This article has been published in the OEB Insights Newsletter so I'll just post the introduction here for the moment.
The Drinking Song from the musical, “The Student Prince” reminds us that it is not a recent idea that attending university is a pleasant coming-of-age experience for those whose families could afford it. However the state does not invest so much in higher education just to give its citizens the opportunity to study a topic they enjoy for a few years and have fun with friends. Most young people go to college so that they can build a career and have happy, financially secure lives, many believing that this is what prospective employers expect of them. A reasonable motive of governments in subsidising higher education is the creation of happy productive citizens that are capable of sustainably generating the resources required to take care of their own needs and with enough surplus to allow them to enjoy some extra pleasures and to help others who may be less fortunate.
Does higher education help them achieve this? Those of us who have been working with educational technologies in higher education are very aware of the widely held perception that we are underperforming.... continued at..
It will be interesting to hear the defence. It should be an enjoyable experience. Good Luck.
ReplyDeleteYes - and now they know my argument they will be at an advantage.
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