Online Update

Everyone beware!  Forget about communism, fascism and socialism. We are in crisis,  and the “tech utopians” are pushing online teaching as the new reality—at least for  higher education.  In this reimagination of higher ed human interaction will be replaced by computer domination.  Students hate online and yearn for a return to the Platonic method in the agora.  Just ask them. 

 If you think  this call to arms is outdated and somewhat unenlightened, check out this week’s podcast for proof that resistance to change dies hard. And see the future through the eyes of the CEO of UMass Online.

EdUp Insights with Bill Pepicello is part of the EdUp Experience Podcast network.