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Jay Sawyer of Glenview, IL Wonders If Students Really Need a Four-Year Residential Experience

Jay Sawyer of Glenview, IL notes that answering this question requires an understanding of u2013 Which parts of the current four-year model can be substituted?; Which parts can be supplemented?; and Which parts are complemented by digital technologies? According to Jay Sawyer, by freeing resources from courses that can be commoditized, colleges would have more resources for research-based teaching, personalized problem solving, and mentorship. The students would also have more resources at their disposal because they would not have to reside and devote four full years at campuses.

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Jay Sawyer of Glenview, IL Wonders If Students Really Need a Four-Year Residential Experience

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  1. Jay Sawyer of Glenview, IL Wonders If Students Really Need a Four-Year Residential Experience

  2. Do Students Really Need A Four-Year Residential Experience? • Jay Sawyer of Glenview, IL notes that answering this question requires an understanding of – • Which parts of the current four-year model can be substituted? • Which parts can be supplemented? • Which parts are complemented by digital technologies?

  3. What about Lectures That Require Little or No Human Interaction? • Jay Sawyer of Glenview, IL notes that in theory, lectures which require little personalization or human interaction can be recorded as multi-media presentations, to be watched by students at their own pace and place later on. • Such commoditized parts of the curriculum, he feels, can be easily delivered by a non-university instructor on Coursera, for example; teaching Pythagoras’ theorem is the same everywhere in the world.

  4. Benefits of Basic-Level Courses Available On Various Technology Platforms • Jay Sawyer of Glenview, IL says that technology platforms can deliver content for such courses to a large audience at quite a low cost. • Plus, they do so without sacrificing one of the most important benefits of the Face-to-Face (F2F) classroom, the social experience, as there is hardly any in these basic-level courses.

  5. How Can Colleges Benefit By Freeing Resources From Courses That Can Be Commoditized? • According to Jay Sawyer, by freeing resources from courses that can be commoditized, colleges would have more resources for research-based teaching, personalized problem solving, and mentorship. • The students would also have more resources at their disposal because they would not have to reside and devote four full years at campuses. • Instead, they would opt for commoditized courses online at their convenience at a lower fee.

  6. Thank You Jay Sawyer, Glenview IL

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