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Re:DRUCKER SAYS "UNIVERSITIES WON'T SURVIVE"
On Fri, 28 Feb 1997, Chris Brannon wrote:
## I don't believe it. I've taken enough huge classes, where it was
## impossible to participate in discussions or interact wit hthe professors
## simply because there were too many people. That problem will only be
## magnified in your example.
Universities WILL survive but a new meaning would evolve for it. The concept
of a "campus" would encompass the whole world as a campus. Interaction
problems Do exist...but physical distance between classrooms and students
virtually dont exist...Look at this way...before internet(i mean the web)
the research classes done over in the USA/UK was virtually inaccessible for a
student like me...
## Do you really think you'd be getting the same education if you were
## watching high-tech videos of all the lectures, but not surrounding yourself
## with other graduate students? I think the case would even be worse in a
## program like English or Political Science.
Nope..I didnt say that. Atleast I would be better off with NOT having it at
all. Big decisions in the business world nowadays seem to be made over
virtual tables...and for that matter the RFC's is a good example where
interactions thro internet is JUST enough for standard to evolve..
I am not saying human to human interactions in a close room will STOP
but would make it more meaningful and useful..
As I said earilier, the key is "higher" education....
Cheers
-Sai
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