Volume 8, March 27, 2000

A Vision of Education for the 21^st
by Roger C. Schank, The institute for the Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, T.H.E. Journal, January 2000, p.43

"The primary driver of change in our 21^st century education system will be the creation of online courses that will remove the responsibilities for teaching academic subjects from teachers. Instead, teachers and schools will focus on combating the increasing social isolation that our society will face. Schools will become activity centers where students will work in groups on real-world projects, go on trips, and participate in the community. While students may also use schools as locations to engage in online course work, this course work will be just as available at home. The advent of online courses and associated networking technology will also lead to a centralization of course and curriculum development." (p. 45)