Bah. These expensive toys are difficult to use in classrooms and require extensive teacher training. Sure, kids love videogames – but think of your own experience: Can you recall even one educational filmstrip of decades past? I’ll bet you remember the two or three great teachers who made a difference in your life.
Predictor: Stoll, Clifford
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for Newsweek, Clifford Stoll, author of the book “Silicon Snake Oil,” a cautionary look at the impact of computers and the Internet, writes:”We’re told that multimedia will make schoolwork easy and fun. Students will happily learn from animated characters while taught by expertly tailored software. Who needs teachers when you’ve got computer-aided education? Bah. These expensive toys are difficult to use in classrooms and require extensive teacher training. Sure, kids love videogames – but think of your own experience: Can you recall even one educational filmstrip of decades past? I’ll bet you remember the two or three great teachers who made a difference in your life.”
Biography:Clifford Stoll was an astrophysicist who also wrote the influential books “Silicon Snake Oil” (1995) and “The Cuckoo’s Egg.” A long-time network user, Stoll made “Silicon Snake Oil” his platform for finding fault with the Internet hype of the early 1990s. He pointed out the pitfalls of a completely networked society and offered arguments in opposition to the hype. (Author/Editor/Journalist.)
Date of prediction: February 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: E-learning
Name of publication: Newsweek
Title, headline, chapter name: The Internet? Bah! Why Cyberspace isn’t and Never Will Be Nirvana
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=52da77815d5cde87ee28054dc52fda65&_docnum=7&wchp=dGLbVlb-lSlAl&_md5=1d21907b93b3954deec2ef208ffe260c
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Tencer, Elizabeth L.