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Not every archaeologist has the luxury of conducting digs or explorations in British Columbia or Catalina Island. Some spots in this world are much more dangerous. In this technological world, however, you can avoid physical dangers of unsafe cities or regions of the world, and still make important scientific contributions. Take, for instance, David Thomas from La Tribe University in Melbourne, Australia. David completed his dissertation from home while making hundreds of new archeological discoveries in Afghanistan using tools like Google Earth to zoom in on points of significance. In effect, technology enables a new vantage point on the journey into worldwide science and ultimately learning. What makes this more exciting is that as archaeological research has progressed during the past few decades, few archaeologists have visited those regions in Afghanistan. Many factors are to blame including the Soviet invasion of 1979, the Taliban, and the well-known current tensions in the world. Through tools like Google Earth, the Web can serve as a global partner in extending what we know about the history of this region as well as nearly any part of the world. While all this is impressive, much of the substantial e-learning news is not happening in North America or the world for that matter. Instead, it is in Asia and Africa where the Internet has only made 15 and 5 percent penetration, respectively (Internet World Stats, 2008). Since 200, however, Africa has experienced 1,500 percent annual growth and Asia 400 percent. With 580 million Internet users, Asia represents nearly 40 percent of the human population with a connection. The U.S., while still a significant player, has a mere 250 million online users of the 1.46 billion who connect to the worldwide web. With more than 70 percent of the worlds population, as online learning takes root in these regions of the world, it has global ramifications. This acceleration in the use of e-learning is not limited to Asia or the United States. Online learning, however, must be more accepted and accessible than it is today in the worldwide earth. |
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