The MP3 player is an example of a disruptive technology. It has changed the music industry forever.

One example of an educational disruptive technology is e-Learning. What impact will it have on education? Will it send the traditional classroom into oblivion?

The problem: Final year students with too many unrelated IT projects.

The solution: Integrate the projects into a single project – and get the students to work with companies to produce a “real-world” application.

Originally published Feb 2001.
[David H. Jonassen conducted workshops on e-Learning & Problem-based Learning during a visit to Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Following are some of the challenges he shared.]
There’s an underlying assumption that if you deliver content students will learn.”
We need to shift our focus away from content and more towards process. Instruction should not be [...]