globeandmail.com: Higher education for the high-tech savvy

Education has been moving away from the long lecture format for years. Few top educators now use that format. But what comes next? A variety of approaches have been used. Lately, however, technology is providing an answer. In the past few years, students have developed their own tech culture, involving social sites, chat groups, e-mail, text messages, and podcasts. all of these are useful for education, so some innovative educators are using them heavily for their courses. globeandmail.com: Higher education for the high-tech savvy