"No society has ever had to deal with tools as massively powerful as those that are emerging now," writes Williams. "The convergence of new learning technologies promises to realign our Nation’s economic future." And she asks, "As educators, how might we guide the emerging future?" This question is asked in the context of an 'Age of Transitions', "a new and as yet unappreciated wave of change that will combine with the already remarkable pattern of change brought on by computers, communication, and the internet." The observations are interesting, though not new. This and many more papers are available from the Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia 2005 Conference, just concluded in Adelaide. James Farmer also has highlights.
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