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Q5. What trends do you expect to have a significant impact on the ways in which colleges and universities approach their core missions of teaching and research? The group considered current trends like "remix culture," which refers to the way that people combine digital works to create new ones, and the growing role of storytelling in learning. Another trend that came up is the increasing emphasis on homeland security, which seems likely to have far-reaching impact on technology and education.
The meeting closed with an opportunity for each person present to share some closing thoughts. These focused on the importance of integrating technology effectively, as opposed to embracing the new merely because it is new; on evaluation and assessment, which is as challenging as it is critical to education; and on the value of forging links – between new and existing technologies, between people, and between nations.
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