UW to offer online flexible-degree program
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker and others have announced a flexible-degree program for University of Wisconsin System students. The program aims to give college credit for knowledge that students have gained from the workplace or other life experiences.
Walker on Tuesday said the program provides a new model for delivering higher education. He says it will help the state give students necessary skills gap at an affordable price.
The classes would be conducted online, allowing students to work at their own pace and giving working adults easier access to higher education.
The program is being led by UW-Extension Chancellor Ray Cross.
Jun 19, 2012 at 10:43 p.m.
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Flexible degree = Temporary Job. jmo
Jun 19, 2012 at 10:31 p.m.
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yipee, joe the plumber,can get his masters,in beer drinking and block partys
Jun 19, 2012 at 10 p.m.
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@mopsy- is this the dumbing down of our best and brightest?
Jun 19, 2012 at 8:06 p.m.
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analertcitzen, exactly what I thought when I heard this on the radio.
Jun 19, 2012 at 5:32 p.m.
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The only thing that concerns me about this idea is how competetive Wisconsin college grads will be in the job market after graduation. When held up to 4 year degrees from other Big 10 schools, East and West coast schools, and other prestigious schools, a degree from Wisconsin has always been viewed as a good degree because of our standards. I'm afraid this move may lower the standards in the future.
Jun 19, 2012 at 4:45 p.m.
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???? what????? will give students a necessary skills gap???? what???
Jun 19, 2012 at 4:17 p.m.
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studs. Most of them are already watered down.
Jun 19, 2012 at 3:35 p.m.
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If Walker cares about education, he'll support it monetarily, not offer watered-down college degrees like this one.
Jun 19, 2012 at 1:48 p.m.
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“Is Walker trying to finish his degree?” We soon may be calling him Governor Doctor “Rock Star” Walker – he is on the fast track you know.
Jun 19, 2012 at 1:03 p.m.
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"Gov. Scott Walker and others have announced ...."
And who are the "others," perhaps some democrats?
Jun 19, 2012 at 12:08 p.m.
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Is Walker trying to finish his degree ?
Jun 19, 2012 at 11:24 a.m.
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@Saxcat70 - College hasn't been working like the workforce for so long, this doesn't change much.
Jun 19, 2012 at 11:19 a.m.
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To be fair, you don't really learn "job skills" while pursuing a bachelors degree. You learn responsibility and how to work the system, but if you want specific skills, trade schools and on the job training is where that happens.
Jun 19, 2012 at 11:13 a.m.
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sax..."watering down" is what is occurring in colleges now. Ever look at what some college courses look like now at our state universities? Learning on line won't make a big difference in some cases.
Jun 19, 2012 at 10:57 a.m.
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Udacity aims to allow people to earn a masters degree for about $100 online, and this is no joke.
BREAK THE MOLD!
http://www.udacity.com/
Jun 19, 2012 at 10:53 a.m.
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What this does is allow people to pay money for a class and basically test out of it. So the UW makes money and doesn't have to teach anything. This smells funny.
Jun 19, 2012 at 10:45 a.m.
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giving credit for "knowledge that students have gained from the workplace or other life experiences", will not do anything to give students necessary skills. It is just a watering down of the educational process.
And , "allowing students to work at their own pace" is a joke. As if that's how it works in the workforce.
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