Learning in Virtual Worlds

 
I’m just back from the Distance Education Association of New Zealand (DEANZ) conference in Wellington, whose theme was My Place, My Space, My Learning.  We had two very thought-provoking keynotes, one by Nancy White and the other by Michael Barbour, and although my notes are unclear on this, one of these two wonderful thinkers used [...]

For many years, talented students have traveled from less-developed to more-developed countries to fulfill their educational aspirations. But herein lies a paradox: sending its best students to be educated in more developed countries often exacerbates a country’s problems because the education itself – be it a teacher’s certificate, a nursing degree, or a Ph.D. – [...]