Whether we like it or not, higher education has become commoditised. It is about economics, dollars and cents (or lack of sense). It is no longer free. For many in the academy it is about bringing in stipends, grants and awards - a publish or perish lifestyle (much of what is published should be perished).Continue reading "EDUCATION ALIGNMENT 1"
EDUCATION FUTURES 1
The Dilbert Principle (It’s useless to expect rational behaviour from the people you work with, or anybody else for that matter... come to peace with the fact that that you’re surrounded by idiots) challenges us with an audacious statement. Unfortunately, the reality is quite clear: higher education has a plentiful supply of idiots. There areContinue reading "EDUCATION FUTURES 1"
ACTIVATION
Moving along at a paltry 200km/ph on the Hayabusa Shinkansen bound for Shin Aomori, and then to Hakodate via the Super Hokuto, it is hard to reconcile experiences and observations in this country filled with anomalies and contradictions. I sit on a westward-facing seat so the blind is predominantly drawn to stop the rapidly fallingContinue reading "ACTIVATION"
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