Online Learning Update

June 17, 2010

A Political Online Push – Governor’s Comments Stir Online Learning Discussions

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 11:25 am

by Steve Kolowich, Inside Higher Ed

When Jon Stewart asked Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty last week for some examples of how he intended to administer “limited and effective” government, the Republican governor asked “Do you really think in 20 years somebody’s going to put on their backpack, drive a half hour to the University of Minnesota from the suburbs, haul their keister across campus, and sit and listen to some boring person drone on about econ 101 or Spanish 101?” Pawlenty asked Stewart, “Can’t I just pull that down on my iPhone or iPad whenever the heck I feel like it, from wherever I feel like it?” he said. “And instead of paying thousands of dollars, can I pay $199 for iCollege instead of 99 cents for iTunes?”

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/06/17/pawlenty

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