On-line text books, Smartboards, digital-based homeschooling, experiential education, Open Source Ware -- these are forces washing through the education world that are amazing to watch.
Just as Abraham Lincoln educated himself with books, today all of us can educate, expand and broaden our horizons on-line.
I walked into a room in our house yesterday to see a short YouTube tutorial on a certain algebra problem being worked with markers and highlighters to supplement an on-line text book. The short clip completely reinforced a concept learned in a classroom setting. In fact, MIT offers more than 1,200 courses on-line, free of charge. Syllabus, lecture notes, lectures -- all of it!
How will all this change schools? The way they are built, how they schedule the days? What about the university world? Will more degrees be offered on-line from major universities? What about the cost structure? What about the professors? Who will they be and how will they stay current and relevant in this new world? Will people still choose universities? Will university costs continue to rise quickly?
Watching the shift in education closely, right here at home ....
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