next decade, this 30 million will grow to 100 million. To meet this staggering demand, a major university needs to be created each week" (1996). 
"Our ancestors sailed across a vast ocean, one third of the earth's surface, and to accomplish this great feat they needed the vision to see islands over the horizon, the ability to plan intentional voyages of discovery, the discipline to train physically and mentally, the courage to take risks, and a deep sense of aloha to bind the crew together during the voyage. These are Hawaiian values but they are also universal values. They worked in the past and they will work today" (
instead of seeking radically new opportunities to develop school-as-it-can-be" (Seymour Papert and Gaston Caperton, in 
matter. What matters to me is the determined space and time where determined tasks are accomplished. Social historical and political tasks, not only individual ones. . . . The two main tasks of the school: to get the already known knowledge and to produce the knowledge not yet in existence" (In Seymour Papert's 
and to consider the action of others to give point and direction to his own, is equivalent to breaking down barriers of class, race, and national territory which kept men from perceiving the full import of their activity" (
Kelly Sutton, a student at Loyola Marymount and co-founder of a hugely successful blog, Hack College, was interviewed by The Chronicle. The brief Q&A produced some gems worth mulling. When asked about his favorite advice re blogs, he replied, “We personally believe that blogs are kind of replacing résumés as far as indicators of talent and past experiences. We’ve had a lot of job offers come directly from the blog itself. We definitely think more students should consider blogging.” The association of blogs with résumés provides an insight into how the young perceive and use blogs. It’s a means to present or showcase themselves, to let the world know who they are, what they’ve done, what they’re doing, what they’re interested in, etc. It’s a way to identify themselves. Implications for colleges? This bit of insight could be useful for colleges looking at ILPs (individual learning plans) as a way to provide student planning and advising services.
Kelly’s response to a question about technology and improved instruction generated this gem: “Oftentimes professors trying to use technology or plug into the generation using technology fail miserably. It’s like, ‘Let’s make a podcast.’ Well, what problem is that podcast solving?” I’m with Kelly here. All too often, in an effort to be more current, profs will place form before function and use tech for tech’s sake without asking this simple question, “What problem does it solve?” If the purpose of the innovation is to deliver the same ole same ole, then it serves no purpose and deserves to die on the vine. The question then isn’t “How can I do what I’ve always done in the same way but with the new technologies?” but “How can I use the advantages of new technologies to improve the way I teach?”
(Source: “Using Technology to ‘Hack’ College Life: an Interview With a Student Blogger,” The Wired Campus, Chronicle of Higher Education, 6 May 2008)
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