A 3D future
If I let run my imagination looking forward 30 years from now I can see that the lecture classes will be on line only and the ones with labs probably will be the only ones that require you to attend to the actual class room but with good chances that, you will be able to somehow control what happen in the lab from somewhere else also. The possibility to attend to institutions at anywhere in the world should be very easy because the on line option and if you don’t speak the language the computer will translate simultaneously inputs and outputs in class.
I believe that in that time the concept of a virtual class will chance a little because the face to face inter action will be more real, thanks to the evolution of the computers, you may be projecting yourself into a imaging of a class room and be able to inter act with movements in 3D that will give you the feeling to be there physically.
In the very limited, real campus experience you should be using some kind of alternative transportation, different than the regular cars with gas engine, but in that time, if still exist, the car should be doing like a 100 miles per gallon but the gas will be probably like 30 dollars a gallon.
For the future I just hope that we don’t lost the person to person inter action totally because I believe that is very important for the developing of the personality of the students, but for sure the future should facilitated the access to education to more people.
3D future? OOOOhh no online only how can you say that? Many people are not good at those, but this is what you believe. Hopefully it is not true though, what how can you control a lab from somewhere else? I like how you can attend anywhere though good option, oh ok now I understand why you say 3D. I agree I believe it is important to have face to face interaction.
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