For Tulane not only to survive, but to prosper in the coming century, we must develop a satisfactory answer to this question. The answer must go beyond persuasive rhetoric, and instead must reflect substantive changes in how we educate tomorrow's citizens. Likewise, the crucial task of learning to write effectively and coherently must be undertaken across the curriculum, including science courses, not just in a semester of freshman English.
Faculty are understandably concerned about being replaced by electronic media.
An affirmative answer to this question can be given only if we retain the bankrupt notion that learning involves acquiring information. That notion predominates in the teaching model of education, but does not predominate in the learning model. In the learning model, acquiring information can be useful in the primary process of acquiring new skills and practices.