Liberal Education Needs More Disruptive Technology
Apr 04, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
Why can’t we decouple liberal learning from college degrees?
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Education vs. Training at Community Colleges
Mar 29, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
Jeff Anderson, dean of humanities, fine arts, and social sciences at Illinois Valley Community College, argues for the many benefits of great books courses, even for community college students.
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Professors Also Need to be Students
Mar 13, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
When you spend the bulk of your time driving, it's easy to forget how the car looks from the passenger seat.
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Who Teaches College Professors How to Teach?
Mar 08, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
I have a dirty little secret. No one has ever taught me how to teach - and that's the single biggest reason I still love teaching today.
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College is a Risk, Not a Guarantee
Jan 19, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
We need to help prospective students better understand the costs and risks of going to college, argues Jason Fertig.
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How Widespread is Student Indoctrination?
Dec 07, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
In an age where business students care more about watching MTV than debating economic theory, Jason Fertig encourages us that free thinking students really do exist.
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Did College Create Occupy Wall Street?
Oct 26, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
The actions of the Occupy Wall Street protesters do not help refute the notion that Millennials are the Peter Pan Generation.
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Why I Might Stop Assigning Essays
Oct 05, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
Jason Fertig weighs the importance of teaching students to write against the other demands on faculty members' time.
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Leftist (Not Liberal) Learning for the Profession
Aug 08, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
Jason Fertig reviews Rethinking Undergraduate Business Education, and finds its proposed curricular reforms too ideologically skewed.
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On Cashiers and College Degrees
Jul 05, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
A New York Times article doesn't convince Jason Fertig that nearly everyone needs to go to college.
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Better Blueprint Needed
Jun 16, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
A recent proposal to upgrade business curricula correctly pinpoints current deficiencies, but doesn't offer a credible alternative.
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More Options Needed for the Academic Middle
May 31, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
Jason Fertig comments on Other Ways to Win, a precursor to today's Academically Adrift that argues we need to recognize forms of success other than getting a college degree.
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Yes, There Are Classics in Business Education
May 17, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
To be really effective in training students for "the real world," business professors should substitute business "classics" for impractical and confusing textbooks.
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Can We Put Business Students to Work?
May 04, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
Jason Fertig considers why business students lack motivation to work hard and encourages business professors to take steps to hold students to higher standards.
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The Distracted Generation
Apr 12, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
A new book on the internet's effects on the brain opens a window into this generation's world. Instead of learning to fight distraction, we are teaching ourselves to always be distracted.
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