http://www.nilspeterson.com/2007/07/30/land-grant-20/ Exploring learning & technologies from outside the university's walls Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:31:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.nilspeterson.com/2007/07/30/land-grant-20/comment-page-1/#comment-80484 Reimagining both learning & learning institutions « One small step for man Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:40:24 +0000 http://www.nilspeterson.com/2007/07/30/land-grant-20/#comment-80484 [...] a result of looking for colleagues interested in ideas that could transform the university (and the Land Grant mission) in line with the thinking above (see our DML [...] [...] a result of looking for colleagues interested in ideas that could transform the university (and the Land Grant mission) in line with the thinking above (see our DML [...]

]]> http://www.nilspeterson.com/2007/07/30/land-grant-20/comment-page-1/#comment-4105 SC Spaeth Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:32:14 +0000 http://www.nilspeterson.com/2007/07/30/land-grant-20/#comment-4105 The network of extension agents is wonderful, well-distributed and should be exploited for all it is worth. But it is also on the expense side of the ledger. Undergraduate students pay us to tell them what to do. If we can't figure out how to invite them into more engaging and productive activities (ala HD 410, DecS 340 and others) we don't deserve to be in the global big ring. The network of extension agents is wonderful, well-distributed and should be exploited for all it is worth. But it is also on the expense side of the ledger. Undergraduate students pay us to tell them what to do. If we can’t figure out how to invite them into more engaging and productive activities (ala HD 410, DecS 340 and others) we don’t deserve to be in the global big ring.

]]> http://www.nilspeterson.com/2007/07/30/land-grant-20/comment-page-1/#comment-4104 SC Spaeth Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:20:18 +0000 http://www.nilspeterson.com/2007/07/30/land-grant-20/#comment-4104 I tried to get various people at WSU to see our work in DecS 340 as an expansion of the traditional mission of Teaching, Research and Extension from the domain of faculty and graduate students to all students. I did not get much traction. Gardner's leadership may help to advance that idea. http://sotling.blogspot.com/2007/08/why-couldnt-university-do-this.html#comment-4549992932204559490 I tried to get various people at WSU to see our work in DecS 340 as an expansion of the traditional mission of Teaching, Research and Extension from the domain of faculty and graduate students to all students. I did not get much traction. Gardner’s leadership may help to advance that idea.
http://sotling.blogspot.com/2007/08/why-couldnt-university-do-this.html#comment-4549992932204559490

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