To achieve many of the benefits anticipated by educators will require access to the high-end networking that would make possible better video and multimedia exchanges. This implies higher bandwidth, reliable service, and so on. More sophisticated systems and higher bandwidth enable better graphical interfaces and functionalities, which can reduce training costs, possibly offsetting higher transmission costs.
Predictor: National Research Council
Prediction, in context:In 1994, the NRENaissance Committee, appointed by the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council, produced a special report titled “Realizing the Information Future: The Internet and Beyond.” Among the committee members were Internet pioneers Leonard Kleinrock, David Clark, David Farber, Lawrence Landweber and Robert Kahn. The committee’s goal was to “study issues raised by the shift to a larger, more truly national networking capability.” Among its statements about the blossoming of the National Information Infrastructure (NII) is this:”It is dangerous to assume that educational networking needs are inherently simple and ‘low-end.’ For example, K-12 programs are using scient ific data generated by such agencies as the DOE, NASA, and NOAA; there are K-12 programs (e.g., SuperQuest) providing access to high-performance computers; and graphics, video, and multimedia programs are inherently attractive to educators trying to conve y complex information to children and other students. Nevertheless, given the constraints outlined above, much educational networking to date has been low-end. To achieve many of the benefits anticipated by educators will require access to the high-end networking that would make possible better video and multimedia exchanges. This implies higher bandwidth, reliable service, and so on. More sophisticated systems and higher bandwidth enable better graphical interfaces and functionalities, which can reduce training costs, possibly offsetting higher transmission costs. Use of the latest Internet tools such as the World-Wide Web and its Mosaic interface are limited only by the bandwidth and hardware found in K-12 institutions.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: E-learning
Name of publication: Realizing the Information Future: The Internet and Beyond
Title, headline, chapter name: K-12 Education
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://stills.nap.edu/html/rtif/
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