Another way in which the Internet can effect real change on schooling 

I have been very interested in this for a while, the concept of flipping the classroom was brought home to me today as I discussed the idea with a teacher is attempting to implement this in their current school. Very much following the concepts outlined so eloquently by Salman Khan in the TED talk linked to below, I have been able to listen to some the obstacles he is facing from those who are not believers. While I understand the concerns, as well as it flying in the face of decades, if not centuries, of teaching theory, there comes a time when new ideas need be pushed ahead regardless of the resistance.

More and more we are hearing about the knowledge era which is superseding the computer age. The idea that education can only come from a teacher belongs to the past. In my last post I discussed that for E-learning, we had been looking at the use of mobile phones in classroom settings. Developing that idea with what Salman talks about below, we can imagine a student engaging in their lesson while waiting for their parents to finish grocery shopping, catching a train or really any spare moment they have with a wifi connection.