From Andy Spiceley
Mike Holderness’s article on virtual universities made very sad reading
(6 October, p 48).
To suggest that the practical elements of courses in chemistry
and biology can be abstracted and concentrated (out of context) in one lump,
seems to indicate a fundamental misunderstanding of the learning process and
effective teaching.
Even for those areas where the domain and objects of study can be conveyed
through a monitor screen, it is a particularly arid view. If virtual learning
becomes the norm, then why not virtual socialising? After all, you can sit at
home with a drink and talk to your friends on the phone. Why bother going
out?
Wokingham
