Goals of Education
Steve and I are presenting at the UNEVOC conference tomorrow (Using E-Learning and Multimedia to Develop Technical Skills). In preparing for our presentation, I've been spending time reflecting on the goals of education (one of those "get back to the roots of the industry I'm in" moments"). Here's a list (drawn from Dewey, Bergevin, Apps, Lindeman):
- Acquire tools for survival - physical, emotional
- To discover meaning
- Learning to learn
- To create a more humane environment/society
- Role in social reform/reconstruction
- Not only to equip to contend with reform, but to initiate
- Secure democracy
Looking at that list, it's easy to get that feeling of "wow, what a huge responsibility/honour it is to teach". Elearning fulfills all of these goals of education and adds two dimensions - accessibility and flexibility.
Posted by gsiemens at October 17, 2002 08:43 PM