The internet is a powerful tool for sharing information, and what better way to share information than to teach someone? Sadly, our classrooms are small affairs, our teaching techniques not far removed from the reserved schools of the dark ages. Maybe we can do better? Like, say, 100,000 students better? Watch this TED talk to see the foundations of a new way of teaching, a global classroom.
Learning never stops. Even if you’re away from school, it pays to keep in touch with the latest information and discoveries. Online teaching techniques could be a very useful way to help educate the world, especially those who can’t visit a proper classroom for whatever reason. Money, time, location, all barriers. Those are walls that online teaching can break through.