Thinking more about what classes are relevant to our
alumni, we are working to create a survey that will give us an indication of
the skills the university needs to be teaching. We will be asking, what do you
use in the job that you learned during your university education. We will not
be asking about what courses should be taught. If we know the skills and
knowledge that people use, we can understand what classes are relevant. We will
also be asking about the skills that a person uses that they wished they
learned in college, but learned in the real world and maybe the hard way. The
overarching question is, how can we make a college education relevant,
valuable, and a lower cost?
When the survey is developed, we will be sending it to
alumni, sharing with others in academia to send to their alumni, and sharing on
social media. The more people we can get into the conversation the better, and
the better chance of making a meaningful change. Is this tilting at windmills?
I don’t think so.
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