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New way of learning?

It is under hot discussion whether there is new way of learning. At the beginning of March, CITE of HKU organized a 3-day Research Symposium: Learning Communities and Technology. On the second day eight presenters gave various speech about using Web2.0 for teaching and learning activities. The Q&A time raised a hot debate on whether there is a new way of learning. Of course, all Web2.0 is about user generated knowledge rather than knowledge transmission. It will of course trigger a lot of disucssion as most of the teachers in HK get used to tradition instructional approach, using web2.0 for knowledge construction is out of their comfort zone. Yesterday, Prof Nicola Yelland gave a speech in my Institute on topic about "Critical issues for learning in the 21st Century: Multiliteracies, new technologies and knowledge building". Nicola also touched on the issue about new way of learning. Our education system is mainly developed for industrial age, should we consider to chan