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Re: Education and the Edgeconomy

Dave Schappell — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:05:30 -0000

Jon -- this was a great post -- I actually started to read it several days ago, and then just saved it because I wanted to read it more closely. What we're building is probably addressing more of the disintermediation aspect (using the web to directly connect the parties) and what you're building is more removing the removal of physical boundaries -- I think they're all going to rapidly fall over the next 5-15 years (yes, that's a fast cycle!) and that we're all playing small/large parts of the shift. I really look forward to helping to expedite this transition.

Best of luck to EduFire!

Dave

Re: Education and the Edgeconomy

David - laccstudent.com — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:52:25 -0000

Jon,

You are definitely correct about the disruption of the education industry.However, the music industry actually has alot more going for it than the education industry.
While both industries have vehement supporters for the old methodology, there's a difference as far as the motivation for change.

The music industry has alot of geeks and downloaeders committed to not paying for music.

The education revolution doesn't have as many people committed to knocking down the old way. They also don't have as many vehement opponents (except maybe the publishing industry). It's more that the traditional education industry isn't exactly raking in the money that they are committed to the old methodology. Rather, it's inertia.

Internet research is a given, the defenses against plagiarism standard, and the use of online tools for courses standard. The real issue is that there's an inefficiency in the market(read no open market at all) as far as teacher compensation vs. competency...

Re: Education and the Edgeconomy

Andrew Warner — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:28:05 -0000

When I was growing up, my access to information was limited to my family's World Book Encyclopedia and the small local library.

Today, we have access to information from all over the world. I think the next step is to give us access to teachers from around the world.

Podcasting is a good start, but it's one-directional.