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Stephen Downes

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According to the author, "Turning our classrooms into spaces resembling Hollywood studios is just throwing great quantities of money at this issue instead of addressing the really difficult problems that need to be solved to improve learning." Instead, he argues, "We need smart learners, not smart classrooms; and smart classrooms are not enough to get us there." Agreed. But are instructors willing to let learners be smart?

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