Archive:higher education
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United States Education: A Means to an End
A recent New York Times Op-Ed article titled “Learning as Freedom,” reiterated the necessity for education reform in the United States. I realize the dialog surrounding the subject matter has become t
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Does Culture Have a Skill Set?
Employment. It’s a word that is on the mind of every student this time of year. With the downturn of the economy, it has been on the tips of the tongues of Americans, politicians, and the media for l
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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State of the Union, Modern City Planning, and Bloodletting: Interdisciplinarity, Anyone?
In his 2011 State of the Union Address, President Obama made the point that “There are hundreds of thousands of students excelling in our schools who are not American citizens [. . .] who come here fr
Categories: 2011, Globalization Column, The Gnovis Blog
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Net Knowledge: The Coming Revolution in Higher Education
Education, learning, and the Internet are rapidly becoming the priority topics everywhere–in schools and universities, in corporations, in economic and policy decisions, and in government. Most people have the sense that the information economy and the global network society have fundamentally and irreversibly changed the role of higher education, even if the way we might implement a new learning environment isn’t yet clear.
Categories: Earlier to 2006, The Gnovis Blog