Audio: Quintus Jett on Higher Ed as Experience
Originally posted on kalwnews.org
Quintus Jett is a professor at the Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development at Rutgers University, with a doctorate from Stanford. He is re-imagining education, and shares his thoughts on improving colleges and universities with KALW’s Nancy Mullane.
Jett's first question is about how we create curricula for today's dynamic environment. With longer lifespans, career and life circumstances that change continuously, and a global view, we need to think more broadly. More than skills acquisition, learning could be about life and career development in 5-10 year increments throughout adulthood. Education must be packaged differently. Think about taking advantage of learning experiences outside the classroom that can be aggregated and delivered incrementally over time.
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