Content-type: text/html Downes.ca ~ Stephen's Web ~ Point/Counterpoint in L&L

Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community
"When exactly," asks Doug Johnson, "did I go from being the young cute guy to the old grumpy one in most situations?" Maybe when he began writing columns like this. His side of the debate is a defense of the traditional library, an institution that will be obsolete, he says, when teachers and learners "Feel no need for a collaborative learning space," "View voluntary reading as a waste of time," and "Are content to provide only textbook- and test-driven instruction," among other similar remarks. This column sees librarians (if the remarks are typical) as very much misunderstanding the nature of the opposition to storing books and other media all in one place that people have to go to.

Today: 0 Total: 13 [Direct link] [Share]

Image from the website


Stephen Downes Stephen Downes, Casselman, Canada
stephen@downes.ca

Copyright 2024
Last Updated: Dec 22, 2024 01:23 a.m.

Canadian Flag Creative Commons License.

Force:yes