Student Loan Debt?

[CloverKnollFarms]

In my son's college experience, I've found they watch a lot of recorded media, and the "professor" doesn't do much of anything. AI will eliminate teachers and profs easily... They have already given up on real instruction.

 

[paulsharvey]

In my son's college experience, I've found they watch a lot of recorded media, and the "professor" doesn't do much of anything. AI will eliminate teachers and profs easily... They have already given up on real instruction.

Some for sure have.

 

[2manyrocks]

If the classroom instructor is a yawner in person, being on line wouldn't improve that experience.

I also wonder about the financial viability of the current college model. Many colleges have substantial investment in their real estate and facilities, but if those are no longer needed because of on-line instruction, where does that end up?

 

[ultrarunner]

Soon it will all be AI... right?

 

[2manyrocks]

The premise of the Terminator movie franchise is machines with AI decided mankind needed to be wiped from the face of the earth.

 

[MossRoad]

I didn’t mention, he will graduate HS with an associates already, that was paid for by grants from the state.
His fund has averaged 11.69%/yr since we started it, and he is still only 14. So he will have well over $100k when the time comes. He wants to be a pilot, that is his dream, and it is a very affordable one in fact.

I've heard Purdue has a pretty good program.

 

[deserteagle71]

The premise of the Terminator movie franchise is machines with AI decided mankind needed to be wiped from the face of the earth.

To a lot of people, wiping mankind off the face of the earth is exactly what is needed to save the earth. Been going rounds with some tree-huggers on another forum who believe exactly this. Their premise is that mankind is just another form of locust, devouring everything in their path.

 

[jyoutz]

My sister is a professor at a state college (what useful to be called a community college), and she told me that now a lot of their non-lab classes are basically, choose your own method; ie, she teaches the class in person, while it's live uploaded, (with live interaction with the online folks), and it's also available recorded online for later watching or review. I didn't ask how those classes worked with tests?

Me, I learn Far better in person. It's not the same; but I've had to take a 2 day, MOT class, and it was online (always done in person before), and the discussion/questions/participation was crap compared to in person. It was fine, I have to take the same class every 4 years, and done it probably 5 times now, so it wasn't new info. They told us we had to keep cameras on the entire time,

When I took a few full on college math prereqs about, 7 or 8 years ago, I found them to be about useless. At the same time wife was taking same classes as RN prereqs, at a different CC, online (in person mid term and final), her professor taught the math; mine, he told us to YouTube it if you have questions. He didn't even post video lessons...

My agency does a couple of continuing education short courses (1-2 weeks) annually for professionals in my field. We do everything but the field portions online, with a mix of professors from 3 different universities: Northern Arizona, Utah State, and University of Idaho, along with agency program managers like myself teaching. It’s live and interactive between instructors and students, and I feel like the experience is identical to when we did these classes on-site.

 

[paulsharvey]

My agency does a couple of continuing education short courses (1-2 weeks) annually for professionals in my field. We do everything but the field portions online, with a mix of professors from 3 different universities: Northern Arizona, Utah State, and University of Idaho, along with agency program managers like myself teaching. It’s live and interactive between instructors and students, and I feel like the experience is identical to when we did these classes on-site.

So, I think a big part of this is your method of learning, and also probably a generational thing. I prefer to draw a picture/sketch to explain stuff; and learn better in a similar way. When helping 9 y/o daughter with math homework, I draw all over her homework. 12 y/o daughter, I got to Contasrnly tell her, "write it out, you can't solve a math problem looking at a screen"; but maybe other people can?

In online learning, I find people are very reluctant/slow to ask questions, and about 50% of the class won't understand, or ask.

That doesn't make it bad, it just makes it something I would have to work harder understand.

We do use Microsoft Teams a lot at work for meetings; and being able to share your screen, and highlight something, and say "what is this in the upper right corner mean" is nice; and you can instantly flip between aerial images and plans, which you wouldn't be able to do on paper

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

I've heard Purdue has a pretty good program.

To be honest, a pilot certification is a pilot certification. They are all the same. However, he does want to go to Purdue