Disruptive Technologies and Distance Education

09/03/2005

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Episode Synopsis

)-- Play the podcast. (Downloadable sound file).Education is expensive. People will pay something for a rite of passage, but they have certain expectations of their tuition dollar. What this means to me, as an instructor, or designer / developer of courses to be delivered in possibly yet-undefined ways, boils down to professionalism and flexibility. I have to make a commitment to deliverability and service. I can?t let challenges dismay me. I can?t let myself get caught up in being ?right? or ?wrong? ? what I have to do is listen. As I listen, certain issues will converge, and I will have to pay attention. If I don?t, I risk losing all the progress I?ve made. The problem with disruptive technologies is that they require you to look at every situation in a very individualized manner. ...