Comments for The Sphere College Project

Comment on We Have a Home!!! by jrichardliston

jrichardliston — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:01:28 +0000

And thank you, Allison!

Comment on We Have a Home!!! by jrichardliston

jrichardliston — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:01:14 +0000

Thank you, Barbara!

Comment on We Have a Home!!! by Allison Geiger

Allison Geiger — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:39:28 +0000

The space looks beautiful!

Comment on We Have a Home!!! by BARBARA VON SCHLEGELL

BARBARA VON SCHLEGELL — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:12:16 +0000

Congratulations! That is great.

Barbara Wolcott, VT

Comment on About by Kyle

Kyle — Tue, 31 May 2011 07:18:54 +0000

Free College looks like a bright educational model to me, especially if you’ve read the wealth of the nations by Adam Smith. Having mass amounts of educated individuals by this model would drive the current technology labor market into the future! I’m a current physics major and I want to be a researcher especially for technology such as neural prosthetics, How much convincing do I have to give this panel to let them know I want to one day give them technology that will allow them to walk again as if they had a new limb?

Comment on About by jrichardliston

jrichardliston — Mon, 30 May 2011 22:12:45 +0000

That’s the general idea, but it’s broader than that. We’re dealing with adults who are generally not a good fit for the current model of higher education. The first phase is to give students sufficiently broad experience in multiple areas, and to ensure that they have connected with a passion that will carry them through the challenging tasks of learning that lay ahead. If a student says he or she wants to be a physicist, they need to then convince a panel that this is indeed their passion. Then, with mentorship they will identify the interdisciplinary knowledge they need to accomplish that goal. Chances are they would narrow their goal down considerably more than ‘a physicist’. They will then construct a program of study that—and this is the most important part—fits their learning style, allowing them to go more deeply into the topic. There are many details that don’t fit into comments here, but perhaps that will help explain our model.

Comment on About by Kyle

Kyle — Mon, 30 May 2011 20:48:04 +0000

I’m still a little confused about this project, the college is building a curriculum around what the student wants to learn. So does that mean if I want to be an engineer or physicist, I can learn that from this college?

Comment on Permissions, Please? by jrichardliston

jrichardliston — Sun, 29 May 2011 15:50:10 +0000

I believe the fee covers just the one article. Yes, the vimeo video on our 'About' page should explain a bit more, and we're working on more videos: http://www.vimeo.com/9087364. Cheers, Richard

Comment on Permissions, Please? by Stacy Ann Clark

Stacy Ann Clark — Sun, 29 May 2011 14:31:24 +0000

I saw your article on the Chronicle’s web site. Intriguing. I’ll have to view your videos to see if I can get a better sense of what you are doing.

Does the $675 cover only this one article? Or does it allow for more?

Just curious.

Comment on Permissions, Please? by Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 28 May 2011 14:04:52 +0000

Like FB, I came to your site the same way. I am really interested in hearing more about what you are trying to accomplish. It sounds exciting.