Ivory tower needs to adapt to online media landscape, scholar says
Thursday, April 9, 2009 - 17:07
in Psychology & Sociology
Universities need to embrace new online media, social networks and a culture of "openness" as part of their pedagogy, or they risk becoming seen as anachronisms in today's hyper-connected world where information is available freely, says a University of Illinois expert who studies the knowledge economy's effect on higher education.