There has been a lot of controversy brewing over recent weeks about changes that George Lucas and his team made to Star Wars movies before being released to Blu-ray. Regardless of whether you feel that these were mistakes or not, one thing that should be noted is that he chose not to add online training to the list of changes. Imagine if Luke had logged into Yoda’s Jedi Academy online rather than risk life and limb on Dagobah. Could the Mos Eisley Band have made it out of the rathole of a space dock had they known more songs? Would Greedo be alive today had he taken an online interpersonal communication…

The internet allows us to learn in ways that were never possible before. It helps us reach an educational potential in most things that is greater than live training alone. There are, however, exceptions. Certain things just shouldn’t be taught online. Gun safety, for example, should require physical attendance by the learners. It’s a gun. How does one learn everything they need to know about gun safety from their computer? We’re still waiting for that answer from the state of Maryland. They have failed to reply at this point. The infographic below by Mindflash takes a look at some of the most asinine…