Students will benefit from the combined wisdom and experience of many people as they learn new skills and concepts. As students gain access to a wide variety of teachers, it is a certainty that some will not be human. Technologies that bring the world into our homes will allow children to wander through the pyramids, visit the rings of Saturn, see chemical reactions at the atomic level and participate in real time teleconferencing. Linear Learning Linear learning is done left to right, top to bottom, beginning to end. The learner can start an information search in he middle of the material, and move backward or forward.
People can construct their own learning webs and personal pathways.
They can learn what they need when they need it. Technology has changed the way we view the intellectual elite and has lead to a shift in the concept of being disabled. The need for continuous learning throughout life will be more important than ever before. We must customize the learning to the individual because different people learn in different ways and at different rates. Learning needs to become a lifelong empowerment process and technology can help create the customized learning experiences that have personal relevance for students.