tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314221089554273437.post8535430163436880403..comments2023-04-14T04:47:42.572-04:00Comments on The President's Take: Higher Education and Consumer DemandCharter Oak State Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10632221178378165042noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314221089554273437.post-48410850189399414832012-04-23T14:08:02.702-04:002012-04-23T14:08:02.702-04:00Thanks for sharing your experience. Your argument...Thanks for sharing your experience. Your argument is actually more common that you might suspect. For adult students, relevance is at least as important as the credential. In other words, since our adult students are already in the job market, they demand that each course be relevant to improving their personal work efficacy. We believe that taken as a whole, our program does improve workplace skills, but you have made a case that the one experience you had did not.<br /><br />Thanks for keeping us focused on improving each of our courses until all of them pass the test you have articulated.<br /><br />EdCharter Oak State Collegehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10632221178378165042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314221089554273437.post-84699760250722250372012-04-22T21:15:51.426-04:002012-04-22T21:15:51.426-04:00I feel there is a disconnect at your institution b...I feel there is a disconnect at your institution between what is being marketed to students and what is actually being taught. Why did I sign up to attend a class where I read a few chapters from an $80 text book and have some person review my thoughts on a chapter with no real additional insight? I expected some sort of guidance, insight and ideas to be provided. I craved a platform to truly share ideas and collaborate. All I got was a schedule of when to review chapters and how many questions I should answer at the end of it.<br /><br />Higher education has become less essential because for some degrees or jobs it makes no difference. If your business department doesn't have any great insights into business how am I not better served reading expert opinions and guides for free online, engaging in discussions on forums and taking the cost of attending your university and investing into my own business?<br /><br />I'm young and highly motivated to learn but Charter Oak was a massive let down in my eyes. I went as far as trying to get my money back because I just did not see myself using what I was 'learning'. Before I started attending the online classes I wanted a degree and two weeks into the program I knew it was worthless.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13900460991969075520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314221089554273437.post-7332392801452335712012-04-11T14:17:38.017-04:002012-04-11T14:17:38.017-04:00Thanks Steven and Jeanne. Keep these comments com...Thanks Steven and Jeanne. Keep these comments coming as we are collecting them to share with the staff.<br /><br />We are committed to remaining Adult friendly, low cost, and high quality. Your stories help us understand how well we are doing meeting those goals.<br /><br />EdEd Klonoskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18074388962291616880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314221089554273437.post-70772670507222128332012-04-10T19:24:07.848-04:002012-04-10T19:24:07.848-04:00More than anything, I needed flexibility. With a d...More than anything, I needed flexibility. With a demanding job and a family, I had to be able to work at my own pace and on my own schedule. Affordability and quality were also important. Charter Oak had all that, and allowed me to earn a degree that I'm proud of.Jeanne Leblanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06224523162230905585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314221089554273437.post-14893849590665397472012-04-10T11:49:30.867-04:002012-04-10T11:49:30.867-04:00The three most important factors for me were (1) t...The three most important factors for me were (1) the school being credible, (2) to minimize time to completion, and (3) to minimize expense. Charter Oak obviously met the first requirement easily, and by letting me make full use of transfer credit and CLEP tests satisfied the other two as well.Steve Foersterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17613434140684502444noreply@blogger.com