As … more schools begin to consider establishing connections, it becomes essential that we evaluate the impact such a connection has on the educational program, and especially its impact on teachers. If teachers are to successfully explore this world and incorporate its benefits into their classrooms, then they – and those who influence teacher professional development and classroom reform activities – need to have a firm grasp of what is meant by “being connected to the Internet.” At the very minimum, teachers need to learn and understand how an Internet connection can become a part of their classrooms; they will need support in identifying and locating sources of information that contain resources of interest to them and relevant to their academic discipline; and they will need to learn how to acquire this information and incorporate it into their teaching.
Predictor: Buchanan, Phil
Prediction, in context:In a research presentation titled “Teachers and Internet: Charting a Course for Success,” presented at the Internet Society’s INET ’95 June 27-30 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Phil Buchanan, senior project officer with the Open Access Support Centre of the Department of Education, Queensland, Australia, says:”While there is considerable discussion on the use of telecommunications by students, it is teachers who need to be encouraged to be the explorers, the pathfinders. Research on the user of computer and communications technologies often fails to take account of the needs and the role of the teacher – the most important element in instituting classroom change. As the interest in Internet intensifies, and more schools begin to consider establishing connections, it becomes essential that we evaluate the impact such a connection has on the educational program, and especially its impact on teachers. If teachers are to successfully explore this world and incorporate its benefits into their classrooms, then they – and those who influence teacher professional development and classroom reform activities – need to have a firm grasp of what is meant by ‘being connected to the Internet’. At the very minimum, teachers need to learn and understand how an Internet connection can become a part of their classrooms; they will need support in identifying and locating sources of information that contain resources of interest to them and relevant to their academic discipline; and they will need to learn how to acquire this information and incorporate it into their teaching.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: E-learning
Name of publication: ISOC INET '95 (conference)
Title, headline, chapter name: Training is for Dogs: Teachers Teach; Teachers Learn
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.isoc.org/HMP/PAPER/038/html/paper.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney