Comments on: Fleecing of America: My overpriced college calls Internet ‘phone system for computers’ http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/29/fleecing-of-america-my-overpriced-college-calls-internet-phone-system-for-computers/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:04:20 -0500 hourly 1 By: stanford hospital jobs http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/29/fleecing-of-america-my-overpriced-college-calls-internet-phone-system-for-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-1036613 stanford hospital jobs Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:32:44 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/29/fleecing-of-america-my-overpriced-college-calls-internet-phone-system-for-computers/#comment-1036613 http://www.tenmiles.com/images/hospital/stanford-hospital-jobs.html <a href="http://www.tenmiles.com/images/hospital/stanford-hospital-jobs.html" rel="nofollow">stanford hospital jobs</a> http://www.tenmiles.com/images/hospital/stanford-hospital.html <a href="http://www.tenmiles.com/images/hospital/stanford-hospital.html" rel="nofollow">stanford hospital</a> http://www.tenmiles.com/images/hospital/stamford-hospital.html <a href="http://www.tenmiles.com/images/hospital/stamford-hospital.html" rel="nofollow">stamford hospital</a> http://www.tenmiles.com/images/hospital/abandoned-hospital.html <a href="http://www.tenmiles.com/images/hospital/abandoned-hospital.html" rel="nofollow">abandoned hospital</a> http://www.tenmiles.com/images/hospital/stanford-hospital-jobs.html stanford hospital jobs http://www.tenmiles.com/images/hospital/stanford-hospital.html stanford hospital http://www.tenmiles.com/images/hospital/stamford-hospital.html stamford hospital http://www.tenmiles.com/images/hospital/abandoned-hospital.html abandoned hospital

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]]> By: John Eddy http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/29/fleecing-of-america-my-overpriced-college-calls-internet-phone-system-for-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-578897 John Eddy Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:09:45 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/29/fleecing-of-america-my-overpriced-college-calls-internet-phone-system-for-computers/#comment-578897 So, maybe I'm tired from listening to dry online training, but... I looked at http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthink/. Is this guy really supposed to be a 'writer'? I felt like I was reading through moleasses (to mix metaphors)... Is it just me? OTOH, I do sorta get the whole 'The Internet is like a phone system for computers' thing. Kinda. It's grossly simplified, yes, but, at one level, that is what the Internet is. That's how I'd explain that part of the Internet to my mom, for instance. 'It's the bunch of wires and stuff that allows your computer to talk to my computer'. I'm more curious about the 'web of knowledge that links us all'.... So, maybe I’m tired from listening to dry online training, but…

I looked at http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthink/. Is this guy really supposed to be a ‘writer’? I felt like I was reading through moleasses (to mix metaphors)… Is it just me?

OTOH, I do sorta get the whole ‘The Internet is like a phone system for computers’ thing. Kinda. It’s grossly simplified, yes, but, at one level, that is what the Internet is. That’s how I’d explain that part of the Internet to my mom, for instance. ‘It’s the bunch of wires and stuff that allows your computer to talk to my computer’.

I’m more curious about the ‘web of knowledge that links us all’….

]]> By: John Biggs http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/29/fleecing-of-america-my-overpriced-college-calls-internet-phone-system-for-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-578896 John Biggs Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:09:07 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/29/fleecing-of-america-my-overpriced-college-calls-internet-phone-system-for-computers/#comment-578896 I went to the same school as Nicholas and this is sort of endemic of the current state of "web journalism" teaching. They should be teaching the "future" but they're really teaching web 101 with old world journo techniques bolted on. Nicholas and I have had discussions about this and I think it's important that kids don't learn that the Internet is a telephone system but that it's an entirely new medium and requires a certain skill set. It's like giving a photo journalism class and saying "We won't touch that camera. You just sit here and write stories ABOUT the idea of taking pictures." I went to the same school as Nicholas and this is sort of endemic of the current state of “web journalism” teaching. They should be teaching the “future” but they’re really teaching web 101 with old world journo techniques bolted on. Nicholas and I have had discussions about this and I think it’s important that kids don’t learn that the Internet is a telephone system but that it’s an entirely new medium and requires a certain skill set. It’s like giving a photo journalism class and saying “We won’t touch that camera. You just sit here and write stories ABOUT the idea of taking pictures.”

]]> By: AustynSN http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/29/fleecing-of-america-my-overpriced-college-calls-internet-phone-system-for-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-578865 AustynSN Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:39:32 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/29/fleecing-of-america-my-overpriced-college-calls-internet-phone-system-for-computers/#comment-578865 One thing to consider with classes, though, is that many of the people taking the class have NO knowledge about the subject matter. Thus, the classes must be designed to teach them as well. it's why I think most classes should offer a quiz-out option. (Anything necessary for a medical degree, not so much.) That being said, I remember taking a computer class in college and getting into an argument with an instructor over wether Win95 was an operating system or a graphical shell. He admitted his incorrectness the next day. One thing to consider with classes, though, is that many of the people taking the class have NO knowledge about the subject matter. Thus, the classes must be designed to teach them as well. it’s why I think most classes should offer a quiz-out option. (Anything necessary for a medical degree, not so much.) That being said, I remember taking a computer class in college and getting into an argument with an instructor over wether Win95 was an operating system or a graphical shell. He admitted his incorrectness the next day.

]]> By: weatherman http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/29/fleecing-of-america-my-overpriced-college-calls-internet-phone-system-for-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-578863 weatherman Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:39:14 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/29/fleecing-of-america-my-overpriced-college-calls-internet-phone-system-for-computers/#comment-578863 you're totally getting an 'F' now...and next year you'll be teaching the class you’re totally getting an ‘F’ now…and next year you’ll be teaching the class

]]> By: Trae Dorn http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/29/fleecing-of-america-my-overpriced-college-calls-internet-phone-system-for-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-578839 Trae Dorn Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:00:48 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/29/fleecing-of-america-my-overpriced-college-calls-internet-phone-system-for-computers/#comment-578839 Reminds me of a CS professor who told me that web browsers were going to stop accepting <b> and <i> tags. It hurts your brain sometimes. Reminds me of a CS professor who told me that web browsers were going to stop accepting <b> and <i> tags.

It hurts your brain sometimes.

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