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Sebastian Thrun on the Future of Learning
Why the American Ingenuity Award winner believes higher education should be a basic human right (1:29)
Courtesy of: Smithsonian Channel
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December 2012 |
By Tom Vanderbilt
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So, do you think the world is ready for the next generation of higher education? Well I believe the answer is yes and no. The undergraduate learning experience is not just about pure academics. The growth of a student as a positive and productive member of society during the undergraduate experience is equally important to the growth of their intellect. For most students, the undergraduate experience exposes them to all the challenges of life in a safe environment. They will interact with people who are vastly different from different cultures and discover that we aren’t all that different. So why am I so positive about the evolution of online education? It is certainly not as a complete replacement for the traditional higher education experience. For the undergraduate student, the optimal model will need to have the right balance of an online and in classroom experience. That model does not exist, but I believe it will be developed over the next 5 to 10 years and become the new tradition. See more at http://blog.thomsonreuters.com/index.php/evolving-higher-education/.
Posted by Tom Golway on December 4,2012 | 08:49 PM