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Sunday, October 19, 2003
The Art of Possibility: Perspectives on the Future of Online Education - John Bourne, Sloan-C View
Sloan-C’s 5th Annual ALN Research Workshop in September highlighted many challenges facing higher education. Challenges include defining the special interactive features of online learning and teaching, finding the best ways for blending online with traditional education, and understanding the implications of scale, costs, effective practices and changing roles for teachers and learners. In the last decade, online learning has moved to the mainstream and emerged as a core ingredient of tomorrow’s educational paradigms. In fact, we predict that given the emergence of “digital natives,” on-ground and online education can no longer stand apart. The blending of the two will be continuous and unstoppable. Expectations from different kinds of learners, including “digital natives,” adult learners, and active retirees means that blended modes of learning are growing rapidly—and educators need to discover the best pedagogies to respond to combined delivery mode.
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