On "An Open Letter to Educators"

After I read Morgan Bayda's post and watched the video by Dan Brown www.morgbayda.wordpress.com/2010/02/24/an-open-letter-to-educators/ I spent some time reflecting on my own college experiences and what I really thought about them. I agree with both Morgan Bayda and Dan Brown that in classes, students are expected to sit and write down facts and later regurgitate them on a test. I also agree that you learn a lot more by developing and expanding PLNs. One thing that remained in my thoughts was that those ways are just how institutions are and I don't see them changing anytime soon.
I face an internal struggle within myself on this issue of education. One one hand, I agree with Morgan Bayda in that I am willing to embrace a new way of learning, but on the other hand, this way of learning has been almost set in stone - so to speak - so can that proverbial stone be crushed by a new way of learning?
Technology has made major advances even from the time I entered college. iPods were just becoming popular, and soon to follow were podcasts. Soon after, cell phones were not only for calling and texting, but also became handheld personal computers. I think it's wonderful that a lot of educators have embraced the new technology but I think it will be many more years before it becomes standard in daily classroom routine.