FUSsa-talk Mailing List: Re: Fwd: Higher education -- for all -- via the web

[MADELINE SIMON (madeline-mpls]

Thanks Bob,

 

I'll get this out to MAP list.


Peace,
Madeline
 

> From: tappx001 [at] umn.edu
> Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:08:42 -0500
> Subject: [sa-talk] Fwd: Higher education -- for all -- via the web
> CC: fussa-talk [at] muusja.org
> To: madeline-mpls [at] msn.com
> 
> 
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> > From: Robert Tapp <tappx001 [at] umn.edu>
> > Date: September 28, 2009 12:36:39 PM CDT
> > To: Humanist Institute Discussion List <hidisc [at] humanistinstitute.org>
> >
> >
> > The beginnings of this utopia are already here -- and the issue will 
> > be getting more people to wean themselves from infotainment. 
> > Education is one form of consumption that improves both individuals 
> > and societies -- and not just corporate bottom lines!
> >
> > Harvard is about to have a popular political science professor go 
> > public on PBS. According to Christopher Shea's description of 
> > Michael Sandel's interests and forthcoming book, this should be a 
> > great learning experience. For humanists, the concern with values 
> > and ethical issues will prove central.
> >
> > http://chronicle.com/article/Michael-Sandel-Wants-to-Talk/48573/?sid=cr&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=en
> >
> > Union Theological Seminary has put online a course in <Christianity 
> > and the U.S. Crisis> taught by Gary Dorrien, Serene Jones, and 
> > Cornel West
> >
> > https://www.utsnyc.edu/Page.aspx?pid=1330
> >
> > Note that you are immediately linked to iTunesU, where you can 
> > subscribe to/download all 34 sessions of this course. While such 
> > offerings may be termed <podcasts>, they do NOT require an iPod, but 
> > may be watched on your computer screen.
> >
> > http://www.unionpodcast.org/tutorial/index.html
> >
> > Now take an even fuller look at this new education world, via this 
> > larger tutorial on iTunesU
> >
> > http://www.apple.com/education/guidedtours/itunesu.html
> >
> > Bob
> 
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