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It takes a village ... to make a Virtual UniversityCreated by David Penrose (San Juan College) on June 15, 2005
After reading James Shimabukuro's Freedom and Empowerment: An Essay on the Next Step for Education and Technology, I realized that we are in dire need of some changes in the way education needs to be delivered. I was especially impressed with the notion that the learning environment needs to be more connected to the community than are the current brick-and-mortar bastions of learning. Imagine learning centers much like the famous Barnes and Nobel book stores. People of all ages congregate to read, socialize and snack. Unlike the structured environments of the traditional classroom, these learning 'hot' spots provide a wealth of experience in-vivo. I have always thought that libraries with unlimited resources were the best place for just in time teaching, because the learner is allowed to find answers whenever they have questions. Is this why surfing is so popular? When it comes to learning, is it ok to be tangential? In order to fully educate our citizenry, does it take a village? I would like some cafe latte with that Neitzsche please. David Reference:
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