as a nit

by HumanRobot , Cybertron, Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 07:43 (3997 days ago) @ oviedoirish

Most of those teaching faculty are probably grossly overpaid -- much like a waiter who needs a 20% tip to get to something like a livable wage.

When I was teaching, I actually focused on trying to make as many of my assignments as "uncheatable" as possible. I think old methods (namely paper writing) falls apart in the current Internet environment and that higher education should rethink the role of long form essays in large classes. Maybe it's the case that 100 or 200 level courses with hundreds of students shouldn't have term papers. Maybe that's better for the realm of 10-15 student classes where the instructor can spend time with each student helping develop. It's a very high standard, but I think higher ed needs to be willing to take the next steps and make it harder to cheat.