GregLee
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
I sort of half-way agree. I don't think education consists in conveying information to students -- they have to learn to think, which involves more than just absorbing information -- but I don't expect the traditional physical classroom to endure much longer. I taught an on line course a few years ago, which was quite a lot of work for me, because the software tools available were so primitive. But it was interesting, and good for the students, I thought. I wonder if any of you have read the classic sci-fi story by A. E. van Vogt, The World of Null-A, where van Vogt envisions an artificial intelligence education machine capable of constructing individualized aptitude tests. That's what I think our future will be like.The future of education is getting information in an organized manner to the student, not necessarily in a classroom.
I think we will see more on line courses to supplement the traditional classes. Hopefully technology can help bring some of the costs down.