I got an "invitation" to this symposium in my in-box this morning:
http://www.sciiis.org/wmsci2008/website/ag2008.asp?vc=22
At first glance it's hard to think how we could increase "academic
globalization."
We already pay the kids a grand to teach a three credit hour course
for four months (less than half of what each of their students pay to
sit in it), we already im****t vast numbers of Indians and Chinese to
teach the courses.
But, when you think about it, unversities have a lot to learn from
businesses.
The Indians used in call centers have been coached in nice,
intelligible Mid-Western accents (not done at the university level),
and they're never brought to the US and so can be paid less than a
Mexican doing lawcare. University lecturers need to even less training
than the product sup****t kids, so the bright provost could even save
money there.
There's room for improving our global competitiveness in education by
off-shoring.
Big knowledge is big money.
