One of the greatest potential benefits for the future lies in putting personal computers and networking in the hands of public-school-age students … The teacher becomes a facilitator to other worlds of knowledge. In order for educators to make use of this technology, specialized communication facilities are needed for the teacher to play the role of facilitating education … In order to accomplish effective use of the technology for learning, the teacher must undertake to learn new methods of teaching. This a generalization that applies to almost any area of network application.
Predictor: Hiltz, Starr Roxanne
Prediction, in context:In a 1992 paper they presented at a workshop titled “Rights and Responsibilities of Participants in Networked Communities” for the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council, researchers Starr Roxanne Hiltz and Murray Turoff say:”The use of CMC for training offers no obvious threat to the current power and authority structure in organizations, and thereby provides an easy entry mechanism for the technology on an organizational wide basis. One of the greatest potential benefits for the future lies in putting personal computers and networking in the hands of public-school-age students … With networking technology there is no human experience that cannot be brought into the classroom. The class can touch the minds and experiences of those in other cultures. The teacher becomes a facilitator to other worlds of knowledge. In order for educators to make use of this technology, specialized communication facilities are needed for the teacher to play the role of facilitating education. The technology provides the opportunity to carry out some educational experiences in a more effective manner than is possible in the face to face environment. If the teacher chooses to employ collaborative learning methods and encourages students to learn as a group undertaking, this proves to be easier to accomplish in the networking environment. In order to accomplish effective use of the technology for learning, the teacher must undertake to learn new methods of teaching. This a generalization that applies to almost any area of network application.”
Biography:Starr Roxanne Hiltz, the co-author of a seminal book about the electronic frontier, “The Network Nation: Human Communication Via Computer” (MIT Press), was a professor of computer and information science at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and the author of many Internet research studies. In 1994, Hiltz received the “Pioneer Award” from the Electronic Frontier Foundation for her “significant and influential contributions to computer-based communications and to the empowerment of individuals using computers.” She was among the first to note that computer conferencing could form the basis of new kinds of communities. (Research Scientist/Illuminator.)
Date of prediction: November 1, 1992
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: E-learning
Name of publication: Rights and Responsibilities of Participants in Networked CommunitiesComputer science and Telecommunications BoardNational Research Council (NRC)
Title, headline, chapter name: A Normative View of Networking Applications
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.njit.edu/~turoff/Papers/dcgov.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney