[LINK] Report envisions fundamental changes in higher education

[Tony Barry]

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Source:Edupage, November 11, 2002
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REPORT ENVISIONS FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
A new report from the National Academy of Sciences predicts fundamental
changes in the way universities function due to the introduction of
information technology. The report, "Preparing for the Revolution:
Information Technology and the Future of the Research University,"
proposes that changes in technology could lead to a future in which
instructors sell course material to many institutions and students
assemble an education from courses at several schools. Mark F. Smith of
the American Association of University Professors expressed concern
over the notion of an educator as "more of a consultant or a coach than
a teacher," as the report states, saying that information technology
cannot substitute for human interaction. The report makes a number of
suggestions for how institutions should adapt to the role of technology
in education.
Chronicle of Higher Education, 8 November 2002
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