11 years from now, and things must be different right? In an ever increasing technological world, the answer is so very obviously yes.
University would have changed so much for students like Finn (my fictional character - who is actually a real baby and likely to experience this for real!!). Long gone are the days of waking up early and trying to make it into uni for 9am starts, everything is now done in a virtual world. From the comfort of his own bedroom, Finn will be able to "attend" lectures and seminars and complete his degree course, all from his own house. At his own pace, at a time which suits him, he will be able to learn via his compter (which in ten years time will probably we able to make his breakfast and coffee for him too!...oo if only!!).
Distance learning is on the increase, already being used in a number of universities over the world. This uni itself it a prime example of how technology can be used for education, and if its as effective and convienient as we find it, then the likely hood is that its going to carry on developing and perhaps be the only way of learning? Why actually attend set lectures and seminars when it can all be done online?
I don't really see this as being a good thing. I would much prefer interactive learning, actually going into university for lectures etc, working with other students and being taught face to face from tutors. Its hard to predict what will happen in ten years time!!
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Do you think anonymity would be a problem? Would 'trust issues' develop between 'colleages' (are dispersed people able to be colleages?).
ReplyDeleteWould all 'universities' be like this? What would happen if some were and some weren't?
Would you pay £7000 per year to log on to Lincoln? -how about Cambridge or Harvard?
I think trust may become an issue, as everything would be done virtualy rather than f2f, so bonds between peers may not be made. I think the relationship between students would be completely different.
ReplyDeleteIf thsi was only to apply to some universities, and some still had the tradition face to face lecture/seminar set up, I think this could bring problems. Mainly due to the fact that some students would benefit from physically seeing lecturers and getting on the spot help, whereas the ones usign online uni's woulnt have proper interaction so may be at advantage. Also,if a heavy amount fo people were following the lectures online, the information they recieve woudl be the same as everyone else, with no room for difference.