Seymour Papert in his
book Mindstorms talks about the strong emotions that are
provoked when the subject of a future without schools is brought up. Papert
says that many people envision a dystopian world where kids are running wild in
a Lord of the Flies scenario. Papert says that people who imagine this model
are envisioning a world where we get rid of brick and mortar schools
completely. What those who decry the idea of a schoolless future can't seem to
grasp is that we're not getting rid of schools, just digitizing them, so we can
reap the benefits of what computers and the Internet bring. Computers are tools
that provide teachers and students a new way to teach and learn, we shouldn’t
fear this change just because it’s different then how we learned when we were
in school. What is becoming increasingly evident though is we’re moving towards
a future where the entirety of lessons and course work is going to be done through digital mediums. In this model
teachers move into a role of facilitator and learning becomes more student
centered. This is a natural evolution of the traditional classroom, in this model students have the reigns and teachers act as a guide to their educational pursuits. I believe Students will still attend class and have a face to face with an instructor, but all course work and a lot of instruction will be conduced through LMS's. What do you guys think, will we ever come to a point where all course work and instruction is strictly digital?
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