Episode 1: Is the Value of College Declining

from Pedagogical · host Nicole Lambert

In this short episode, I discuss a recent article from Inside Higher Ed detailing how many students feel the value of college is declining due to the pandemic. Why might students feel this way? What can be done to fix issues that might lead students to feel that college "isn't worth it" in the during (and eventually post) COVID era.  Links: Inside Higher Ed article: Report: Students Think Value of College Declined Blog post on Open Educational Resources: My OER Journey This is Pedagogical, a podcast about pedagogy in higher education as understood from the perspective of an aging, elder millennial on the tenure track at a teaching-focused institution. 

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In this short episode, I discuss a recent article from Inside Higher Ed detailing how many students feel the value of college is declining due to the pandemic. Why might students feel this way? What can be done to fix issues that might lead students to feel that college "isn't worth it" in the during (and eventually post) COVID era. Links: Inside Higher Ed article: Report: Students Think Value of College Declined Blog post on Open Educational Resources: My OER Journey This is Pedagogical, a podcast about pedagogy in higher education as understood from the perspective of an aging, elder millennial on the tenure track at a teaching-focused institution.

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