Comments for Registrarism http://registrarism.wordpress.com Registrarial comment and observations Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:26:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Latest 2009 world university league table rankings from THE by World’s Best Universities: Another Top 200 « Registrarism http://registrarism.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/latest-2009-world-university-league-table-rankings-from-the/#comment-2033 World’s Best Universities: Another Top 200 « Registrarism Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:26:59 +0000 http://registrarism.wordpress.com/?p=1258#comment-2033 [...] Slighly misleading this as is the same league table as previously published by THE. [...] [...] Slighly misleading this as is the same league table as previously published by THE. [...]

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]]> Comment on Higher education as food labelling by Higher ambitions… « Registrarism http://registrarism.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/higher-education-as-food-labelling/#comment-2029 Higher ambitions… « Registrarism Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:21:37 +0000 http://registrarism.wordpress.com/?p=1355#comment-2029 [...] About Registrarism « Higher education as food labelling [...] [...] About Registrarism « Higher education as food labelling [...]

]]> Comment on Higher education as food labelling by John Dale http://registrarism.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/higher-education-as-food-labelling/#comment-2028 John Dale Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:44:46 +0000 http://registrarism.wordpress.com/?p=1355#comment-2028 Mmm. Useful but tricky to provide could make for a dilemma for prospective students, I guess; is institution x not providing the info because of legitimate concerns about what it means and how to interpret it, or do they have something to hide? The outward behaviour is the same in both cases. Denver's great, BTW; blue skies and brilliant sunshine. Only downside is hearing about IT departments who apparently accomplish sickeningly impressive miracles on a routine basis. Mmm. Useful but tricky to provide could make for a dilemma for prospective students, I guess; is institution x not providing the info because of legitimate concerns about what it means and how to interpret it, or do they have something to hide? The outward behaviour is the same in both cases.

Denver’s great, BTW; blue skies and brilliant sunshine. Only downside is hearing about IT departments who apparently accomplish sickeningly impressive miracles on a routine basis.

]]> Comment on University of Nottingham: Graduate Trainee Programme by Holidays from East Midlands Airport http://registrarism.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/university-of-nottingham-graduate-trainee-programme/#comment-2027 Holidays from East Midlands Airport Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:16:56 +0000 http://registrarism.wordpress.com/?p=1096#comment-2027 Like the video, managing the future is hard to do Like the video, managing the future is hard to do

]]> Comment on Higher education as food labelling by Paul http://registrarism.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/higher-education-as-food-labelling/#comment-2025 Paul Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:27:46 +0000 http://registrarism.wordpress.com/?p=1355#comment-2025 John (How is Denver?) I agree that much of this information may be useful to prospective students (although I would hope they would linger over the material for slightly longer than they would the label on a pot noodle) but I think the idea that some of it can be provided in any form of auditable and objective way is tricky and, moreover, I don't believe it should be mandatory. The evidence of how far wide of the mark I am will be published tomorrow! John (How is Denver?)

I agree that much of this information may be useful to prospective students (although I would hope they would linger over the material for slightly longer than they would the label on a pot noodle) but I think the idea that some of it can be provided in any form of auditable and objective way is tricky and, moreover, I don’t believe it should be mandatory.

The evidence of how far wide of the mark I am will be published tomorrow!

]]> Comment on Higher education as food labelling by John Dale http://registrarism.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/higher-education-as-food-labelling/#comment-2024 John Dale Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:23:12 +0000 http://registrarism.wordpress.com/?p=1355#comment-2024 As a matter of interest, Paul, if we leave aside the slightly fatuous-sounding food labelling analogy, do you think it would be beneficial to require universities to publish, in their prospectuses, on their web site, etc. quantitative data such as contact hours, class sizes, dropout rates, mark distributions, modes of assessment, etc.? (Obviously lots of places do some or all of this already, but would it be better if it were mandatory?) As a matter of interest, Paul, if we leave aside the slightly fatuous-sounding food labelling analogy, do you think it would be beneficial to require universities to publish, in their prospectuses, on their web site, etc. quantitative data such as contact hours, class sizes, dropout rates, mark distributions, modes of assessment, etc.? (Obviously lots of places do some or all of this already, but would it be better if it were mandatory?)

]]> Comment on “Old-fashioned universities letting students down” by Tmack http://registrarism.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/old-fashioned-universities-letting-students-down/#comment-2022 Tmack Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:01:44 +0000 http://registrarism.wordpress.com/?p=1283#comment-2022 I recognise that blackboard. Last seen covered a Spanish poem, palabras bravas, now in Language Centre archive room. RIP :) I recognise that blackboard. Last seen covered a Spanish poem, palabras bravas, now in Language Centre archive room. RIP :)

]]> Comment on On the OpenCourseWare Consortium by John Horton http://registrarism.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/on-the-opencourseware-consortium/#comment-2004 John Horton Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:20:31 +0000 http://registrarism.wordpress.com/?p=1179#comment-2004 This article from The Sunday Times: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6869552.ece is interesting. This article from The Sunday Times:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6869552.ece

is interesting.

]]> Comment on Push UK university league table by John Horton http://registrarism.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/push-uk-university-league-table/#comment-1999 John Horton Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:06:23 +0000 http://registrarism.wordpress.com/?p=483#comment-1999 As someone who has attended a number of summer schools at Lampeter, I'm not at all surprised by its position in this list. As someone who has attended a number of summer schools at Lampeter, I’m not at all surprised by its position in this list.

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