are also a large cost for students and for example in 2011 Washington State put a cap on course materials. This could make a huge difference for students if other states start putting caps on course materials as well. Also William and Flora Hewlett foundation invested $110 million in 2002 to launch high quality educational materials available all over the world called OER. This is estimated to have 15,000 free online courses. As a mother of five children my goal is to see each of my children attend college but with rising costs of public universities it makes it difficult but not impossible.
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