Re:Why Teachers Won't Be Replaced By Software
by brianpmarks on Friday February 14, 2014 @06:08PM
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I'd say motivation is a big one. It takes motivation to push yourself to learn from books. I prefer to learn that way myself. But plenty of students don't have it or don't see the value. A teacher or mentor can make a huge difference to students in that situation.
And I'm saying this as someone who prefers to learn from books. So what else is there? Individualized attention? Community and networking? Human interaction? Motivation and structure? Signaling? Probably some combination.
Any real replacement needs to address all of these; video lectures, digital notes, and online questions are just reinventing what I can already pick up at the book store.