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A Minnesota State Colleges and Universities-sponsored listening session was held at Minnesota State University Monday. Shown here are (from left) South Central College President Keith Stover, Executive Director of Greater Mankato Growth Jonathan Zierdt, and MnSCU Board of Trustees member Dan McElroy.
Technology was the talk at a Minnesota State Colleges and Universities-sponsored listening session at Minnesota State Mankato Monday.
A half dozen students and faculty spoke about the necessity for technology (more funding should be allocated to enhance the distance learning infrastructure, one man said), and of the sometimes-negative impact it has on education and the learning environment (not all students excel in online classes, said several people.)
Beyond that, the event was, well, over long before it was scheduled to be. The session was planned for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. but the room cleared out by 7:10 p.m. or so
The forum was among four listening sessions held around the state. A panel made up of MnSCU Board members Christine Rice, David Paskach, Dan McElroy, Dwayne Benson and Chris Frederick listened and took notes while people addressed the following questions:
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