The Global Classroom
The Internet is the engine of the twenty-first century, and it will propel students of all ages, from all corners of the globe, into a successful future. With sufficient bandwidth, students can now meet up virtually and study together – or with the leading experts on the planet.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA – When I taught at Stanford University in the 1970’s, I was always on the lookout for ways that technology could help to improve learning. The big innovation of that time was that my classes were broadcast around the San Francisco Bay Area. We even sent videotapes of lectures farther afield.