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    Pawlenty pushing for increased MnSCU online class credits

    By Joe Kimball | Published Thu, Nov 20 2008 2:59 pm

    We reported Wednesday that Gov. Tim Pawlenty would be flying around the state today to push an online higher-ed proposal. Now we know the details:

    He wants 25 percent of all credits earned in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system  to be online courses by 2015.

    Last year, only 9.2 percent of MnSCU credits were taken online, so there's a ways to go.

    “We live in an iPod world, but much of our education system is dominated by whiteboards and lecture halls,” Governor Pawlenty said. “We have students with different learning styles, different backgrounds, different capabilities, and exploding interest in online opportunities and services. We need to modernize the way college courses are delivered and put Minnesota on the cutting edge of online education.” 

    For details, check here.

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