The classroom of the future will be different from the classroom of the past only if we make it so. If our purpose is to maintain the current state of affairs in applying emerging technologies to our classroom practices, then there is no reason to talk about classrooms of the future.

One challenge to educators and institutions of higher learning is to understand the educational process in relation to economic, political, and social conditions. The evolution of technology and telecommunication provides educators with options for learning environments and communities that are more inclusive than exclusive.

As we attempt to understand learning communities, on and off campus,

As we address the possibilities of Internet-framed classrooms,

We need to ask if the "product" is a more democratic and fair society,

or one that benefits a select few.

The promise of technology is that it has the potential to reach beyond the traditional student. The danger is that it will be used to centralize control over the curriculum and its delivery. 

I will address issues of equity and social justice in the classrooms of the future.