well well well. that thing that has interested me the most about technology lately would have to be my return to university studies. i was thinking...uni = lectures, tutes, notebooks.... not exactly the case anymore. during my first lecture in anthropology i am told, "dont bother coming if its hard to fit in...or you cant be bothered....all the lectures are available as audio podcasts from the onlines studies website. oh and so are the powerpoint presentations. and the study notes. and the required readings." i mean seriously, i dont even really need to go. hey, why am i bothering to buy textbooks?
but tutorials are still important, right? for discussion, constructive criticism, bouncing ideas.....not really. there are student forums for every subject, even every tutorial class - you guessed it, on the website.
i dont even need to borrow from the library, as all the journal articles, and even some books are available directly from the catalogue website from home, while im snuggly in my bed on my laptop. fantastic!
it seems that now more than ever, off campus study is becoming easier, with more accessible information, wider channels of communication and the handy dandy internet. sweeeet! xx
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