content imposed on the user by the 'authorities'?
The article referenced below titled "Will The Web Kill Colleges" is what
prompted me to think along these "Disrupting Class" lines yet again.
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/CollegeAndFamily/CutCollegeCosts/will-the-web-kill-colleges.aspx
The web has not been kind to institutions which supply authority-determined
artificial collections of content. The music, newspaper and magazine
industries are examples of what the web has done to enterprises engaging in
this business model as it has opened up opportunities for users to make
their own decisions about what content they want to engage with.
Since schools supply authority-determined artificial collections of content
are we next in line for disruption as the web increasingly makes it possible
for our users to pursue educational content independently of our strictures?
Or will our credentialing / gate keeping function continue to force our
users to stay within the boundaries we impose?
Fred
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Fred Bartels
Dir. of Info. Tech.
Rye Country Day School
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