Collins, A., Halverson, R., & Brown, J. S. (. (2009). Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology. New York, NY: Teachers College Pr. 

Incompatibilities between Schooling and Technology
Uniform learning vs. Customization
Teacher as expert vs. Diverse sources
Standardized assessment vs. Specialization
Knowledge in head vs. Reliance on resources
Coverage vs. Knowledge explosion
Learning by absorption vs. Learning by doing
Just-in-case learning vs. Just-in-time learning

Result of the incompatibilities
School will become less important as a venue for education
The seeds of a new system are emerging
Industrial Revolution = Universal Schooling
Knowledge Revolution = Lifelong Learning

Seeds of a New System
Home Schooling = growing by about 29% a year
Workplace learning = companies are setting up simulations for training and learning
Distance education = growing more and more popular, virtual HS, university level
Adult education = enrichment, most towns and cities
Learning Centers = Sylvan, Kaplan, Department of Education
Educational television and videos = PBS
Computer-based learning environment = SIMS, gaming*
Web Communities = total customization + knowledge exchange communities
Technical certifications = take the exam when you are ready, if you fail, you take it again.
Internet cafes = libraries of the future in a certain sense, much more interactive

*John Seeley Brown: You Play World of Warcraft? You’re Hired!

“Something about web communities that fosters production rather than absorption.”

All the seeds started independent of technology; technology has come in an enabled it to grow.

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