Comments on: Kaplan University Professor commercial spot grabs my attention.

By: facebook123

facebook123 — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:18:14 +0000

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By: Mike Hasley

Mike Hasley — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:54:06 +0000

This was done by Punya Mishra at Michigan State:

http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2010/02/punya-mishra-goes-head-to-head-with-the-kaplan-university-commercial.html

It relates to the comments here, in case you haven’t seen it already.

By: K. Walsh

K. Walsh — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:28:56 +0000

Thanks for the feedback, JWatson14. I do realize that when you pull it apart, the commercial doesn’t necessarily say much, and the completion stats of Kaplan and some other online colleges aren’t great, but I still applaud the effectiveness of the spot at capturing attention and stimulating thought and dialogue.

One good example of the difference between the old “sage on the stage” model, and the model that is possible through technology is that captured lecture materials can be accessed any time, from any where, as often as needed, and searched to target specific information within the materials. This is just one of the many ways that well planned use of tech can add so much value and utility to “the old model”.

By: JWatson14

JWatson14 — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:07:00 +0000

While it is inspiring, is it not doing what we have always been doing standing in the front and teaching? When I first saw this video some time ago I took it as inspiring as well (and depressing after I researched Kaplan a little). Have read a few posts about the video, I have realized that it is still teaching the old way, teacher in the front, everyone else listening “sage on the stage”, the only difference is that we are doing it through the use of technology.

By: crudbasher

crudbasher — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:46:26 +0000

Great find, I got goosebumps. Thanks for sharing!