Yup, '95 sounds about when I setup a 1.2.8 kernel Slackware box as a mail server for a company. I do recall playing with it even before that as well. and I never had blue hair either:P It did however start to prematurely turn gray dealing with converting a company whose web site was all MS VB to Java and Unix. It is now starting to return to its normal color after the migration is complete.
Having attended both types, I whole-heartedly agree with you. And do not think that the accreditaion is not there. Most "Brick and Mortor" Universities are offering this method of teaching as they saw the potential that this type of medium offers. ( They also saw a potential financial threat )
So, you are saying is that a person who is an idiot who happens to interact with people well is a better choice than someone who has documented well written, easy to follow research material but has only posted this information to the masses on the Internet and probably has not ever met the peron making the recommendation? Geez, wake me up when the Dark Ages are over, please!
And that came from a brick and mortar , well known institution not an online. That would basically put my doubts in anyone who has a Degree from Berkely. If they allow dogs to get a degree, it must be a real EASY Univerity:P
Number one: I agree with that, it is all about the money and it applies to both sides.
Number two: I agree with that, it is all about the money and it applies to both sides.
Number three: There is a problem with this one. The point being, "a good professor". This is inherent in both environments, brick and mortor and online associations. Online provides a book and the lectures do have a blackboard ( err. whiteboard actually) So both environments provide the same means to distribute the information. Gotta disagree with you on that one. It all comes down to how effective the professor and not the medium which it is presented.
Number four: I totally disagree with that one. I have directly worked with people who have attended both online and brick and mortor Universities and each provide intelligent people. Conversely, I have also had the unfortunate luck to work with the other side of the spectrum from both sides. If a Technical Manager is soley basing their decision on whether they would hire someone that did not attend a brick and mortar University, then they should not be a Technical Manager. You are assuming too much with respect to a brick and mortor is better than an online. The quality of the education is no different than a brick and mortor. Since both present that same information, just in a different medium, the courses offered online are just as effective as not. It all comes down to what the indivudual does with that information.
Number five: The key is talented professor. Having attended both brick and mortor and online, I have met both sides from both medium. A really talented professor should be able to interact with the students regardless of location.
I would not consider an online education the easy way out, there are definite benefits to this type of information medium. Some people do not have the ability to attend a brick and mortor due to distance. Heck, I recall a fellow student attending class from Iraq after he was deployed halfway into the course. He was VERY inteligent and I would hire him in a nano-second! "An easy way out????" I believe that information is beneficial to everyone regardless of the medium. Remember we are in the 21st century, and the information age.
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Yup, '95 sounds about when I setup a 1.2.8 kernel Slackware box as a mail server for a company. I do recall playing with it even before that as well. and I never had blue hair either :P It did however start to prematurely turn gray dealing with converting a company whose web site was all MS VB to Java and Unix. It is now starting to return to its normal color after the migration is complete.
Having attended both types, I whole-heartedly agree with you. And do not think that the accreditaion is not there. Most "Brick and Mortor" Universities are offering this method of teaching as they saw the potential that this type of medium offers. ( They also saw a potential financial threat )
So, you are saying is that a person who is an idiot who happens to interact with people well is a better choice than someone who has documented well written, easy to follow research material but has only posted this information to the masses on the Internet and probably has not ever met the peron making the recommendation? Geez, wake me up when the Dark Ages are over, please!
So what you are saying is "It is who you know and not what you know?"
And that came from a brick and mortar , well known institution not an online. That would basically put my doubts in anyone who has a Degree from Berkely. If they allow dogs to get a degree, it must be a real EASY Univerity :P
Number one: I agree with that, it is all about the money and it applies to both sides.
Number two: I agree with that, it is all about the money and it applies to both sides.
Number three: There is a problem with this one. The point being, "a good professor". This is inherent in both environments, brick and mortor and online associations. Online provides a book and the lectures do have a blackboard ( err. whiteboard actually) So both environments provide the same means to distribute the information. Gotta disagree with you on that one. It all comes down to how effective the professor and not the medium which it is presented.
Number four: I totally disagree with that one. I have directly worked with people who have attended both online and brick and mortor Universities and each provide intelligent people. Conversely, I have also had the unfortunate luck to work with the other side of the spectrum from both sides. If a Technical Manager is soley basing their decision on whether they would hire someone that did not attend a brick and mortar University, then they should not be a Technical Manager. You are assuming too much with respect to a brick and mortor is better than an online. The quality of the education is no different than a brick and mortor. Since both present that same information, just in a different medium, the courses offered online are just as effective as not. It all comes down to what the indivudual does with that information.
Number five: The key is talented professor. Having attended both brick and mortor and online, I have met both sides from both medium. A really talented professor should be able to interact with the students regardless of location.
I would not consider an online education the easy way out, there are definite benefits to this type of information medium. Some people do not have the ability to attend a brick and mortor due to distance. Heck, I recall a fellow student attending class from Iraq after he was deployed halfway into the course. He was VERY inteligent and I would hire him in a nano-second! "An easy way out????" I believe that information is beneficial to everyone regardless of the medium. Remember we are in the 21st century, and the information age.