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    A brief critique on the future of learning (Assessing the potential for research)

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    Authors
    Quinton, Stephen
    Date
    2006
    Type
    Book Chapter
    
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    Quinton, S. 2006. A brief critique on the future of learning (Assessing the potential for research). ed. Fisher, D. and Khine, M.S. Contemporary approaches to research on learning environments: Worldviews, pp. 543-578. Singapore: World Scientific.
    Source Title
    Contemporary approaches to research on learning environments: Worldviews
    Additional URLs
    http://www.wspc.com.sg/education/5946.html
    Faculty
    Curtin Business School
    School
    Centre for Extended Enterprises and Business Intelligence
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    Originally published as: Quinton, Stephen (2006) 'A brief critique on the future of learning (Assessing the potential for research)', in Fisher, D. and Khine, M.S. (ed), /Contemporary approaches to research on learning environments: Worldviews/ (1 ed.) Chapter 25, pp. 543-578. World Scientific, Singapore.

    Copyright 2006 World Scientific Publishing.

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41114
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Recent advances in computer and communications technologies are opening up new opportunities for learning design requiring a thorough (perhaps revolutionary) reappraisal of the goals and purpose of education. The potential of the Internet and the technologies it inspires makes it feasible to not only access and manage information in productive and efficient ways, but also to deliver dynamically interactive, personalised solutions tailored to the needs and preferences of all learners. Therefore, it is important to extend our understanding of how computer technologies can enhance student learning whilst providing some insight into the future of learning.If we accept for the moment that graduates are not adequately equipped to cope with current skill requirements, and combine this view with the complexity of devising suitable electronic delivery methods, there is cause for concern as to the capacity of current learning design models to cater for the diverse skill demands of a technologically driven world. Such concern for the future is not new, but certain emerging factors suggest there is merit in constructing advanced learning models that take advantage of the growing sophistication of computer technologies. The challenge will be to harness technological innovations in ways that will assist to deliver high quality learning outcomes relevant to the changing needs of learners.

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