Online Learning a Virtual Revolution
Mike Bowler,
Baltimore Sun,
Aug 18, 2003
"I have to have a piece of chalk in my hand to make any sense, the way Thomas Aquinas did 800 years ago. If I can't see the faces, I can't know anything about them." So says a philosophy professor at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland who, despite his learning, does not yet fathom the many dimensions of knowledge. Oh well. This (still) obligatory dismissive remark is only a minor annoyance in an otherwise competent overview of the rise of online learning today. Worth noting: "Enrollment in distance education courses nationally has more than doubled since 1997, to 3 million, according to the U.S. Department of Education." be sure to follow the links in this story: there's more - for example, the link to theUniversity of Maryland University College doesn't just take you to the institution's home page, but to a side-bar article.
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