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Episode Synopsis
Scott Marshall, CEO of Semester at Sea, shares what it's like to be on a ship for 3.5 months, take college-level courses, and get credit for it.
Semester at Sea has been around for 50 years.
The price for a semester (105 days), 12-15 college credits, room & board, and tuition is $25-33k (depending on the cabin).
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Here are the rough time stamps in case you want to jump around:
00:00 Intro
01:00 Ship Wi-Fi vs. plane Wi-Fi
03:00 Price
06:00 Why & when do it?
07:30 Affording it
09:00 College Credits
11:00 Course selection
12:00 History
13:00 Starlink's impact
14:00 Life without bandwidth
16:00 The teachers
17:00 How many on the ship?
18:30 Field trips
20:00 COVID
25:00 Lifelong learners
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Semester at Sea has been around for 50 years.
The price for a semester (105 days), 12-15 college credits, room & board, and tuition is $25-33k (depending on the cabin).
Watch the interview on YouTube
Here are the rough time stamps in case you want to jump around:
00:00 Intro
01:00 Ship Wi-Fi vs. plane Wi-Fi
03:00 Price
06:00 Why & when do it?
07:30 Affording it
09:00 College Credits
11:00 Course selection
12:00 History
13:00 Starlink's impact
14:00 Life without bandwidth
16:00 The teachers
17:00 How many on the ship?
18:30 Field trips
20:00 COVID
25:00 Lifelong learners
Feedback
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If you like this podcast, subscribe and share!
My Patrons and Gossamer Gear sponsored this show!
On social media, my username is always ftapon. Follow me on:
http://facebook.com/ftapon
http://twitter.com/ftapon
http://youtube.com/user/ftapon
https://instagram.com/ftapon
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Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon
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