He suggested that this might in fact be a precursor to a similar style of teaching and learning. No longer will student, teacher and content have to share physical space simultaneously for the learning process to occur. Thornburg cautioned the audience that books cannot keep pace with today's information explosion. Far more efficient tools are being designed and marketed to handle the flow of information. He went on to demonstrate that cool gadgets such as infrared message senders and mini digital cameras and recorders are fast becoming ubiquitous and affordable.
Multimedia is a perfect example of how technology can mesh with current pedagogy.
Perhaps that is where our value lies.