(Fwd): Teacherless classrooms

Edouard Lagache (lagache who-is-at violet.berkeley.edu)
Thu, 25 Jan 1996 14:36:30 -0800

Hello everyone,

Just a snippet from an online Technology and Education Newsletter. A =
sign of things to come?

Edouard
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TEACHERLESS CLASSROOMS CONSIDERED
Ontario's Community colleges, hunting for $120-million in savings for =
the
next academic year, are deemphasizing the role of the teacher in the
learning process. A study prepared for the Colleges' Council of
Presidents
titled "Learning Centred Education" says educational institutions can =
cut
teaching costs by using CD-ROM courses and computer tutorials to =
deliver
education using support staff rather than teachers to monitor =
students'
progress. (Ottawa Citizen 17 Jan 96 A4)

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