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Such things merely describe what is possible within a school or class in this world. Global collaboration might have been possible back when my grandfather entered school in 1912 but not to the degree, speed, and pervasiveness that it occurs in today-s world. Instead of using postal mail or the telegraph, students will now send a chat message to a friend as a reminder of an assignment that is due or perhaps ask for advice on recommended resources. They can even use a virtual world to personalize the discussion. Alternatively, they might write a paper as a team using an online collaborative tool, which allows them to work on the same document at the same time. Their concerns and worldly questions insert as voice or text comments and annotations. In effect, technology enables a new vantage point on the journey into worldwide science and ultimately learning. What makes this more exciting is that as archaeological research has progressed during the past few decades, few archaeologists have visited those regions in Afghanistan. If they are ambitious, they might later submit that paper as a chapter in a collaboratively written wikibook or resource with others around the world. While all this is impressive, much of the substantial e-learning news is not happening in North America or the world for that matter. Instead, it is in Asia and Africa where the Internet has only made 15 and 5 percent penetration, respectively (Internet World Stats, 2008). Since 200, however, Africa has experienced 1,500 percent annual growth and Asia 400 percent. With 580 million Internet users, Asia represents nearly 40 percent of the human population with a connection. The U.S., while still a significant player, has a mere 250 million online users of the 1.46 billion who connect to the worldwide web. With more than 70 percent of the worlds population, as online learning takes root in these regions of the world, it has global ramifications. For one, there is a vast brain drain problem caused by overseas students from Africa attending colleges and universities in the U.S., the UK, and other developed countries, and not returning. The AVU delivers degree programs in business studies and computer sciences in both French and English. |
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Questions I ask include 'what is the most common name in the world?', 'what is the richest country in the world? In addition, 'how tall is the tallest man in the world?' I understand that world is fat, and the largest lake in the world. I also know what is the most expensive car in the world, and when is the world gonna end? I heard a student say "is saves the world", and thought what is the biggest dog in the world, what is the worlds widest river, and is open.
I also wonder what an opening is. If open learning is market open then the students is file open. What is open and what is an open? Is port open? It is open and the door is open.