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Technology creates opportunities and possibilities that require a shift in roles to achieve potential. Students become self-directed learners; teacher become learning coaches. While great teaching has always involved a measure of effective coaching, this practice gains influence when technology enters the classroom. The days of a teacher being the sole expert who dispenses new knowledge to students are coming to a close. So, then, what does the teaching of today (or of tomorrow) look like? How do we adjust our teaching to fit a world of round-the-clock access to information? In this final session of the Teaching in a Connected World series by Dr. Kevin Washburn, we'll explore principles and examples of effective teaching in a connected world. The Teaching in a Connected World series includes: Education in the Midst of Revolution (3 Parts), Thinking is the Target (3 Parts), Are our Means and Mission Mismatched? (3 Parts), Coaching: Teaching's New (or Coming) Metaphor (2 Parts).