Technology in the University and the Death of Socrates
Wendy Marie Hoofnagle
Although technology has its place in the academic world, for both classroom and collaborative scholarship, an over-reliance on injudicious application to environment, especially overcome financial strain at university level, replaces Socratic model while not always offering a viable alternative. The anonymity of online classroom, moreover, threatens students’ ability build mentoring relationships career networks, does prepare them real-world expectations. Hybrid courses that balance instruction with independent, out-of-classroom activities may prove more educationally valuable long run. academy, however, runs risk stifling individuality among students as result dependence upon virtual classroom.
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