Higher Ed Lab Notebook 10/18/2012
- Syracuse chancellor Nancy Cantor resigns. New Wisconsin idea versus perception of quality at Syracuse. It is not a mark of quality (per Michael Crow)
- Big Idea: Let’s shift attention away from institutions toward students
- Replacement for credentialling
- Accreditation value chain: courses –> curricula –> programs –> degrees
- students can select courses
- Noodle can suggest a curriculum
- A transparent matching system can map the curriculum to quality curricula
- A recommender can create quality clusters
- In such a world what is the value of degrees and institutions?
- Overheard: “Silicon Valley questions whether a degree means anything any more…”
- Overheard: “Is the degree more than the sum of its parts?”
- David Wiley was a pioneer in advocating open accreditation:
- Accountability
- Transparency
- Market forces
- I think you have to question any activity that does not add value to the degree. Accreditation might be one of these.
- Self-perpetuating professions: professions that have no discernible impact on educational quality
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