Re: (Fwd): Teacherless classrooms

psmagorinsky who-is-at uoknor.edu
Thu, 25 Jan 96 17:42:39 -0600

Edouard, it's a sign of what's already here. At least one American
university (I forget which) offers a completely on-line business degree,
thus creating a competitive dilemma for those of us who feel that there's
something special about being in a classroom, yet who'll lose students to
this new form of correspondence schools.

Peter

At 02:36 PM 1/25/96 -0800, you wrote:
>Hello everyone,
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>Just a snippet from an online Technology and Education Newsletter. A sign
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>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=20
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>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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