When public speaking is offered, without irony, as a 100 percent ODE class, or when an introductory drama course is offered online, we should begin reflecting a bit on what we're helping to create. When Illinois community colleges are moving into the online game and offering courses that may not prepare students for classroom work when the transfer to NIU, we should be a bit more critical about the traps we're setting for our future. As Internet educational technology develops, it is easy to imagine a synchronous holographic classroom in our living room. And, of course, creating new ways to enhance education through the use of online technology should be supported. But, that's not the point.
Some students see it as a way to reduce labor.
Now, imagine you are Socrates' on-line student.