Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0.

"More than one-third of the world’s population is under 20. There are over 30 million people today qualified to enter a university who have no place to go. During the next decade, this 30 million will grow to 100 million. To meet this staggering demand, a major university needs to be created each week." —Sir John Daniel, 1996

I hate to say it but I had never really thought about there not being enough room in universities for future generations. I think it never occured to me because I know that more people will be taking more of the 'mundane' jobs to meet the higher demands of a growing economy. And there are more Tech Colleges being established as well as numerous shifts toward online classes and schools. I think that there will be a balancing out and there will not be a shortage of room except for the already shortage at the more prestigious universities.

This article was very long so I just skimmed over some of the latter parts but I really did enjoy the Cartesian Learning vs. the Social Learning. It strikes me as especially intriguing beacuse it has to do with a book critique and project I am doing for another class. I really enjoyed the illustrations he used to show the differences in the two. I agree that Cartesian should be no more and we should all be moving toward Social Learning styles. The interaction between students, when they can explain it to others, is the critical point at which information concretes itself into the brain.

Open Course Ware and Open Educational Resources are wonderful additions given to the world of education through the advancement of technology. This is indeed a prime example of how some people are improving education through technology instead of letting it hinder.