From page 5 of the book "Adult Learning, Linking Theory and Practice" comes a very interesting quote from a publication "Powerful learning: What we know about teaching for understanding"
Students need to be prepared as self-directed, lifelong learners "for jobs that do not yet exist, to use technologies that have not yet been invented, and to solve problems that we don't even know are problems yet" (Darling-Hammond et al., 2008, p.2)
And yet, when I really think about it and look back on my career, I had no idea when I graduated from SAIT, that I be using a computer on a daily basis (or even carrying one in my pocket!). Or that we would be globally connected via this electronic infrastructure called the internet, allowing us to connect and communicate around the world......
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