October 12, 2007

"May Intelligence Prevail"

The Economist Debate Series formally begins on Monday.

If you voted, here's the upshot: "The Winning Debate: The community has spoken! The three winning propositions have been determined by popular vote, and our first debate on proposition #1 begins on October 15th. 'This house believes that the continuing introduction of new technologies and new media adds little to the quality of most education.'

Expert Debaters: Two global thought leaders in technology and education will square off on either side of the issue.

SIR JOHN DANIELS (AGREE) - President and Chief Executive Officer of The Commonwealth of Learning.

vs.

Dr. Robert Kozma (DISAGREE) - Emeritus Director and Principal Scientist at SRI International (formerly known as Stanford Research Institute)."

The time: Jeff Koo says that the debate site will go live at 9 a.m. Pacific.