Tag Archives: Graduate School

What does the university offer?

By alex | Published: 3/30/2012

The answer is obvious: courses. But you can get courses anywhere. I’ve written about this before (Dealing Out the Uni), but Jim Groom’s effort to get a new server for his course via Kickstarter has me thinking again. Earlier this week, in the context of discussing what the traditional university provided that crowdsourced and open […]

Posted in Teaching | Also tagged Alternative education, badges, diploma, Donna Haraway, Edward Tufte, European Graduate School, faculty, Howard Rheingold, Jacques Derrida, Jim Groom, John Waters, MIT, open, open education, open educational resources, p2pu, Peter Greenaway, Philosophical skepticism, professor, Stanford, transcript, university | 2 Comments

Ask Alex: Getting a Communication Ph.D.

By alex | Published: 5/14/2007

So, it’s that time of the year again, and so the inevitable question comes from a few graduate students: Where’s a good place to get a communication Ph.D.? Well, first of all, that’s probably the wrong question. The right question is: “Should I pursue a Ph.D.?” and the answer I will always give is “no.” […]

Posted in Teaching | Also tagged Academia, Academic degrees, advisor, America, apprentice researcher, ask alex, assistant, Austin, Bachelor's degree, chair of the department, co-worker, Columbia, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctorate, education, knowledge, Learning, National Communication Association, Postgraduate education, recruitment tool, researcher, San Diego, Scholarly Communication, Seattle, Teaching, Titles, United States, University of Washington | 56 Comments

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