The prediction, in brief:

Educators and policy makers currently see technology as a replacement for people. This is not true. Rather, as John Naisbett said, we can and must have High-Tech and High-Touch at the same time.

Predictor: Lyell, Ed

Prediction, in context:

In a speech he delivered at the summer training program for New York State Deans of Education at Bank Street College in 1994, Ed Lyell outlines a new educational plan in which the use of the Internet is key. He says:”Educators and policy makers currently see technology as a replacement for people. This is not true. Rather, as John Naisbett said, we can and must have High-Tech and High-Touch at the same time. We can never afford to have one-on-one teacher-student interactions all day. However, we can use technology … to have an actively engaged learner all of the time if we use technology and people differently. The real improvement for the learner is based on the degree of active involvement in their learning. Whether one-on-one with a teacher, para-professional, volunteer, or computer; or in very small groups, we must engage their minds in active-learning activities.”

Biography:

Ed Lyell was an educator and education administrator who foresaw uses for the Internet in schools and became a popular public speaker on the topic. (Futurist/Consultant.)

Date of prediction: June 11, 1994

Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information

Subtopic: E-learning

Name of publication: Technology in Context

Title, headline, chapter name: Creating the Just-in-Time Learning System: Merging High Tech with High Touch

Quote Type: Direct quote

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://faculty.adams.edu/~ehlyell/Articles/BANKSTre.ART.htm

This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: McAlister, Rory