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Spotlight covers the intersections of technology and education, going behind the research to show how digital media is used in and out of classrooms to expand learning.
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Elahe Amani's comment,
May 15, 2013 7:16 PM
Yes, I think Moocs are great for making learning possible for those who don't have access to good classrooms here in US and also globally. But we, in higher education will continue to face the challenges regarding engaging students in learning ( curricular and co-curricular ) and the challenge of institutions shifting their paradigm from a teaching institution to a learning institutions.
Ana Cristina Pratas's comment,
May 18, 2013 1:02 AM
Absolutely Brad - "magic" but the "cure" remains elusive.
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Spotlight: What is the biggest hype right now? What do you find yourself worrying about?
HR: I think we’re going to automate our way out of teachers with MOOCs. The upside is if you’re a student somewhere where you can’t really afford to go to a decent brick-and-mortar school, but you’re very, very smart, you can take courses on artificial intelligence from Stanford and MIT. These are tremendous opportunities. The thing is, these courses only work with subjects in which there are definite answers. Two plus two is four. Yes. But what were the causes of the First World War? That’s a more complex question. So the magical thinking is “okay, computers are going to be able to grade and let students pace themselves. We can put our lectures on video and do away with the classroom.” I think that’s wrong. I think it offers an additional pathway for people who don’t have access to good classrooms, but it doesn’t solve the problem of disengaged students.