You might also , learn from motivational speakers like Tony Robbins, Dr. Wayne Dyer, or Deepak Chopra. So much is now , why we even need to learn in a physical setting anymore?
While most field schools only take on students during the data collection phase of the excavation, in Albania we are offering students a chance to see what goes on after the digging is over in addition to the field experience of conducting an intensive survey. They are participating in the UCLA Archaeology Field Program, which is a joint effort of the Institute of Archaeology at UCLA and the International Education Office. In effect, the world is open. They can even use a Web cam to personlize the discussion. Learning can now be sought out when and where needed. And instead of emphasizing the new economic players, playing fields, and processes, as Friedman eloquently did, this triple convergence brings us a new set of pages of free Web content and courses, pipes for accessing and searching such online content, and a participatory learning culture that freely shares and collaborates on the information and knowledge found there.
How this Web of Learning is viewed from different regions of the world or educational sectors will become apparent from reading this book. I have given hundreds of talks during the past few years. I have seen the WE-ALL-LEARN trends repeated repeatedly in different cities, countries, and cultures. I felt it was time to limit such travel for a year or two and document what I have seen, read, and heard about in a few books. This book provides a big picture lens on what I have observed. Others will offer specifics on what instructors and learners can do about them. Jaw dropping moments when you have seemingly just stumbled upon the exact piece of news or data that you desired, as well as the more mundane occasions when the facts you find simply are that-facts you have found.