A great invention for European education

'We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.' – Kurt Vonnegut
Great inventions respond to simple needs. Wanting to move faster than on foot surely led to the first ever bicycle sketch, often attributed to Caprotti in 1493. Now the speed of technological innovation is increasing, so fast it seems that our cars will soon drive themselves. Science is finding technological fixes to our problems before most of us realise there was a problem in the first place. Just have a look at the world of education and new teaching tools: virtual classrooms and smart boards are well on their way to replacing physical space and chalk. But how are our systems adapting to this brave new world, and by the way, why doesn't somebody invent a smart tool where we could find out what is really going on? Read more...