On the Horizon: Volume 8 Issue 3
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EducationTable Of Contents
New Ventures for Colleges and Universities
Tom KennedyAnyone who has been a member of academia for any considerable length of time will resonate with de Bono and Machiavelli. Our universities do not usualloy befriend change…
Can Politicians “Fix” Education?
James J.F. ForestA discussion of the key differences between the Republican and the Democrat parties’ views on education at the time of Bush and Gore’s battle for the presidency. The paper…
The Great Transition: A Great Opportunity for US Higher Education
Mike RaoA discussion of US higher education at the time of the transition from an industrial to a knowledge‐based economy. This is the time when people need to be educated to cope…
Tutorial Learning With Computers
Alfred BorkA discussion of the possibilities and benefits of e‐learning: anywhere, anytime, tailored to the individual, can be very cheap. Concentrates especially on tutorial…
Promethean Education
Mary E.S. MorrisA knowledge economy demands the ability to adapt snippets of knowledge to different situations – critical thought in another form.
Let’s Get Real About the Future
George KellerThe paper argues with those US iconoclasts who would destroy all educational institutions and start again. Much of what is there is redeemable – in any case much of what…
Learning with Technologies: A Virtual and Spiritual Paradox
Alan AltanyHow one individual delivers learning in world religions via internet discussion groups and other e‐enabled technologies.
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- Dr Andy Hines