New learning teams are emerging, which consist of college
faculty, the teacher candidates, and the in-service teachers. The
high school students themselves are sometimes members of these
teams, developing new applications of technology. They are becoming
learning communities, “communities of practice,” as
some would call it.
And in these learning communities, the distinctions between
“teacher” and “student” no longer serve us
well. That is why I believe education is rapidly moving toward new
learning environments that will have no teachers or
students—just learners with different levels and areas of
expertise collaboratively constructing new knowledge.