Over the next 10 years, it is anticipated that these public and private investments will result in dramatic changes in the relationships among schools, homes, and workplaces … This infusion of technology into the lives of our citizens, teachers, and students promises to expand the boundaries of educational systems, extend participation to those traditionally not involved in education, and increase educational opportunities and access to educational experiences for all.
Predictor: Kozma, Robert
Prediction, in context:In 1995, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology commissioned a series of white papers on various issues related to networking technologies. The department convened the authors for a workshop in November 1995 to discuss the implications. The following statement is taken from one of the white papers, “Issues and Needs in Evaluating the Educational Impact of the National Information Infrastructure,” by Robert Kozma and Edys Quellmalz of the Center for Technology and Learning at SRI International. They write:”Several federal programs have been instituted to increase the likelihood that the NII will also contribute to educational improvement. These include the Department of Education Challenge Grants, the Department of Defense Computer-Aided Education and Training Initiative (CAETI) administered by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Department of Commerce Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP), and a set of National Science Foundation (NSF) programs that includes Networking Infrastructure for Education (NIE), Advanced Applications of Technology (AAT), and Project GLOBE. These public investments have been complemented by private efforts, such as Pacific Bell’s California Research and Education Network and Education First projects, Apple’s Classroom of Tomorrow, the Lightspan Partnership, and multiorganizational regional efforts, such as Joint Venture Silicon Valley’s Smart Valley Project. Over the next 10 years, it is anticipated that these public and private investments will result in dramatic changes in the relationships among schools, homes, and workplaces. New technologies will be developed, test beds installed, software designed, and, in schools, new network-based curricula will be generated, along with the professional development programs needed to implement them. This infusion of technology into the lives of our citizens, teachers, and students promises to expand the boundaries of educational systems, extend participation to those traditionally not involved in education, and increase educational opportunities and access to educational experiences for all.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: E-learning
Name of publication: The Future of Networking Technologies for Learning
Title, headline, chapter name: Issues and Needs in Evaluating the Educational Impact of the National Information Infrastructure
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Futures/
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney