Categories: Technology, Communcation Design
Summary:
Penfield and Larson presented a study of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's center for advanced technologies in education. They wrote about a fictional graduating class of 2014 describing the future of education and technology. Among the correct predictions were k-12, undergraduate, and Ph.D. programs being offered at distance, the idea of a blended course mixing both online or correspondence with traditional courses, and the replacement of blackboards as the primary visual medium by multimedia.
Citation-worthy:
"It is very likely that advanced technologies will change many aspects of higher education" (Penfield & Larson, 1996, p. 442).
