Hi Shane,
That was a very interesting article that you selected. As to the issue you raised about online learning catering to different types of learners, in my opinion, these issues are being addressed to a degree. As Juilia from our class mentioned, many boards are already using voice recognition technology with people with learning disabilities. Her board uses a voice recognition software program (Dragon Naturally Speaking) to type for students as they speak. If this technology works for computer software that is offline, I believe it’s a matter of time for it to work on the online category as well.
Also, for the visual learners videos can be recorded and viewed online. In teacher’s college we had a course where students had to view supplementary video tutorials online.
Bill Gates has stated that he will focus on technology in education when he leaves Microsoft this year (among other things). Gates helped spear Microsoft’s software Surface, will allows people to interact with computers using sight, sound, and touch. I’m sure he’ll eventually incorporate this into his new focus on education.
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