Freethinking Higher Education
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**Podcast Title: Freethinking Higher Education**
**Description:**
Welcome to "Freethinking Higher Education," a podcast dedicated to exploring the evolving landscape of higher education through a lens of inquiry and open dialogue. Join us as we challenge accepted norms, question long-held beliefs, and critically examine the practices and policies that shape the academic experience today.
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The podcast covers essential topics related to higher education including curriculum reform, institutional autonomy, and job market alignment. Episodes delve into critical discussions such as the viability of scrapping elective courses to better align education with career demands and examining the efficacy of institutional autonomy in today's evolving educational landscape.
**Podcast Title: Freethinking Higher Education**
**Description:**
Welcome to “Freethinking Higher Education,” a podcast dedicated to exploring the evolving landscape of higher education through a lens of inquiry and open dialogue. Join us as we challenge accepted norms, question long-held beliefs, and critically examine the practices and policies that shape the academic experience today.
In our upcoming podcast episode, Dr. Joe Beckett and I will discuss the compelling Substack post, ”Time to Scrap Electives?” We explore four key reasons to reconsider elective requirements in higher education: the need for a career-centric focus that aligns education with job market demands; the abundance of online resources that allow for flexible, independent learning; the tendency of electives to cater more to faculty interests than student needs; and the financial burden of unnecessary courses. Join us for a critical conversation on how reforming elective requirements could better prepare students for the workforce and alleviate student debt.
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