Lynda Weinman – Education in the Internet age

She is the co-founder of this conference and also runs a great website that offers online training.  lynda.com

The way people learn today is different.

What should education achieve

- Help you find your passion, follow your interests

- Provide skills that are relevant

- Teach communication skills, working in groups, doing project

- Encourage sharing ideas dogboy

She makes a point that education today rates you on how well you do in all subjects, so if you do great in Math but poorly in English, you are not a good student.  We should help students find their passion and help channel them to excel.

When you do what you love, it is not work, it is pleasure.

Learning about what is interesting to you is fantastically satisfying and productive.