Oh, watching the students made me so sad, since I know that higher education is so far behind when it comes to technology. I can't believe how much of the teaching and learning is traditional, especially when the students are more-and-more are digital natives. I was lucky that I taught at a college that was pretty up on technology - with blogs, Moodle, and great websites. Yet, when I was in graduate school, the larger university was archaic in the technology that was available for me to teach.
I truly believe that the traditional teaching is going to clash with the digital brains of students. Plus, the work of Daniel Pink (http://www.danpink.com/) relates to the need for creativity in the world of abundance. Someone needs to think of a new look for a toilet plunger or a new use for a typewriter - or new items of these types will not be purchased when people already own them - or don't need them. (How many typewriter planters have you seen? Where could you even purchase a typewriter anymore? Are they typewriter-makers out of business?)
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