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To: Moominoid who wrote (67592)	8/15/2005 11:49:26 PM
From: shades	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

I read recently MIT and a few others are doing virtual teaching over the net - here in Tampa the university is teaching a statistics class over the web - completely virtual. They could do most of thier classes like this I feel, but of course they don't want to cannibalize thier current business model. Even Bhagwati mentioned this in his globalism speech on cspan about him and one of his colleagues getting replaced very soon as teachers - why would I want to watch some 3rd rate professor who was not so hot teach my physics when I can fire up Feynmans recorded lectures?? Over on the real estate thread MOO they are talking about places like silicon valley going over to asia - but I think this completely misses the point and you have nailed it - in the near future online communities of the smartest are not going to be tied to physical place anymore - you have to stop thinking in terms of place in that regard. Mqurice has it right, when we can send every human mind to the great GOOG or wherever to learn all the knowledge they crave - it is truly a different world we live in. I got sucked into CSPAN again this evening, this is becoming bad MOO - I missed my fishing trip again tonight :( Future of the U.S. Workforce Heritage Foundation Washington, District of Columbia (United States) ID: 188233 - 08/04/2005 - 2:31 - $39.95 Chao, Elaine L., Secretary, Department of Labor Collins, Paula, Chairwoman, Commonwealth Club of California Pink, Daniel, Author Furchtgott-Roth, Diana, Director, Hudson Institute, Center for Employment Policy A forum on the future of the U.S. workforce in the 21st century includes discussions on technology and evolving labor markets, reforming labor laws, and a keynote speech by Secretary Chao. Daniel Pink is the author of A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, published by Riverhead. danpink.com From the information age to the conceptual age - HAHA - check out that new book coming MOO on the first entry at his page - THE BIG MOO - HAHA - too funny! what coincidence.

To: Moominoid who wrote (67592)	8/16/2005 7:54:38 AM
From: Slagle	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

Moominoid Re: "middle of nowhere" Land grant colleges were usually located out in the boonies where the individual states had available land to grant. Colleges founded by the churches followed the same pattern. Part of the idea was to be away from the corrupting influence of the city or town, with the saloons and the disease epidemics. Back then the epidemics were serious, especially in warm weather and worse in the south. Southern land grant schools were usually located up in the hills, where the cool mountain air was considered beneficial and a spring could provide a safe water source. And as the instruction was big on the "classic revival" stuff with Greek and Latin studies and contemplative philosophy of the classic style or traditional Christian was important, the quiet solitude of the boonies was perfect. But avoidance of epidemics was probably the main thing. Slagle