An Alternate World: The Development of a Virtual U.S. Bank‪.‬

INTRODUCTION American academic lore identifies the ideal educational model as having someone like Mark Hopkins on one end of a log and a student on the other (Kunitz, 1964). Unfortunately the image overlooks the use of technology developed to overcome the limitations of time and space inherent in the image. A lifespan limits even the work of the outstanding, and on any day a professor is able to only sit on so many logs and see so many students. Even in the 19th century, when Mark Hopkins lived, printed texts and student notes could be substituted for the professor on the log. Since then technology such as TV, videos, and the WEB have been used to supplement, and sometimes supplant, the work of educators. While perhaps arguably imperfect, such technology provides ways to overcome some of the limitations of time and space. This article provides an example of using a new but widely available technology, the WEB, to support modifying educational material developed for one country and historical context, so that it can be used in other countries and contexts.