By means of global networking on the Internet special interest groups and clubs are being formed. These groups can break down large issues into smaller ones and collaborate to solve problems.
Predictor: Rose, Kimberly
Prediction, in context:Kimberly Rose made the following statement in a research presentation at INET ’95, the Internet Society’s 1995 International Networking Conference, in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 27-30 1995. She was a researcher with Apple Computer’s Advanced Technology Group and was based in Los Angeles as part of the Learning Concepts Group under the direction of Apple Fellow Alan Kay. She also worked with a consortium of schools in Southern California to develop collaborative dynamic curricula utilizing a wide-area telecommunications network. Rose remarks: ”The potential the Web offers to build virtual communities is tremendous. Large and complex problems which concern us are now not only up to individuals to solve. By means of global networking on the Internet special interest groups and clubs are being formed. These groups can break down large issues into smaller ones and collaborate to solve problems.”
Date of prediction: June 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Global Relationships/Politics
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: ISOC INET '95 (conference)
Title, headline, chapter name: Learning with the World Wide Web: Connectivity Alone Will Not Save Education
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.isoc.org/HMP/PAPER/037/html/paper.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney