How has the Internet changed the way we view information and information access?

Dy/dan suggested this reading and accompanying ideas
David Simon from an interview with Emily Nussbaum

“F--- the exposition,” he says gleefully as we go back into the bar. “Just be. The exposition can come later.” He describes a theory of television narrative. “If I can make you curious enough, there’s this thing called Google. If you’re curious about the New Orleans Indians, or ‘second-line’ musicians—you can look it up.” The Internet, he suggests, can provide its own creative freedom, releasing writers from having to overexplain, allowing history to light the characters from within.

What if education took the same stance? How about educators allow students to learn the eposition on their own and the classroom becomes a place for dynamic collaboration and critical thinking?