Sharing resources arguably includes sharing teachers as well. And this has national professor organizations on their guard. Iris Molotsky of the American Association of University Professors said it's hard to estimate what impact virtual and distance education has had on full-time faculty hires. The issue is certain to come up when the AAUP executive committee tackles virtual education issues in two weeks, she said. But what is of greater concern to the AAUP, Molotsky said, is where the decisions are being made.
Technology becomes the pedagogy.
University President Mark Yudof said the AAUP's concerns are not off base. The faculty firmly has to be engaged in building the content. We don't really know all the bugs yet.