Online Learning Update Ray Schroeder, editor, OTEL - University of Illinois at Springfield

Bobby Approved (v 3.2)
Tuesday, July 10, 2001

http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/views/m_thirunarayanan_3.html

The Impending McMorphosis of the Global Professor
By M.O. Thirunarayanan

"What Would You Like to Learn Today?" and "Would You Like Some Fries With That?"

At least three current trends in education, all made possible in large measure by advances in technology, are shaping its future. One of these trends has acquired the popular label "anytime anywhere learning." This label refers to the fact that advances in technology make it possible for people to learn from anywhere in the world, and at times that are convenient to them. As an example, a person who lives in Miami, Florida, can enroll in courses offered by a university in Tempe, Arizona, and complete the required projects and assignments at times that are convenient to him or her....

 



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