Craig’s second strategy is avoiding the pause. Students can avoid a persistence gap in terms of non-enrollment by attending full-time, following more structured academic plans, and becoming more engaged (Craig, 2015). Obviously, colleges prefer students to attend full-time and continue their enrollment through to graduation. While Craig disapproves of their emphasis, graduation and retention rates are some of the biggest components within college rankings, so colleges spend a great deal of time and energy devoted to these rates.
Institutions offer most of the services they do because of the importance of helping students persist in their education. Services like academic advising, learning resources, and many others, including counseling …show more content…
Highly motivated students may have no need for resources and thrive on the challenge of self-learning through online courses. Other students may struggle online when they would have had little trouble on campus. It is imperative that online education develop effective tools for students of varying abilities. The self-paced feature will assist in this, but will not be enough for student success without additional resources.
Craig’s final strategy is to end the “not invented here” strategy. This strategy is that rather than looking to see what is working in other places with similar demographics, colleges try to find their own way of doing things. He thinks that colleges should find what works well and follow suit. Outsourcing consultants may be a way for colleges to save money while utilizing more effective and efficient service providers (Craig, …show more content…
Economic and racial stratification may shrink as more opportunities become available, especially if institutions can make the shift from merit- to need-based aid (Weisbrod, Ballou, & Asch, 2008; Winston, 2004). However, through Craig’s “humble unbundling,” the distinction between the elite of society and “the rest” will remain quite unmistakable. Higher education must remain institutionally diverse to serve the needs of its diverse students (Winston, 2004). Craig’s proposals for higher education are very biased and elitist. He attended Yale for both his undergraduate education and for law school. He founded a company that consults with universities and is the founding director of an online university. The second half of his book reads as a advertisement for his services.
He provides entirely too many stories and personal accounts of his glory days at Yale. With his reflections on his time in college, it seems strange that he wants to move education off campus. He encourages unbundling and taking a few specific courses that students want for the purpose of solely meeting workforce needs. Yet he also says that, “Being challenged only in what you’re interested in is better characterized as fun than education and is unlikely to constitute a complete education” (Craig, 2015 p.
Institutions offer most of the services they do because of the importance of helping students persist in their education. Services like academic advising, learning resources, and many others, including counseling …show more content…
Highly motivated students may have no need for resources and thrive on the challenge of self-learning through online courses. Other students may struggle online when they would have had little trouble on campus. It is imperative that online education develop effective tools for students of varying abilities. The self-paced feature will assist in this, but will not be enough for student success without additional resources.
Craig’s final strategy is to end the “not invented here” strategy. This strategy is that rather than looking to see what is working in other places with similar demographics, colleges try to find their own way of doing things. He thinks that colleges should find what works well and follow suit. Outsourcing consultants may be a way for colleges to save money while utilizing more effective and efficient service providers (Craig, …show more content…
Economic and racial stratification may shrink as more opportunities become available, especially if institutions can make the shift from merit- to need-based aid (Weisbrod, Ballou, & Asch, 2008; Winston, 2004). However, through Craig’s “humble unbundling,” the distinction between the elite of society and “the rest” will remain quite unmistakable. Higher education must remain institutionally diverse to serve the needs of its diverse students (Winston, 2004). Craig’s proposals for higher education are very biased and elitist. He attended Yale for both his undergraduate education and for law school. He founded a company that consults with universities and is the founding director of an online university. The second half of his book reads as a advertisement for his services.
He provides entirely too many stories and personal accounts of his glory days at Yale. With his reflections on his time in college, it seems strange that he wants to move education off campus. He encourages unbundling and taking a few specific courses that students want for the purpose of solely meeting workforce needs. Yet he also says that, “Being challenged only in what you’re interested in is better characterized as fun than education and is unlikely to constitute a complete education” (Craig, 2015 p.