Traditional education systems and pedagogies have, historically-speaking, been based upon passive, receptive learning, where educators depend upon the didactic method and direct instruction. The limitations of this passive approach have been exposed by the rapid technological advances of this century, particularly the internet, meaning that it is increasingly difficult to teach subjects in isolation: the classic teacher-textbook-test model simply cannot keep up with exponential information flows. With more and more everyday applications for the technology, learners need to be able to actively experiment with and apply new devices. Otherwise, we will not just have an education system in crisis but also an economy in crisis, due to the accelerating skills-deficit in STEM-related professions.