Blog roundup
+ TechEd Notes links to a cool idea. It appears mechanical engineering students at Northern Illinois University are now using video games to learn numeric methods. I wish we had that kind of action way back when.
+ The Wired Campus posts an interview with the president of Western Iowa Tech Community College. Here’s the obligatory punchline:
“We see our face-to-face interaction going down and our online attendance skyrocketing up,” Mr. Dunker says. “As presidents, if we don’t pay attention to IT and the impact IT has on our institutions, we are going to be dead in the water.”
+ This University of Massachusetts-Amherst student, who is in the process of earning what I would describe as a first-rate Bachelor of Business Administration degree, lists some great ideas on how to be a successful distance learner.
+ Harvard Extension School (HES) receives comparatively little coverage. But fortunately, we have a blogger who can describe the ins and outs of HES learning. Richard, of CLUEHQ, has nearly finished his ALB at the school. In this post, the author discusses how Harvard University students perceive their HES counterparts. Incidentally, Harvard Extension offers two graduate certificates that can be earned via distance learning.
