The Dean (Edley) of Boalt Hall - The UC Berkeley Law School - had an interview with the Chronicle of Higher Education about adding an 11th UC campus - one that is virtual. Think about it - No parking, no commute, no inconvenient class schedules for working students and a great idea (in my opinion) for today's tech-savvy university system. There are so many tools that can make a virtual class great including the blackboard module and all of the nifty student-friendly accessories - including discussion forums, the ability to post documents online, and even uploading video. I had an online component to GIS class once and it worked very well. Mr. Edley says that teacher's will be pooled from the UC system and the admissions process will still be "selective"; although I would think not as competitive as UCLA or Berkeley given that most out of high school college students would probably prefer a live in-person college experience. This option would probably work best for the working student, either out of high school or returning after some sort of absence.
Here's the link the article:
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/A-California-Dream-Saving/7249
Just one question: What will this UC be called? UC Silicon Valley? UC Virtual? Mr. Edley wants it called UC XI. Let's just call it UC Matrix and get it over with. Any suggestions?
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