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On a similar(?) note: 17 Million Kids Went To College And Became Waitresses Or Flight Attendants As more students obtain bachelor's degrees, the importance of higher education is getting watered down. In fact, millions of <http://www.businessinsider.com/17-million-kids-went-to-college-and-became-w aitresses-or-flight-attendants-2010-11#> graduates are settling for underemployment. Richard Vedder of <http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/why-did-17-million-students-go-to-co llege/27634> The Chronicles of Higher Education writes, "Some 17,000,000 Americans with <http://www.businessinsider.com/17-million-kids-went-to-college-and-became-w aitresses-or-flight-attendants-2010-11#> college degrees are doing jobs that the Bureau of Labor Statistics says require less than the skill levels associated with a bachelor's degree." These alumns are becoming flight attendants, retail sales people, and even shampooers at hair salons. Read more at: http://www.businessinsider.com/17-million-kids-went-to-college-and-became-wa itresses-or-flight-attendants-2010-11 Irene Lopatovska, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pratt SILS 144 w. 14th street, 6th floor New York, NY 10011-7301 http://mysite.pratt.edu/~ilopatov/index.htm [log in to unmask] _____ From: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karen Weaver Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 8:27 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Enrollment in Online Courses Increases at the Highest Rate Ever Please excuse any duplication - from the Chronicle / kw "Enrollment in Online Courses Increases at the Highest Rate Ever" http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/enrollment-in-online-courses-increase s-at\ <http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/enrollment-in-online-courses-increas es-at-the-highest-rate-ever/28204> -the-highest-rate-ever/28204 November 16, 2010, 12:01 am By Travis Kaya EXCERPTS BELOW: "Despite predictions that the growth of online education would begin to level off, colleges reported the highest-ever annual increase in online enrollment-more than 21 percent-last year, according to a report on an annual survey of 2,600 higher-education institutions from the Sloan Consortium and the Babson Survey Research Group." "In fall 2009, colleges-including public, nonprofit private, and for-profit private institutions-reported that one million more students were enrolled in at least one Web-based course, bringing the total number of online students to 5.6 million. That unexpected increase-which topped the previous year's 17-percent rise-may have been helped by higher demand for education in a rocky economy and an uptick in the number of colleges adopting online courses." "Although the survey found sustained interest in online courses across all sectors, there was a spike in the number of for-profit institutions-a 20-percent increase over last year-that said online education is critical to their long-term strategies. However, more public colleges than private for-profits-74.9 percent versus 60.5 percent-say it's part of their long-term plans." ... EXCERPTS: ..."Administrators also continue to wrestle with the question of quality in online education. According to the survey report, "Class Differences: Online Education in the United States, 2010," 66 percent of college administrators say that online education is the same as or better than face-to-face classes-a slight decline from last year. Still, Ms. Allen said it appears that more faculty members are warming up to online education as a quality alternative to face-to-face learning and are finding new ways to use the technology." ... Excerpts from the article ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karen Weaver, MLS Electronic Resources Statistician, Duquesne University, Gumberg Library, Pittsburgh PA email: [log in to unmask] / Gmail: [log in to unmask] "No artist is ahead of his time. He is the time. It is just that others are behind the time."--Martha Graham