How the Internet Is Changing the Way We LearnPretty much everyone I know has taken at least a few online courses, either for college credit or just for personal enrichment. It's more convenient than attending classes, especially for those of us who live far from universities. I still attend lectures from time to time down in LA or San Diego or up at Berkeley, but it's such a hassle to drive that far, that usually I try to satisfy my information lust online! Just because I'm a retired nerd (engineer) doesn't mean I like driving long distances just to hear someone talk!
*Thirty percent of students in the U.S. fail out of high school. Thirty-three percent of U.S. college students require remediation. Forty-six percent of U.S. college students do not graduate. One student drops out of high school every 26 seconds.
*Three new trends in particular are bringing education into the modern age and helping to improve learning outcomes: digital content (digital textbook sales are projected to grow rapidly over the next decade), mass distribution (the transformation of content from print to digital formats streamlines distribution and enables learning to happen anywhere), and personalized learning (new technologies generate individual learning profiles and custom solutions that ensure concept mastery).
*The education community is already adopting new technologies which will work together to result in more effective learning solutions, including game-based learning, learning analytics, cloud computing, personalized learning environments, and open content.
LINK:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/08/infographic-how-the-internet-is-changing-the-way-we-learn/243708/