A thought-provoking encounter on a train

Posted on by Paul Bacsich

Below is the AI wishy-washy rewrite of my deliberately raw post on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bacsich_a-weekend-ago-i-was-travelling-back-home-activity-7394477618529533952-WQC0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAABVpRwBndzgy_gXa77UFNt_ZXmJovKbFf8 Talk about muting the message to make it more palatable to scholars and researchers and managers! A thought-provoking encounter on a train journey sparked reflections on the authenticity of student assessments. As I made my way from Manchester to Sheffield, … Continue reading A thought-provoking encounter on a train

Ways of making higher education cheaper to run: Part 2

Posted on by Paul Bacsich

Government should from now on solve in schools the issues created in schools that universities are increasingly expected to "solve". Government and universities should think more out of the box and at a whole-system level If students are coming out of school with the ability to study in HE but without relevant qualifications, then routes should be found to offer them the qualifications, but outside (and before they start at) universities. Some constraints on student entry, subject choice, location choice and lifestyle choices while at university may be required to generate efficiencies.