Comments on: Cell Phone College Classes http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/cell_phone_college_classes_/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:10:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: DC Loser http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/cell_phone_college_classes_/comment-page-1/#comment-241421 DC Loser Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:33:16 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/11/cell_phone_college_classes_/#comment-241421 Mike - you really need to read/listen to that NPR story. There is plenty of student/teacher interaction at the online courses. All of them have the full microphone/headset setup, and the students seem to be much more focused on the subject at hand. This is not the old diploma mill you're describing. Mike - you really need to read/listen to that NPR story. There is plenty of student/teacher interaction at the online courses. All of them have the full microphone/headset setup, and the students seem to be much more focused on the subject at hand. This is not the old diploma mill you're describing.

]]> By: Mike http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/cell_phone_college_classes_/comment-page-1/#comment-241414 Mike Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:22:56 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/11/cell_phone_college_classes_/#comment-241414 The problem with "education" like this and other purely on-line courses is the lack of discussions and learning from others in the classroom. I meet so many people every day that can't write complete sentences or have no knowledge of the basics of grammar, math etc... yet they have college degrees. Then again, any additional education, no matter the venue or means of instruction, is better than nothing. I guess the folks who get on-line degrees or degrees from diploma mills should not expect too much out of them in terms of advancing their careers. The problem with "education" like this and other purely on-line courses is the lack of discussions and learning from others in the classroom. I meet so many people every day that can't write complete sentences or have no knowledge of the basics of grammar, math etc... yet they have college degrees. Then again, any additional education, no matter the venue or means of instruction, is better than nothing. I guess the folks who get on-line degrees or degrees from diploma mills should not expect too much out of them in terms of advancing their careers.

]]> By: DC Loser http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/cell_phone_college_classes_/comment-page-1/#comment-241403 DC Loser Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:06:37 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/11/cell_phone_college_classes_/#comment-241403 James, very timely discussion. Did you hear <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16638700" rel="nofollow">this</a> on "Morning Edition" today? The Japanese are the ultimate early adapters of technology and their mobile phone systems and gadgets are light years ahead of ours. I'll bet we'll see this about 5-10 years in the US. James, very timely discussion. Did you hear this on "Morning Edition" today?

The Japanese are the ultimate early adapters of technology and their mobile phone systems and gadgets are light years ahead of ours. I'll bet we'll see this about 5-10 years in the US.

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