http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/better-than-free/ Technology is neither the problem nor the solution. Wed, 7 Jan 2009 18:50:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/better-than-free/#comment-10478 Jady Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:26:56 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/better-than-free/#comment-10478 It is kind of scary when you think about not having a job, because one person or animated person could teach about some concept and it is copied and sent across the internet. Well for now I hope parents and students still like that personal touch they get from a live teacher. It is kind of scary when you think about not having a job, because one person or animated person could teach about some concept and it is copied and sent across the internet. Well for now I hope parents and students still like that personal touch they get from a live teacher.

]]> http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/better-than-free/#comment-10476 Pam Callahan Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:08:06 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/better-than-free/#comment-10476 Barbara, I think that you make a very good point even if stuff is free, there still needs to be teachers present so that students know how to distinguish between what is authentic and what is not. If I had not started this masters program, I can't imagine how long it would have taken me to start using blogs, gator feeds, etc. Someone around me would have to have been doing it for me to even know these technologies existed. I don't think we can ever get rid of teachers, unless we become a society where everyone becomes responsible for the education of our children (parents, grandparents, relatives, neighbors). Barbara, I think that you make a very good point even if stuff is free, there still needs to be teachers present so that students know how to distinguish between what is authentic and what is not. If I had not started this masters program, I can’t imagine how long it would have taken me to start using blogs, gator feeds, etc. Someone around me would have to have been doing it for me to even know these technologies existed. I don’t think we can ever get rid of teachers, unless we become a society where everyone becomes responsible for the education of our children (parents, grandparents, relatives, neighbors).

]]> http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/better-than-free/#comment-10468 Barbara Nantz Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:27:53 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/better-than-free/#comment-10468 You know I have thought several times about loosing my job to the internet, but thought "I'll never see that in my life time". Now I'm not so sure. This article brought up a good point, most everything is free on the internet. As the previous article we read about the mob pointed out, even music and videos are now published free on the internet. So a new definition, for me, of an educated person would be one that was capable of using all this "free" stuff to their advantage. Being able to make money by selling this free stuff will be the way of the world. I am not proud to say it, but since everything I teach can be found somewhere on the web for free, what do I need to work anymore for? If we had self motivated students, we wouldn't need teachers anymore. Can that happen? Self motivated students?? Naaa! You know I have thought several times about loosing my job to the internet, but thought “I’ll never see that in my life time”. Now I’m not so sure. This article brought up a good point, most everything is free on the internet. As the previous article we read about the mob pointed out, even music and videos are now published free on the internet. So a new definition, for me, of an educated person would be one that was capable of using all this “free” stuff to their advantage. Being able to make money by selling this free stuff will be the way of the world. I am not proud to say it, but since everything I teach can be found somewhere on the web for free, what do I need to work anymore for? If we had self motivated students, we wouldn’t need teachers anymore. Can that happen? Self motivated students?? Naaa!

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