[LINK] World Education

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

Regards the exponential growth and development of online education:

>> This is a qualitatively different learning experience .. and one
>> development certainly very much welcome in this international era.
> 
> I would agree with that.  Group meetings were also part of earlier 
> systems. I had students interacting all over the world back in the 
> late 80s and 90s, 20 years ago. It was a matter of tools available. 


Yes, and in my case being on Vic EdDpt Release-to-Industry and being
the Education Manager for Schools.net (the ISP for 90% of all Aussie 
schools then) we both did what was possible with existing technology.

As may Tom, with his online students now. But, I'm also saying, that
with the necessary incorporation and popularity of social networking
to such an increasing extent, in current and future online education,
in my opinion online education is now revolutionary not evolutionary.

And that when we get online-education more closely right, imho, it'll
then be THE most important world utilization of the Internet.. by far.

Any arguments? I'd like to know what linkers think. Besides perhaps a
lifesaving individual medical use how might the net be more important
in world terms in future besides for broadly defined world education?
Eg, business? entertainment? media? communications? socializing? How?


Cheers,
Stephen



> We used clumsy words like synchronous and asynchronous 
> methods back then. Even in the days of 'extension' education which 
> was remote from the main campus, small groups would do correspondence 
> study then gather for tutorials periodically in local communities. 
> All of this was 'real life' too. :-)
> 
> BTW, the focus is still on the 'expert' providing the structure and 
> means for feedback, and less about peer 'teaching' in the article. 
> Camaraderie is an interesting motivator, though.
> 
> Jan
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