The way higher education is packaged and delivered in this country is rapidly changing. Soaring costs and online alternatives are prompting many traditional colleges and universities to take a long look in the mirror, including one faculty-led think tank located in the shadow of Georgetown University in Washington D.C. Kirk Carapezza reports at On Campus:
“This was our way of reminding ourselves that we can do this,” says Bass, pointing to the sign.
What they’re trying to do is redesign Georgetown so that the $50,000 price tag is worth the investment.
“The number one obstacle to agile change is definitely the one-size fits all model, that all courses, or most courses, are 15 weeks,” Bass says. “We count learning to happen at the same pace. I think that’s the one thing that has to give.”
