Comments on: Universities will be ‘irrelevant’ by 2020

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:52:09 +0000

I don’t think that universities will become irrelevant at all. Providing instruction or knowledge is only one function of a university. Another very important function is that they provide accreditation.

And their relevance will turn on that. This is why MIT can open all their courses to the internet and lose nothing by it. Access to all MIT’S information/knowledge still does not grant one the accreditation of being an MIT graduate.

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Fact-Checking “Irrelevance,” and Open-Access Ed « Anumma — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:23:23 +0000

[...] David Wiley was quoted as saying, “Institutions [of higher ed] will be irrelevant by 2020.” It turns out that Wiley claims to have been misquoted: his original utterance began along the lines of, “IF [...]

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iterating toward openness » Blog Archive » Editorial Response — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:47:36 +0000

[...] an argument with the headline of the story – in which I was quoted very much out of context, as I explained [...]

By: Joseph South

Joseph South — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:34:08 +0000

David,

Two comments:

1. Yesterday you were number 2 in popularity in the Deseret News behind “Teen soils self after deputy surprises him.” There are worse kinds of notoriety.
2. I have actually done presentations on how to level the media playing field in an interview based on my experience as a reporter and editor. Some highlights:

When they pull out a tape recorder, you pull one out, too. Even if they don’t, tell them you are recording this interview and do so. That should keep them on their toes.
Require them to read back your quotes before going to press or you won’t do the interview. Then make yourself excessively available between the interview time and press time. It is SOP for highly professional news organizations to read to their interviewees the quotes as they will be printed. This is not editorial control (you don’t get to comment on the rest of the article), this is a simple matter of accuracy (say this if the resist).

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The Future of Higher Education « Open Education News — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:27:24 +0000

[...] 23, 2009 · No Comments David Wiley has a new blog post clarifying a news article posted in the Deseret News, a local Utah newspaper, in which he is quoted [...]

By: Johanne

Johanne — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:44:15 +0000

That’s a pretty bold prediction. However, it’s not impossible. The economy and the issue of affordability shapes the market landscape.

By: Federico Artisan

Federico Artisan — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:04:53 +0000

I think this is it: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2855786550703993653&hl=en

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:47:53 +0000

I asked this question on Twitter too, so feel free to respond to either, but could you publish a link to the YouTube video mentioned in the article? The newspaper had the foresight not to publish it. Thanks!

By: Jeremy Browne

Jeremy Browne — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:29:28 +0000

“Wiley is one part Nostradamus and nine parts revolutionary…”

And ten parts renegade outlaw on a crime spree!

You left out rock star. Someone called him that at PIDT in 2005.

PS – David made Slashdot… with all its associated informed discussion (or, as David Merrill would put it: “Pooled ignorance”). http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/21/170202

By: Federico Artisan

Federico Artisan — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:19:15 +0000

I can’t find the “What If?” video in Youtube. Can you provide the URL?