So whose web will it be? Will we drive or be driven? The question about the impact that Web2.0 will have on classrooms is ultimately limited by the vision of those who are running the show.
The Internet has removed "curriculum" as a filter, because "curriculum" tells people (kids and teachers) what is important to learn and, by ommission, what is not.
We are all improvising at some fundamental level; making it up as we go along. Instead of looking for someone with an answer to copy, we now have to participate in the invention process ourselves.
When professionals--editors, academics, journalists--are running the show, we at least know that it's someone's job to look out for such things as accuracy. But now we're depending more and more on systems where nobody's in charge.
I think as we experience the problem of aging populations we will need to supply different ways to educate, and traditional schools are not the way to go. We will see technology dramatically change the way kids learn.
So whose web will it be? Will we drive or be driven? The question about the impact that Web2.0 will have on classrooms is ultimately limited by the vision of those who are running the show.
