理科段子：远程教育
$ h/ t- ? n7 e" y9 Z Hi, Lynn. I saw you at registration yesterday. I sailed right through, but you were standing in a long line. - y. }( U" }+ L- u
Yeah. I waited an hour to sign up for a distance-learning course.
0 Q8 s7 B. Y' ?# G Distance learning? Never heard of it. + S) {" f" S9 s8 a: S
Well, it’s new this semester. It’s only open to psychology majors. But I bet it’ll catch on else where. Yesterday, over a hundred students signed up. 4 l: w. R# ^- Y+ }2 B4 F2 w* Q6 S
Well, what is it? 5 X8 L8 F3 P: `9 s9 \
It’s an experimental course. I registered for child psychology. All I have got to do is watch a twelve-week series of televised lessons. The department shows them seven different times a day and in seven different locations. 8 x8 U$ K7 }' c6 u4 U( L
Don’t you ever have to meet with professor?
) ~5 {0 k4 D' X- ^. I Yeah. After each part of the series I have to talk to her and the other students on the phone, you know, about our ideas. Then we’ll meet on campus three times for reviews and exams.
9 y' z& T; T! v It sounds pretty non-traditional to me. But I guess it makes sense, considering how many students have jobs. It must really help with their schedules, not to mention how it will cut down on traffic. $ m1 W' o: o7 c* o6 e& c
You know, last year my department did a survey and they found out that 80 percent of all psychology majors were employed. That’s why they came up with the program.
5 P2 w( C" _9 A2 i V3 r3 G: u Look, I’ll be working three days a week next semester and it was either cut back on my classes or try this out. / f; n* Q( |" ]; a4 _
The only thing is: doesn’t it seem impersonal though? I mean, I miss having class discussions and hearing what other people think.
C1 g1 V% N7 t0 \' F Well, I guess that’s why phone contact’s important. Any way, it’s an experiment. . ^( [' B& y6 e! I
Maybe I’ll end up hating it.
7 Y2 u2 u/ B8 C- |: u6 M Maybe. But I’ll be curious to see how it works up. |
发表于 2012-8-14 23:06:24
