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昆明理工大学2010级年本科课堂教学讲稿 杨林伟 Unit Five, Book Three Text A Education in Cyberspace Education Online Lead-in Before Reading_3 freshman sophomore junior senior Virtual Global University The Virtual Global University (VGU) is a private organization founded in 2001 by 17 professors of Business Informatics from 14 different universities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Vicky Phillips: a pioneer in adult education and distance learning, and founder and CEO of “G.” She is the author of the well-known book Never Too Late to Learn: The Adult Student’s Guide to College. Isaac Pitman (1813 ~1893) English inventor of phonographic shorthand (留声速记). He set forth a shorthand system based on phonetic (语音的) rather than orthographic (拼写的) principles. It became one of the most-used systems in the world then. He published many manuals (手册), journals, and books about shorthand through his own publishing house. Plato (427 ~ 347BC) An ancient Greek philosopher. He had a very great influence on European philosophy. He explained his ideas in the form of written conversation. His teacher was Socrates (苏格拉底) and after Socrates’ death he established a school called the Academy, where Aristotle was one of his students. His most famous work is The Republic (《理想国》), which is about the perfect state and form of government. Advantages of Cyber Education  1. It sets no limit on the number of the people. 2. Students need not move to a college campus. 3. They know clearly what they need to acquire. 4. Students enjoy the freedom to learn anytime and anywhere 5. They must think; and they write a lot. Students enjoy the freedom to learn anytime and anywhere 6.they can develop critical thinking and gain good insights. advantages of campus life  1. Students have face-to-face interactions with their teachers. 2. Students can enjoy a true campus life, which is colorful, interesting and beneficial to students’ character development. 3. Traditional education shows advantag