Feb 7
amyl commented on If the Point Is Simply to Hand Out More College Degrees, Why Bother With the Courses at All?.
amyl commented on If the Point Is Simply to Hand Out More College Degrees, Why Bother With the Courses at All?.
I used to work in the eLearning Department at a local community college. A well designed online course takes a lot of work to set up, but depending on how it's designed it can practically run itself. @1 and @2 have it right, you are getting the same level of teacher participation with a massively open online course (MOOC) as you are with a giant lecture class taught by a TA, and MOOCs can dramatically lower the overhead (no buildings to heat, janitors and security to pay, etc.). The world of online education isn't all University of Phoenix anymore, there are some really good classes taught online. And MOOCs are free, which I would argue isn't the cheapening of college but making learning accessible.
Dec 4, 2012
amyl commented on Is It Just Me or Is Seattle's Rain Harder, Crazier, Gnarlier This Year?.
amyl commented on Is It Just Me or Is Seattle's Rain Harder, Crazier, Gnarlier This Year?.
So you've just discovered the limits of your "water resistant" jacket, too? At least it's not really cold. Very soggy, though, I agree.
Nov 30, 2012
amyl commented on THIS IS IT: SLOG CANINE DOMINATION!!.
amyl commented on THIS IS IT: SLOG CANINE DOMINATION!!.
Why aren't we making this about cats? We could totally make this about cats. I have an awesome picture of my cat in a Unicorn/Pegasus costume. We could totally rule in the cat department too.
Nov 28, 2012
amyl commented on Wanna Get Married at City Hall on Dec. 9?.
amyl commented on Wanna Get Married at City Hall on Dec. 9?.
@24- I asked, but The Stranger and the City both said that they have this one covered. Of all the problems in the world I guess having too many people wanting to volunteer is a good one to have.
Nov 7, 2012
amyl commented on We Couldn't Have Done It Without Them.
amyl commented on We Couldn't Have Done It Without Them.
@47- Crap! I hadn't heard. Can we sent her a card or something? How do we get all of SLOG to sign a card for her?
Nov 7, 2012
amyl commented on We Couldn't Have Done It Without Them.
amyl commented on We Couldn't Have Done It Without Them.
Just have good food at your weddings, that's plenty. And open bars if you can afford it.
Oct 31, 2012
amyl commented on "If you are white, you better read this quick and simple paragraph!".
amyl commented on "If you are white, you better read this quick and simple paragraph!".
He has a youtube video too! http://youtu.be/HiLJaZyB21Q
One of the planks in his political platform is to mandate that the homeless work out four hours a day and engage in advanced robotics training.
One of the planks in his political platform is to mandate that the homeless work out four hours a day and engage in advanced robotics training.
Oct 24, 2012
amyl commented on Why Did Amazon Delete a Customer's Entire Library?.
amyl commented on Why Did Amazon Delete a Customer's Entire Library?.
Seattle Public Library has a pretty extensive collection of books for "check out", all already paid for by your taxes.http://www.spl.org/library-collection/e-…
Oct 23, 2012
amyl commented on Unintended Consequences: Secretary of State Voter Outreach Postcards End Up Spurring Duplicate Registrations.
amyl commented on Unintended Consequences: Secretary of State Voter Outreach Postcards End Up Spurring Duplicate Registrations.
Hey, remember earlier this year when Sam Reed was grumbling about how much it cost the state when Jay Inslee resigned to run for govenor full time? How much is this costing the state, Secretary Reed?
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