Great topic for discussion. Reminded me of this article, which proposes
schools as "activity centers":
http://thejournal.com/articles/2000/01/01/futureperspective--a-vision-of-education-for-the-21st-century.aspx
Christina
On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 8:35 PM, Fred Bartels <fredbartels@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is a school's core curriculum like a music CD in being a collection of
> 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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