Shift in Education: Classroom to Social Networking

David Armano was live twittering the ID Strategy Conference yesterday and sent out an interesting quote that has been rolling around in my head for a few days. I think the quote can be attributed to John Seeley Brown 

"We're moving from authority based teaching to peer based learning. This is THE shift in education. Classroom > social networking " 

I have children in grade school so education is a big deal for me and my family. I also work in the digital environment and see how we have unprecedented access to information that can provide tremendous value as a learning tool. The opportunity to learn new things by having access to the knowledge of others is growing every day.

The education system can reinvent itself around a model of shared knowledge and learning from one another within the classroom as well as through connections made through social networks. The challenge will be for today's leaders to realize and seize the opportunity.

David provides his thought as well over at Logic and Emotion.

What do you think? Can we change the way education works to harness the power of social networks and reinvent the classroom?

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