Learning to is an absolute necessity in the world in which we do now and will yet live, serve, and work.

In 2008, it was estimated that graduates at that time will have between 10 and 14 different jobs—by the time they are 38 years old. And the necessary skills to perform successfully in each job assignment will constantly change and evolve.

It wasn't too long ago that there was no internet, no Google, no Wikipedia, no YouTube, and no TelePresence. The internet only began to be widely used by the general public in the mid 1990s. Prior to that time, no courses were taught about and no majors were offered in internet related subjects. Most of us have never known and cannot imagine a world without the internet and its associated technologies. The change from the “no internet world” to our “internet only world” has occurred within the last 20 or so years. Can we even begin to imagine how much things will continue to change during the next 20 years?

“Do we expect medicine to be practiced how it was 100 years ago? Do we expect education to be practiced how it was 100 years ago? Every other aspect of our society has evolved out of necessity with the constant focus of improvement. Education is, has always been, and will always continue to be, the most important part of society.”

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