ET690 Educational Technology Seminar Debates
In the Fall 2000 semester, ET690 staged two debates on the
topics of the Internet's affect on community and the value of
computers in the classroom. The debates used as background the
texts from the class:
- Postman, Neil. (1995). The end of education: Redefining the
value of school. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
- Healy, Jane M. (1998). Failure to connect: How computers
affect our chilren's minds--and what we can do about it. New
York: Touchstone.
- Stoll, Clifford. (1999). High-tech heretic: Why computers
don't belong in the classroom and other reflections by a computer
contrarian. New York: Doubleday.
In addition, the debates focused on one or more of the following
articles:
- Class Wars: Papert vs. Roszak
- Cultural Rage and Computer Literacy: A Response to Theodore
Roszak
- Fear of a Tech Planet
- Digital Technology's Role in a Good Education: Langdon Winner
- Cyberlibertarian Myths and the Prospects for Community: Langdon
Winner
- Enthusiasm and Concern: Results of a New Technology Poll:
Langdon Winner (just this article, not everything on this page)
- Reengineering Society for Efficiency
- Will Advertising Keep the Net Free
- Do Computers Benefit Education
After the debates, the participants in the debates gave permission
for the debates to be made public. You can listen to the debates
(using the free RealPlayer
software) by clicking on one of the following links:
- Debate 1: Resolved: The
Internet has a positive effect on relationships within the community.
- Debate 2:
Resolved: Computers are a blessing in the classroom
For more information about ET690, visit the class
web page.
This page was create by David M. Marcovitz, Ph.D.
Last updated: January 8, 2001
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