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Does higher ed prefer convenience over learning?

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Robin Capehart
May 23, 2024
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Students aren’t cars.

In 1906, Andrew Carnegie introduced the credit hour as a measure to standardize the amount of time students spent in class. This method was initially intended to simplify the process of calculating faculty workloads and retirement benefits, rather than to enhance student learning outcomes.

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