Author: Neil
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Course Design: Creating the Next Generation of Thinkers and Doers
The goal of most courses is to impart knowledge. From the perspective of course design, after the learning goals are established, it is not too difficult to identify the topics that need to be covered and the source material that will prepare students to learn. However, what if the objectives of a course are to…
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Work-Ready Skills vs. Capabilities: In Defense of Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education hosted a reception at the recent annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges and Universities that included a discussion of the value of higher education. The Wall Street Journal, the very next day, also published an essay titles Why American’s have lost faith in the value of college. If…
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Tale of Two Sons
I have two sons who both graduated from the University of New Hampshire. One graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history and the other a bachelor’s degree in physics. One has worked for the past five years at Formlabs, a company that manufactures and sells 3D printers. The other graduated a year ago and is…