Comments on: Hyper Island: Welcome to the 21st Century College http://socialnomics.net/2009/10/20/hyper-island-welcome-to-the-21st-century-college/ Socialnomics is a blog designed to cover how social media is changing the way we live and do business. We interpert the latest social media news and summarize what it means to users and companies. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:40:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: equalman http://socialnomics.net/2009/10/20/hyper-island-welcome-to-the-21st-century-college/#comment-1571 equalman Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:20:13 +0000 http://socialnomics.net/?p=545#comment-1571 Wow, walking Avatar students, now that would be wired! Wow, walking Avatar students, now that would be wired!

]]> By: Terri Karp http://socialnomics.net/2009/10/20/hyper-island-welcome-to-the-21st-century-college/#comment-1566 Terri Karp Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:57:33 +0000 http://socialnomics.net/?p=545#comment-1566 Maybe the university so wired, "that student" is actually a walking 3d avatar :) Maybe the university so wired, “that student” is actually a walking 3d avatar :)

]]> By: Nicolas http://socialnomics.net/2009/10/20/hyper-island-welcome-to-the-21st-century-college/#comment-1400 Nicolas Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:26:47 +0000 http://socialnomics.net/?p=545#comment-1400 "Is this the visionary school for what many colleges and universities will look like in the future? [...] There are no accounting or biology majors here." I think you guess the question: can you generalize this method of work for study of Political science, finance or Economics for example? Without book moreover it seems a little bit complicated, but with ebooks maybe. “Is this the visionary school for what many colleges and universities will look like in the future?
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There are no accounting or biology majors here.”

I think you guess the question: can you generalize this method of work for study of Political science, finance or Economics for example? Without book moreover it seems a little bit complicated, but with ebooks maybe.

]]> By: Oscar Del Santo http://socialnomics.net/2009/10/20/hyper-island-welcome-to-the-21st-century-college/#comment-1394 Oscar Del Santo Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:44:26 +0000 http://socialnomics.net/?p=545#comment-1394 I absolutely agree that this is a refreshing and much-needed approach, far from the authoritarian and deferential educational ethos of yesteryear. I absolutely agree that this is a refreshing and much-needed approach, far from the authoritarian and deferential educational ethos of yesteryear.

]]> By: Sebastian Leinehed http://socialnomics.net/2009/10/20/hyper-island-welcome-to-the-21st-century-college/#comment-1391 Sebastian Leinehed Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:27:24 +0000 http://socialnomics.net/?p=545#comment-1391 I'm a student at Hyper Island in Stockholm and I'm not sure what the blonde girl has to do with Hyper Island... but I'm sure she generates a lot of traffic, haha. Oh, and some of us actually work on PC's. We all bring our own computers. I’m a student at Hyper Island in Stockholm and I’m not sure what the blonde girl has to do with Hyper Island… but I’m sure she generates a lot of traffic, haha.

Oh, and some of us actually work on PC’s. We all bring our own computers.

]]> By: Tyler Hurst http://socialnomics.net/2009/10/20/hyper-island-welcome-to-the-21st-century-college/#comment-1388 Tyler Hurst Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:51:26 +0000 http://socialnomics.net/?p=545#comment-1388 Yeah, she looks like a student. Yeah, she looks like a student.

]]> By: equalman http://socialnomics.net/2009/10/20/hyper-island-welcome-to-the-21st-century-college/#comment-1383 equalman Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:47:47 +0000 http://socialnomics.net/?p=545#comment-1383 Thanks for posting - it is insanely cool. Go State! Thanks for posting – it is insanely cool. Go State!

]]> By: N http://socialnomics.net/2009/10/20/hyper-island-welcome-to-the-21st-century-college/#comment-1378 N Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:49:41 +0000 http://socialnomics.net/?p=545#comment-1378 Here's their site: http://www.hyperisland.se/ And their blog: http://hyperisland.blogspot.com/ Looks insanely cool. I might have to buy my ticket to Stockholm. Here’s their site:
http://www.hyperisland.se/

And their blog:
http://hyperisland.blogspot.com/

Looks insanely cool. I might have to buy my ticket to Stockholm.

]]> By: Brian Breslin http://socialnomics.net/2009/10/20/hyper-island-welcome-to-the-21st-century-college/#comment-1375 Brian Breslin Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:18:31 +0000 http://socialnomics.net/?p=545#comment-1375 Eric, How bout a link to HyperIsland? Or to where to find that student..? :-) Eric,
How bout a link to HyperIsland? Or to where to find that student..? :-)

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