Teachers must be persuaded that networking is relevant and can be incorporated into their methodology as well as their curriculum. Emerging Internet technologies are uniquely suited to support educational reform efforts because they foster collaborative learning in an environment which mitigates cost constraints imposed by time and distance.
Predictor: Murray, Janet
Prediction, in context:In a research presentation titled “Training is for Dogs: Teachers Teach; Teachers Learn,” presented at the Internet Society’s INET ’95 June 27-30 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Janet Murray, a high school librarian from Oregon, reports on the CoSN FARNET national project and the proposal for a National Online Institute to train teachers in 1995. Murray says:”Teachers must be persuaded that networking is relevant and can be incorporated into their methodology as well as their curriculum. Emerging Internet technologies are uniquely suited to support educational reform efforts because they foster collaborative learning in an environment which mitigates cost constraints imposed by time and distance.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: E-learning
Name of publication: ISOC INET '95 (conference)
Title, headline, chapter name: Training is for Dogs: Teachers Teach; Teachers Learn
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.isoc.org/HMP/PAPER/118/txt/paper.txt
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney