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TheUniversityintransformation,editedbyAustralianfuturistsSohailInayatullahandJenniferGidley,presentssome20highlyvariedoutlooksontomorrow'
suniversitiesbywritersrepresentingbothWesternandmon-Westernperspectives.Theiressaysraiseabroadrangeofissues,questioningnearlyeverykeyassumptionwehaveabouthighereducationtoday.
ThemostwidelydiscussedalternativetothetraditionalcampusistheInternetUniversity-avoluntarycommunitytoscholars/teachersphysicallyscatteredthroughoutacountryoraroundtheworldbutalllinkedincyberspace.Acomputerizeduniversitycouldhavemanyadvantages,suchaseasyscheduling,efficientdeliveryoflecturestothousandsorevenmillionsofstudentsatonce,andreadyaccessforstudentseverywheretotheresourcesofalltheworld'
sgreatlibraries.
YettheInternetUniversityposesdangers,too.Forexample,alineoffranchisedcourseware,producedbyafewsuperstarteachers,marketedunderthebrandnameofafamousinstitution,andheavilyadvertised,mighteventuallycometodominatetheglobaleducationmarket,warnssociologyprofessorPeterManicasoftheUniversityofHawaiiatManoa.Besidesenforcingarigidlystandardizedcurriculum,sucha"
collegeeducationinabox"
couldunderselltheofferingsofmanytraditionalbrickandmortarinstitutions,effectivelydrivingthenoutofbusinessandthrowingthousandsofcareeracademicsoutofwork,noteAustraliancommunicationsprofessorsDavidRooneyandGregHearn.
Ontheotherhand,whileglobalconnectivityseemshighlylikelytoplaysomesignificantroleinfuturehighereducation,thatdoesnotmeangreateruniformityincoursecontent-orotherdangers-willnecessarilyfollow.Counter-movementsarealsoatwork.
Manyinacademia,includingscholarscontributingtothisvolume,arequestioningthefundamentalmissionofuniversityeducation.Whatif,forinstance,insteadofreceivingprimarilytechnicaltrainingandbuildingtheirindividualcareers,universitystudentsandprofessorscouldfocustheirlearningandresearcheffortsonexistingproblemsintheirlocalcommunitiesandtheworld?
FeministscholarIvanaMilojevicdarestodreamwhatauniversitymightbecome"
ifwebelievedthatchild-careworkersandteachersinearlychildhoodeducationshouldbeoneofthehighest(ratherthanlowest)paidprofessionals?
"
Co-editorJenniferGidleyshowshowtomorrow'
suniversityfaculty,insteadofgivinglecturesandconductingindependentresearch,maytakeonthreenewroles.Somewouldactasbrokers,assemblingcustomizeddegree-creditprogrammesforindividualstudentsbymixingandmatchingthebestcourseofferingsavailablefrominstitutionsallaroundtheworld.Asecondgroup,mentors,wouldfunctionmuchliketoday'
sfacultyadvisers,butarelikelytobeworkingwithmanymorestudentsoutsidetheirownacademicspecialty.Thiswouldrequirethemtoconstantlybelearningfromtheirstudentsaswellasinstructingthem.
Athirdnewroleforfaculty,andinGidley'
sviewthemostchallengingandrewardingofall,wouldbeasmeaning-makers:
charismaticsagesandpractitionersleadinggroupsofstudents/colleaguesincollaborativeeffortstofindspiritualaswellasrationalandtechnologicalsolutionstospecificreal-worldproblems.
Moreover,thereseemslittlereasontosupposethatanyoneformofuniversitymustnecessarilydriveoutallotheroptions.Studentsmaybe"
enrolled"
incoursesofferedatvirtualcampusesontheInternet,between-orevenduring-sessionsatareal-worldproblem-focusedinstitution.
Asco-editorSohailInayatullahpointsoutinhisintroduction,nofutureisinevitable,andtheveryactofimaginingandthinkingthroughalternativepossibilitiescandirectlyaffecthowthoughtfully,creativelyandurgentlyevenadominanttechnologyisadaptedandapplied.Eveninacademia,thefuturebelongstothosewhocareenoughtoworktheirvisionsintopractical,sustainablerealities.
11.
WhenthebookreviewerdiscussestheInternetUniversity,
A.
heisinfavourofit.
B.
hisviewisbalanced.
C.
heisslightlycriticalofit.
D.
heisstronglycriticalofit.
12.
WhichofthefollowingisNOTseenasapotentialdangeroftheInternetUniversity?
Internet-basedcoursesmaybelesscostlythantraditionalones.
Teachersintraditionalinstitutionsmaylosetheirjobs.
internet-basedcoursewaremaylackvarietyincoursecontent.
TheInternetUniversitymayproduceteacherswithalotofpublicity.
13.
Accordingtothereview,whatisthefundamentalmissionoftraditionaluniversityeducation?
Knowledgelearningandcareerbuilding.
Learninghowtosolveexistingsocialproblems.
Researchingintosolutionstocurrentworldproblems.
Combiningresearcheffortsofteachersandstudentsinlearning.
14.JudgingfromtheThreenewrolesenvisionedfortomorrow'
suniversityfaculty,universityteachers
A,
arerequiredtoconductmoreindependentresearch.
arerequiredtooffermorecoursetotheirstudents……C.
aresupposedtoassumemoredemandingduties.
aresupposedtosupervisemorestudentsintheirspecialty.
15.
Whichcategoryofwritingdoesthereviewbelongto?
Narration.
B.Description
C.persuasion
D.Exposition.
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Everystreethadastory,everybuildingamemory,Thoseblessedwithwonderfulchildhoodscandrivethestreetsoftheirhometownsandhappilyrollbacktheyears.Therestarepulledhomebydutyandleaveassoonaspossible.AfterRayAtleehadbeeninClanton(hishometown)forfifteenminuteshewasanxioustogetout.
Thetownhadchanged,butthenithadn'
t.Onthehighwaysleadingin,thecheapmetalbuildingsandmobilehomesweregatheringastightlyaspossiblenexttotheroadsformaximumvisibility.Thistownhadnozoningwhatsoever.Alandownercouldbuildanythingwiihnopermitnoinspection,nonoticetoadjoininglandowners.nothing.Onlyhogfarmsandnuclearreactorsrequiredapprovalsandpaperwork.Theresultwasaslash-and-buildclutterthatgotuglierbytheyear.
Butintheoldersections,nearerthesquare,thetownhadnotchangedatallThelongshadedstreetswereascleanandneataswhenKayroamedthemonhisbike.Mostofthehouseswerestillownedbypeopleheknew,orifthosefolkshadpassedonthenewownerskeptthelawnsclippedandtheshutterspainted.Onlyafewwerebeingneglected.Ahandfulhadbeenabandoned.
ThisdeepinBiblecountry,itwasstillanunwrittenruleinthetownthatlittlewasdoneonSundaysexceptgotochurch,sitonporches,visitneighbours,restandrelaxthewayGodintended.
Itwascloudy,quitecoolforMay,andashetouredhisoldturf,killingtimeuntiltheappointedhourforthefamilymeeting,hetriedtodwellonthegoodmemoriesfromClanton.TherewasDizzyDeanParkwherehehadplayedlittleLeagueforthePirates,and(herewasthepublicpoolhe'
dswumineverysummerexcept1969whenthecitycloseditratherthanadmitblackchildren.Therewerethechurches-Baptist,Methodist,andPresbyterian-facingeachotherattheintersectionofSecondandElmlikewarysentries,theirsteeplescompetingforheight.Theywereemptynow,hutinanhourorsothemorefaithfulwouldgatherforeveningservices.
Thesquarewasaslifelessasthestreetsleadingtoit.Witheightthousandpeople,Clantonwasjustlargeenoughtohaveattractedthediscountstoresthathadwipedoutsomanysmalltowns.Butherethepeoplehadbeenfaithfultotheirdowntownmerchants,andtherewasn'
tssingleemptyorboarded-upbuildingaroundthesquare-nosmallmiracle.Theretailshopsweremixedinwiththebanksandlawofficesandcafes,allclosedfortheSabbath.
HeinchedthroughthecemeteryandsurveyedtheAtleesectionintheoldpart,wherethetombstonesweregrander.Someofhisancestorshadbuiltmonumentsfortheirdead.Rayhadalwaysassumedthatthefamilymoneyhe'
dneverseenmusthavebeenburiedinthosegraves.Heparkedandwalkedtohismother'
sgrave,somethinghehadn'
tdoneinyears.ShewasburiedamongtheAtlees,atthefaredgeofthefamilyplotbecauseshehadbarelybelonged.
Soon,inlessthananhour,hewouldbesittinginhisfather'
sstudy,sippingbadinstantteaandreceivinginstructionsonexactlyhowhisfatherwouldbelaidtorest.Manyorderswereabouttobegive,manydecreesanddirections,becausehisfather(whousedtobeajudge)wasagreatmanandcareddeeplyabouthowhewastoberemembered.
Movingagain,Raypassedthewatertowerhe'
dclimbedtwice,thesecondtimewiththepolicewaitingbelow.Hegrimacedathisoldhighschool,aplacehe'
dnevervisitedsincehe'
dleftit.BehinditwasthefootballfieldwherehisbrotherForresthadrompedoveropponentsandalmostbecamefamousbeforegettingbouncedofftheteam.
Itwastwentyminutesbeforefive,Sunday,May7.Timeforthefamilymeeting.
16.
Fromthefirstparagraph,wegettheimpressionthat
Raycherishedhischildhoodmemories.
Rayhadsomethingurgenttotakecareof.
Raymaynothaveahappychildhood.
Raycannotrememberhischildhooddays.
17.
WhichofthefollowingadjectivesdoesNOTdescribeRay'
shometown?
Lifeless.
Religious.
Traditional.
Quiet
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