VIII International Seminar: Reconsidering the Teacher’s Role

The recent irruption of technology and, especially, Internet, has radically changed the way we live, the way we communicate, the way we buy, the way we learn. But, has the way we teach changed accordingly? Is the educational system following the pace of all the rapid changes caused by these new technologies? Web 2.0 tools, mobile learning, game based learning, etc. But, what about mobile teaching or game-based teaching? Isn’t teaching as important as learning? Or maybe teaching is an obsolete concept and learners can nowadays learn by themselves using all these available resources and services? Is technology finally going to replace teachers or there is a “third way” of doing things?