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REPORT ENVISIONS FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES
IN HIGHER EDUCATION
A new report from the National Academy
of Sciences predicts fundamental
changes in the way universities function
due to the introduction of
information technology. The report,
"Preparing for the Revolution:
Information Technology and the Future
of the Research University,"
proposes that changes in technology
could lead to a future in which
instructors sell course material to
many institutions and students
assemble an education from courses
at several schools. Mark F. Smith of
the American Association of University
Professors expressed concern
over the notion of an educator as
"more of a consultant or a coach than
a teacher," as the report states,
saying that information technology
cannot substitute for human interaction.
The report makes a number of
suggestions for how institutions should
adapt to the role of technology
in education.
Chronicle of Higher Education, 8 November
2002
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/11/2002110801t.htm
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