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This week's CHAT and TAPE were very interesting. The revision of Bloom's Taxonomy is particularly important because so much course planning and learning outcomes are based on the original. I am thinking about purchasing the book to provide some additional information on the subject. Johnson makes some very reasonable arguments in Chapter 2, arguing for the integration of digital tools in the classroom, and I wholeheartedly agree with him. He quoted Karl Fisch at the beginning of the chapter "We are currently preparing students for jobs that don't yet exist using technologies that haven't been invented, in order to solve problems we don't even know are problems yet." I think that this statement is particularly profound for a number of reasons. First, the advancement of technology stops for noone and adaptation is demanded, even in small bible colleges. Students of today and tomorrow simply expect certain things.... wireless networking, easy access to grades, online enrollment, etc. If these things (and others) are not provided, student's wonder what's wrong, start to complain, and perhaps look elsewhere for what they want. This is particularly important to my in my job where implementing a quality, fully online bachelors degree is my highest priority. Second, the attribute of "adaptability" is something that can be utilized throughout one's life and training students to adapt (by adapting ourselves) is an excellent way to future-proof their education. Third, tomorrow is a scary place to think about, there are many rapidly approaching generational problems that today's students will have to encounter and preparing them with a good education is OUR generation's duty to them.