The Future Is Now?
Not long ago, I friend of mine who teaches English here at the University of Richmond asked me �is it possible that we are all in the buggy whip business and we don�t even know it?� In other words, has education changed so quickly and so dramatically that many of us are going to get left behind? (or, have already been left behind?) It is easy to dismiss that idea (because we want to dismiss that idea). Of course, the times are changing. Everyone can obviously see in the newspapers, television, and Internet that the world of education is evolving. But there will always be room in this world for the kind of college teaching that you and I do. The core of a college education has not really changed much since I was a freshman in 1966. Some version of that model will surely continue on forever. Surely it is sustainable? Surely? Or maybe not. A friend of mine here at Richmond sent me a link to two videos at www.epic2020.org. I only watched the first one (I�m in the middle of preparing t...