by cush on 1/29/23, 4:44 PM
Nothing about the title is correct
"Learners begin by watching course content on the Study Hall YouTube channel, and if they're interested in formal coursework beyond the videos, they can sign-up to participate in full online courses at ASU led by the same award-winning faculty that teach all ASU courses,"
https://www.statepress.com/article/2023/01/asu-partners-with...
by Entinel on 1/29/23, 4:32 PM
ASU is typically on the forefront of initiatives like this. They were the first major university to offer college credit for edX and Coursera courses as well. Unfortunately, I still think the cost for college credits is ridiculous and this is more expensive than going to community college or using something like Sophia.org
by ngetchell on 1/29/23, 4:34 PM
I'd hate to have my college credits killed by Google once they get bored of this.
by ecshafer on 1/29/23, 5:20 PM
I am not enthused by this. There seems to be a lot of work out there on the idea of making some parts of education more accessible. This basically offers you freshman year general education courses through ASU, with the videos hosted on youtube. But this also charges $400 a course, which means most people would be better off taking courses at their local community college.
by beej71 on 1/29/23, 4:54 PM
$400 for course credit? $350 scholarship pricing?? WTAF.
I paid $6/unit ($12.50 in 2022 dollars) at my community college back in the day.
by matejmecka on 1/29/23, 4:57 PM
I'm not familiar with the ASU, but will these College Credits be only useful to students in the United States, or students from Europe will be able to convert it to ECTS?
by motohagiography on 1/29/23, 5:14 PM
That's a positive development. It seems reasonable to predict that something that was only available to an elite class of people would be among the first things that we would all optimize our innovation for, to make the content of college courses available to everyone else. As the effect of simple demand and innovation, the ability of colleges and universities to confer durably elite status on their graduates can only get decimated each year.
Knowledge used to be an honest signal of social status, but it just isn't anymore. It's great though because we have generally more knowledgable people everywhere who can apply incredible tools, and it lifts all boats. However the colleges and universities will need a new way to corner the market on conferring elite status, as I think their v1.0 product of producing graduates merely aligned to "theory" hasn't really worked or produced anything that commands popular respect. Sure, we fear for our jobs, but there is no willingness, and the biggest problem the social studies grads who have taken the helms of institutions have now is suppressing mockery of themselves online. But they're smart people, I'm sure they'll figure something out. May a hundred flowers blossom.
by 2h on 1/29/23, 4:37 PM
> There is a $25 fee if the learner elects to sign up and begin coursework, and an optional $400 fee to receive college credit for each course. Learners who register before March 7, 2023 will receive special scholarship pricing of $350 per course
by grahar64 on 1/29/23, 5:05 PM
This is pretty great, $25 for course work and lectures and you pay $400 for credits only if you pass and like your grade.
Universities should be incentivized for you to pass, not just show up.
by bilekas on 1/29/23, 4:57 PM
> 25$ fee to sign up and begin coursework, and an optional $400 fee to receive college credit for each course
Does this mean to watch targeter course videos it's 25$ but to receive any credits you must pay 400$ extra?
This seems ... Weird. Why not just find other videos targeted to your course work for free?
by _448 on 1/29/23, 6:07 PM
Studying is a very focused and intense activity that also requires great deal of concentration and deep thinking.
Studying on YouTube is akin to sitting in a busy open market square and trying to study. Difficult to do that.
by dixie_land on 1/29/23, 4:34 PM
Lol even more free time for ASU students to go to wild parties
by bitxbitxbitcoin on 1/29/23, 4:27 PM
Is this one step closer to Costco University? Will the “second year” be Google certs? I have so many questions but think this is a good step.
by causality0 on 1/29/23, 5:08 PM
Title is both heavily editorialized and wrong.
by ordinarydev on 1/29/23, 4:57 PM
Hank Green's smug face? Hard pass
by azalemeth on 1/29/23, 4:40 PM
There is an absolutely vast amount to learn at university beyond that obtained by listening to a lecturer lecture. Sure, lecture are great, but they're one aspect of gaining knowledge about a particular topic. I personally think that for some skills you really have to struggle and try to solve difficult problems with them, and having a teacher of some variety you can interact with who points out your mistakes is just as, if not more, important as listening to lecture be delivered.