http://21stcenturyscholar.org/ DECLINE OF THE CULTURE OF TEACHING PART 1 + 2 “I think a lot about the culture of organizations and what I experience today is a de-valuing of teaching – that we are all replaceable parts. If we standardize the curriculum and all teach to the same syllabus then we will have greater efficiencies. […]
a) contemporary case-studies: universities in New York, new online universities b) historico-cultural precedent and evolution: context, main paradigm shifts in 21st century
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/world/24assange.html?_r=1&hp This article is about the man behind the Iraqi war wikileaks, and how the internet and globalization as an operational platform has made disappearing and hiding a difficult task.